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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 533028" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Actually, it does. I have people try to tell me that Piri Weepu was poached from the Pacific Islands, and in a manner of speaking he was, he is a Maori born in NZ. These people see a brown skinned rugby player in a Black jersey and immediately see poaching.</p><p></p><p>There is also a good deal of ignorance as regards cultural origins. Unless you live in the Pacific Region, you probably hear a "Pacific Islander" name and have no real idea which Island he comes from, but for the average Kiwi, its relatively easy; tell me the name (if its not Anglicized) and I will tell you which Island he is likely to be ethnically descended from, without knowing anything else about him or even seeing him.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure a lot of South Africans could hear a black South African (non Anglicised) name and have a fair idea whether he was Xhosa, Zulu or Sotho. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Emphatically yes!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 533028, member: 20605"] Actually, it does. I have people try to tell me that Piri Weepu was poached from the Pacific Islands, and in a manner of speaking he was, he is a Maori born in NZ. These people see a brown skinned rugby player in a Black jersey and immediately see poaching. There is also a good deal of ignorance as regards cultural origins. Unless you live in the Pacific Region, you probably hear a "Pacific Islander" name and have no real idea which Island he comes from, but for the average Kiwi, its relatively easy; tell me the name (if its not Anglicized) and I will tell you which Island he is likely to be ethnically descended from, without knowing anything else about him or even seeing him. I'm sure a lot of South Africans could hear a black South African (non Anglicised) name and have a fair idea whether he was Xhosa, Zulu or Sotho. Emphatically yes!!! [/QUOTE]
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