Comments on: What being coloured means to me http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/ The Royal Joyfulness Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:27:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-551 Joy-Mari Cloete Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:40:01 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-551 Why are you proud to be a coloured? Why are you proud to be a coloured?

]]> By: basteram http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-550 basteram Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:47:04 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-550 EK IS PROUD OM 'N COLOURED TE IS EK IS PROUD OM ‘N COLOURED TE IS

]]> By: basteram http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-549 basteram Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:46:06 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-549 ek's a coloured and proud of it ''because i am who i am''basteram THE IS THREE RULES 1.EMBRAIZE THE DARKNESS 2.KILL YOUR FEARS 3.LIVE TO DIE................ ek’s a coloured and proud of it ”because i am who i am”basteram

THE IS THREE RULES

1.EMBRAIZE THE DARKNESS

2.KILL YOUR FEARS

3.LIVE TO DIE…………….

]]> By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-548 Joy-Mari Cloete Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:48:54 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-548 Thanks, Hayley ;) But why are you proud to be coloured? Thanks, Hayley ;)

But why are you proud to be coloured?

]]> By: LadySinister http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-547 LadySinister Tue, 25 May 2010 19:45:30 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-547 Hey there joy mari. what u wrote is so true! Most of my friends are white and afrikaans, so im usually the 'tolken black guy" dont get me wrong i love them to tits, but i really can relate to number 17 and 7. and i always do wonder is it cause im coloured? and dont forget when some of them reply to u in a coloured accent. like wtf? but hey our culture is so unique that im so proud to be coloured!! ps. awesome blog. x Hey there joy mari. what u wrote is so true!
Most of my friends are white and afrikaans, so im usually the ‘tolken black guy”
dont get me wrong i love them to tits, but i really can relate to number 17 and 7. and i always do wonder is it cause im coloured? and dont forget when some of them reply to u in a coloured accent. like wtf? but hey our culture is so unique that im so proud to be coloured!!

ps. awesome blog. x

]]> By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-441 Joy-Mari Cloete Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:19:01 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-441 Hey, Heben Good to hear you appreciate my list ;) I guess some things are indeed universal, hey? And yes, it's always great to read more blogs by people of colour. Hey, Heben

Good to hear you appreciate my list ;) I guess some things are indeed universal, hey?

And yes, it’s always great to read more blogs by people of colour.

]]> By: hnigatu http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-440 hnigatu Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:48:52 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-440 its interesting to me that as an african american in the new york city, many of these are still really relevant i really appreciated this list #17 specifically, aptly sums up all of my k-12 years #37 so true!! @ 36, i think theres been a really beautiful flourishing of blogs by people of color (at least in the U.S.) lol! at 33 i love girlfriends...sex and the city kinda sucks (at least in my opinion, theyre too rich to be relatable) and the jennifer husdon role in the sex and the city movie was incredibly problematic/played into stereotypical roles...but i get your point nonetheless its interesting to me that as an african american in the new york city, many of these are still really relevant

i really appreciated this list

#17 specifically, aptly sums up all of my k-12 years
#37 so true!!
@ 36, i think theres been a really beautiful flourishing of blogs by people of color (at least in the U.S.)

lol! at 33
i love girlfriends…sex and the city kinda sucks (at least in my opinion, theyre too rich to be relatable) and the jennifer husdon role in the sex and the city movie was incredibly problematic/played into stereotypical roles…but i get your point nonetheless

]]> By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-410 Joy-Mari Cloete Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:20:55 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-410 Glad I could help, Jenni ;) Glad I could help, Jenni ;)

]]> By: Jenni Raath http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-409 Jenni Raath Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:12:37 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-409 Thank you so much Joy-Mari, that does help :-) Thank you so much Joy-Mari, that does help :-)

]]> By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://joy-mari.com/2009/01/13/what-being-coloured-means-to-me/#comment-408 Joy-Mari Cloete Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:40:42 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=156#comment-408 Hey, Jenni It depends on whom you ask. There are some people who talk about 'so-called coloureds' and then there are people who are happy to use the word 'coloured'. Some Afrikaans speaking coloureds use the word 'kleurling'. I sometimes call myself a black woman but I also sometimes call myself coloured. Most coloured people would feel offended if you call them black. So I can understand how difficult it must be for you. The easiest would be to test the waters and to stick with what they want you to call them. And no, no offense taken ;) J Hey, Jenni

It depends on whom you ask. There are some people who talk about ‘so-called coloureds’ and then there are people who are happy to use the word ‘coloured’. Some Afrikaans speaking coloureds use the word ‘kleurling’. I sometimes call myself a black woman but I also sometimes call myself coloured. Most coloured people would feel offended if you call them black. So I can understand how difficult it must be for you. The easiest would be to test the waters and to stick with what they want you to call them.

And no, no offense taken ;)

J

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