Hoërskool DF Malan plans name change to be more inclusive

[Ninja'd]

It's a Hoerskool so name it Riley Reid or Alexis Texas or whatever.

 

[dj_jyno]

Nah, just name it after it’s suburb, eg. Hoerskool Blikkiesdorp

Hoërskool Bellville is already taken. Unless they make it Hoërskool Boston.

That aside, have you seen their school uniforms? Perfect match for the current name... looks like safaripakkies.

 

[WollieVerstege]

What about Hellen Zille High or The Tony Leon Academy.
Why must the ANC get all yhe new names

 

[skeptic_SA]

iHoërskool iDF Malan? No?​

 

[dualmeister]

Hoërskool.
So if it wasn't for the dots it would be Hoerskool.
English translation Whoreschool

 

[Vrotappel]

They can name it whatever they want to name it, how exactly does it foster inclusivity?

 

[rvZA]

They can name it whatever they want to name it, how exactly does it foster inclusivity?

I don't know. Perhaps the school kids were all affected by Apartheid and they felt excluded due to the school name? Who knows? Perhaps simply getting rid of white people's history? Again, who knows?

 

[Ninja'd]

iHoërskool iDF Malan? No?​

Say what?

 

[rvZA]

Say what?

Yep gonna give saffer parliamentarians all strokes and heart attacks.....

 

[backstreetboy]

iHoërskool iDF Malan? No?​

Will have to start with a "M"...

MTBS - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

These schools are: D.F. Malan High School, Tygerberg High School, Bellville High School and Stellenberg High School. [2] The name is a derived acronym from the names of the schools in that order.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

My kids were going to go there in a few years....thank fuk we're leaving next year.

 

[Pegasus]

They can name it whatever they want to name it, how exactly does it foster inclusivity?

Inclusive High School

 

[Acid0]

Nah, enough Mandela renamings already; Jacob Zuma needs more things named after him.

Hey wena, we are talking about a High school not Grade R where they still need to learn to read a number....

 

[fiddle_sticks]

This whole inclusiveness thing is farcical. Who decides what is included in the inclusivity criteria and what determines if this is needed?

Why the name? Why not the school uniform or it’s colours? What about the sports offered?

There are infinite lines that we could draw up to divide or exclude people. By changing the name are you not excluding those who felt some connection to the school and it’s history?

 

[Cray]

The JG Zuma School of Woodworking has a nice ring to it

Nah, the JG Zuma school of law, I mean how much money has he spent on lawyers over the years..?

 

[The Voice]

Hoërskool.
So if it wasn't for the dots it would be Hoerskool.
English translation Whoreschool

We used to remove them from the rival Afrikaans high school's sign.

 

[cn@]

I always thought a school should have an abstract concept ... like Bruce Wayne considered in the movie "Batman Begins" as a naming scheme:

As a man of flesh and blood I can be ignored, I can be destroyed, but as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting. ​

That's what schools should use to avoid political fall-out that no one needs.
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EDIT: ... and no, I'm not suggesting that a school should consider calling itself "Arkham Asylum" ... although that's where I feel that most schools are heading to.

 

[Fulcrum29]

I am curious though, quoting the article,

The consultation process showed that while the school valued Afrikaans, it wished to break through the traditional boundaries of the Afrikaans community "by being an inclusive school".

"The school community has indicated that they would like… to work on symbols that better represent what we stand for in ways that can inspire our community and with which they can better identify. We are therefore now ready to change the name of the school in a way that better symbolises the identity and history of the school," Roux said.

the consultation process indicated where, 'traditionally', the school is most valued, but wish to break this tradition. How did the consultation reach this point, did they source their consultation or is this consultation done through the school's governing body which I doubt?

I am certain that wholesale name changes will happen, irrespectively, but how is inclusivity conducted, by leaning towards the public interest as a whole?

Pinelands took a proper approach. They still hold their tradition, but symbolically opened up neutrally.

I would say, DF Malan can change their name, but they shouldn't overhaul their identity. The moment you open up to these changes then more changes are to be requested.

We are a diverse country, and by what is deemed inclusive may alienate others. There needs to be union by cultural and traditional recognition, as much as we need to address spatial gaps, we cannot displace trust.

Anyway, some years ago with 6 signatures,

Sign the Petition

Change the name of DF Malan high school named after one of the architects of apartheid.

www.change.org

Change the name of DF Malan high school named after one of the architects of apartheid.​

Df Malan was one of the architects of apartheid and naming a public high school after him is offensive and insensitive and does not reflect the the public's views.

Malan and the HNP had campaigned on a platform of Apartheid – white supremacy, racial segregation and the control of migrant Black workers – and during his six-and-a-half years in office the foundations of the Apartheid regime were laid. Legislation included the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act No 55 of 1949, the Population Registration Act No 30 of 1950, the Group Areas Act No 41 of 1950, Suppression of Communism Act No 44 1950, the Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act No 52 of 1951, the Bantu Authorities Act No 68 of 1951, Native Laws Amendment Act No 54 of 1952, the Abolition of Passes Act No 67 of 1952, and the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act No 49 of 1953, and the Bantu Education Act of 1953. This legislation removed the last trace of a non-white franchise and imposed segregation on almost all aspects of South African life.

In the 1953 general election the National Party's majority grew to 94 seats out of the 150. In 1954, at age of 80, DF Malan retired and handed power over to Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom. He died in 1959.

I am eagerly waiting on the new suggested names.

The school has a pretty good logo,

 

[Thor]

It's a Hoerskool so name it Riley Reid or Alexis Texas or whatever.

Lol

 

[Thor]

Lol

Fawx high