It 'presents me as a womanizer, philanderer,' says South African president
(NEWSER) - The ruling South African party is heading to court today to support President Jacob Zuma's demand that an "obscene" painting of him be censored. The painting, which was vandalized earlier this week at a Johannesburg gallery, features Zuma with his genitals exposed. It's "rude, crude, and disrespectful," argues the African National Congress. "Millions are offended, and those millions are not necessarily black people only," said a party spokesman. Artist Brett Murray's "The Spear" has already been sold to a private collector for $14,000, reports the BBC. More»
