Open Chats Podcast under fire for making racial remarks

A viral clip from a recent episode of the Open Chats Podcast has sparked backlash after hosts Mthokozisi, Lefa, Busiswa, and Sonwabile made offensive remarks about members of the coloured community.

OPEN CHATS HOSTS MAKE DISTURBING CLAIMS ABOUT THE COLOURED COMMUNITY

Social media users reacted with outrage to recent remarks by the Open Chats Podcast hosts, calling them offensive, racist, and deeply disrespectful toward a significant South African community.

The now-deleted viral episode included several extreme claims, such as derogatory generalisations about coloured families and their personal relationships.

One of the hosts claimed that “Apparently Coloureds chow (have sex with) each other,” sparking immediate backlash across platforms. Another co-host responded, “I do believe that because Coloureds are crazy.”

They continued to co-sign each other, suggesting that coloured people are mentally unstable.

SOCIAL MEDIA USERS REACT TO THE EPISODE

The episode has angered many online, with some demanding an apology and others calling for the podcast’s immediate removal from all platforms.

@LeratoPillayZA wrote, “I stand with Gayton on the Open Chats issue. If Blacks are offensive towards Indians, coloureds or whites: THEY SHOULD ACCOUNT. We can’t tolerate Racism from any group. They have to apologise and own up to their wrongdoing.”

@enzosabela wrote, “People have been complaining about the Open Chats podcast for ages, and now they’re getting heat for the things they say. They don’t discuss matters of substance; it’s all sex, groove and nonsense.”

@IMatterthereal wrote, “It was just a matter of time, and I believe that we all saw this coming. Open Chats isn’t a podcast bro . It is just a gossip-meeting platform, they get together to gossip, insult and degrade people. All in the name of “we are open chats and we are controversial.