#south african coloured

[blackgirlslivingwell]

Throwback - Why Is Tyla Being Marketed As A Black Woman? Why "Colored/Coloured" Is Problematic In The US.

In today's podcast, we're going to talk about South African artist Tyla, who is currently known for her hit song, Water.

[brighter-arda]

Day 1 of @finweanladiesweek

Part 26 of toi's indigenous tolkien series

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1: a north African woman wearing a headscarf. The background is grey weaving. Text = MIRIEL who was called Serindë, because of her surpassing skill in weaving and needlework; for her hands were more skilled to fineness than any hands even among the Noldor

2: a east African woman wearing gold. Background has the ruffles of a dancers dress. Text = INDIS laboured not with her hands, but sang and made music, and there was ever light and mirth about her while the bliss of Aman endured.]

[suskindkore]

Lesley-Ann Brandt

credit: suskind

ethnicity. Cape Coloured (English, East Indian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Khoisan, Ashkenazi Jewish)

[culmaer]

I've been looking for various references to the Cape "snoek horn" (fishmonger's bugle) and came across a story/blog post written phonetically in Kaaps-Afrikaans dialect with English code mixing. certainly worth looking at for anyone interested in Afrikaans and Dutch, to get a sense of what the Cape Town dialect can look like. (the full post is on Jeremy Vearey's blogspot)

but my main reason for sharing, and with my sincere apologies @geschiedenis-en-talen, is the phonetic rendering of the final words of this paragraph :

As djy vannie Tiervlei se lane is en djy kennie vir Boetie Stinkvet tie dan is djy vaak gebore en het annieslaap grootgeword. As djy innie 80's van Tiekie-stage byrie hoek van Balvenie en Connaught verby Bataan se winkel straight orrie sandveld galoeppit dan kô kry djy die begin van dertiendelaan. Nou nerra oppai hoek, daa was Boetie Stinkvet se rooisink disco, smokkie, bioscope, restirant eksekera eksekera.

I stand by what I said, that Afr. "ensovoorts" / Eng. "and so forth" are more commonly said here, but I guess this is proof that this pronunciation does in fact exist at the Cape

with standardised spelling, but maintaining the dialect and code-mixing, the above paragraph would read :

As jy van die Tiervlei se lane is, en jy ken nie vir Boetie Stinkvet nie, dan is jy vaak gebore en het aan-die-slaap grootgeword. As jy in die 80's van Tiekie Stage by die hoek van Balvenie en Connaught verby Bataan se winkel straight oor die sandveld geloop het, dan kom kry jy die begin van Dertiendelaan. Nou net daar op daai hoek, daar was Boetie Stinkvet se rooi sink disco, smokkie [smokkelhuis], bioskoop, restaurant et cetera, et cetera.

English translation :

If you're from the streets of Tiervlei, and you don't know Boetie Stinkvet, then you were born tired and grew up asleep. Back in the 80's, if you walked from Tiekie Stage on the corner of Balvenie Avenue and Connaught Road past Bataan's shop, straight across the sand field, then you'd find yourself at the start of Thirteenth Avenue. Now, right there on that corner was Boetie Stinkvet's red sheetmetal disco, shebeen [speakeasy ?], movie hall, restaurant, et cetera, et cetera.

[burninglights]

the funniest thing about being coloured is how quickly I turn into the most ethnically ambiguous-looking mf alive in winter

[go-to-the-mirror]

ty americanization of the internet posts for allowing me to adhd-proof my south african pride month posts

[londiii5]

Joy came in the morning. Cappadocia, Türkiye.

[sofastuffing]

started as a sketch for a collab with irls and then I went a bit overboard

[sab-teraa]

I’m curious? In India, do people wear all white to a funeral … or is it something that’s mostly done on tv?

[neighbourhood-rambler]

i just tripped out during this study session and i don't know where this chat ends.

disclaimer/s: first, most of these are one-liners/mostly incomplete thoughts because, again, this is in between trying to actually get information in and trying to not copy the whole textbook on these sheets of paper, and actually trying rest during a study break. secondly, this whole thought sits closely to the importance of language to any self-identifying adult, the concept of community itself, and to africans entirely.

i asked myself: 'what is the broader south african coloured community's stance on the events of 16 june 1976?'

quick context: 16 june 1976, also known as 'june 16'/'soweto uprising'/'youth day' is a day on which the youth of south africa took to the apartheid-thick streets to protest against being taught in the afrikaans language - which, although indigenous to south africa and spoken by most if not all of the coloured community as a first language, was (and continues to be by most people) considered as 'the oppressor's tongue'. reports say 'about 200' people died in soweto that day after the apartheid police opened fire on literal children.

a couple of things went through my head after that:

there were coloureds in support of that movement. (in whatever capacity) so they must've been able to detach themselves, right?

this whole 'oppressor's tongue' name is weird too, right? because the coloured community has developed an entire culture with whatever history has thrown at them. for sure having that as a basis of a movement must have sat funny with some coloured folk.

not all coloured people identify as 'coloured'. some identify as 'ethnically coloured & politically black'. in fact not all coloured people are 'coloured'. some are bi-racial and none of their parents are afrikaans-speaking. so what is these individuals' significance in this conversation?

should they feel a type of way about it? while it would be weird to say being coloured was 'forced on them', (insert the full history of coloured people with the dark and bright parts) it would also be remiss to not include the white man's involvement in the creation of the community. should they champion and protect their own oppression?

does it continue to become their 'oppression' once they have owned it and made it theirs? or does it just become a part of history?

while all of that is happening, a thought that i have shared with my friends in the past resurfaced. it basically says: 'the day south africa has a true and honest conversation regarding the coloured community is the day the relationship between the minorities in the country will start getting better or horribly worse.'

as i type this post i am asking myself 'does south africa even need to have that conversation in the first place? does the coloured community need to be re-legitimised beyond what we known them?'

yes? becuase in doing so, we get to clear some politcal grey areas?

no? because it is not our (non-coloured folk) place to decide what is worth talking about regarding their community and identity? especially just because it doesn't make full sense to us.

[blackgirlslivingwell]

Full video: https://youtu.be/9wdt8V4_hSE

Part 7 of 7: Why Is Tyla Being Marketed As A Black Woman? & Why "Colored/Coloured" Is Problematic In The US.

Welcome back to the channel ladies. So, this has been an ongoing discussion. In today's podcast, we're going to talk about South African artist Tyla, who is currently known for her hit song, Water.

[glitterybombshell]

Tyla the first coloured woman of South Africa to win a Grammy!!🤍🤍

[katiajewelbox]

A glorious bouquet featuring the native flowers of South Africa, especially the Proteaceae family.

Photo by Diana Roy at the Resendiz Brothers flower farm Instagram

(Shared with the photographer's permission)

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[aisphotostuff]

Pink South African Meadow @ Nymans NT by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Bulbine frutescens are fast growing tender evergreen perennials with succulent like leaves that are cultivated for their medicinal qualities. The jelly like substance they produce is used to sooth bites, burns and sores. It is easy to grow from seed and self-seeds freely here at Nymans.