Race classification

**Sniper** · 2nd August 2006, 16:03

Feb this year in South Africa

A total of 918 people applied last year to be reclassified from one racial group to another under South Africa's race classification laws...

...Mr. [Stoffel] Botha said one white had become "Cape coloured" 69 Cape coloureds had become white, five Malays had become white, three Indians had become Cape coloureds, two Cape coloureds had become Indian, and one Malay had become Indian.

In addition, 133 blacks had become Cape coloureds, one black had become a Griqua and one Cape coloured had become a Malay.

Among the unsuccessful applicants were four Cape coloureds who wanted to become Chinese, nine Indians who wanted to become Malays and three blacks who wanted to be "other Asians."

It's funny...I just wish it were a joke.

**GR81** · 2nd August 2006, 16:27

unsuccsessful in NZL are about 1.2million aucklanders wanting to be reclassified as New Zealanders.
also unsuccessful were the residents of 'Browns Bay' wanting the area to be renamed to 'Quasi South Africa'

**Sniper** · 2nd August 2006, 16:34

Kinda like ChinaTown in a weird way...

**Lou Girardin** · 2nd August 2006, 16:40

We have a heap of very pale people wanting to be Maoris.
The best part is that they can.
They just have FEEL Maori.

**ManDownUnder** · 2nd August 2006, 16:41

Hang about- you didn't spell out what options I have. I think Causcasian is so passe

**Lou Girardin** · 2nd August 2006, 16:55

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Hang about- you didn't spell out what options I have. I think Causcasian is so passe

How do you like Aryan?

**The_Dover** · 2nd August 2006, 16:57

honky anyone?

**Sniper** · 2nd August 2006, 16:59

Originally Posted by The_Dover

honky anyone?

The only reason white people are called honkys or honkies is because its the last sound to be heard by African-Americans.

**ManDownUnder** · 2nd August 2006, 17:00

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

How do you like Aryan?

It was done to death a while ago... something a little more "beneficial" perhaps?

**The_Dover** · 2nd August 2006, 17:01

Originally Posted by Sniper

The only reason white people are called honkys or honkies is because its the last sound to be heard by African-Americans.

you mean niggers?

**Sniper** · 2nd August 2006, 17:07

Originally Posted by The_Dover

you mean niggers?

I cant say that. People might think Im a racist

**Lou Girardin** · 2nd August 2006, 17:21

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

It was done to death a while ago... something a little more "beneficial" perhaps?

Anglo-saxon?

**Oakie** · 2nd August 2006, 17:57

I got in trouble at my old work once for referring to black jellybeans as 'indigenous jellybeans'. Funny thing was that my Maori friend who I made the remark to thought it was a great joke.

**The Pastor** · 2nd August 2006, 18:34

Originally Posted by Oakie

I got in trouble at my old work once for referring to black jellybeans as 'indigenous jellybeans'. Funny thing was that my Maori friend who I made the remark to thought it was a great joke.

Damn those nigger beans they always getting us hard working citizens into trouble...