Trump claimed a “genocide” of white farmers in South Africa—but what about white farmers killing Black women?

Trump claimed there is a “genocide” of white farmers in South Africa—a statement that sparked outrage and debate. But what’s rarely discussed is the violence committed by some of those same white farmers, including allegations like the brutal killing of a Black woman who was reportedly fed to pigs.

Why does global outrage only seem to activate when white lives are in danger? Why does it fall silent when Black South Africans suffer brutality—sometimes at the hands of white landowners?

To be clear, murder is murder—regardless of race. But it's clear that narratives are not treated equally. Some white farmer murders were even committed by other white people, yet the rhetoric frames all attacks as racially motivated genocide.

If justice and human rights matter, they should matter for everyone. Why do some lives seem to carry more global weight than others?