I live in South Africa, on the very tip of the African Continent. Am I African? Whenever I have to fill in a form stating my skin colour, I find the following options:
African
Coloured (ie. mixed heritage)
Indian
White
The implication is clearly that black = African whilst the rest of us (Coloureds, Indians and Whites) are second-class strangers on this continent.
Are we not all Africans?
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Hi Lee
ReplyDeleteIt's indeed strange that these categories have survived the new era, having as they do roots in the entaglements of apartheid thought.
I have found your post in the "approval queue" on Emergent Africa, so Roger will hopefully be able to get hold of you.
See his current blog at http://boereworscurtain.blogspot.com/
All the best
Nic
Hey Nic congratulations for being the first person to comment on my blog!
ReplyDeleteI feel all warm and fuzzy now.