Street name changes =Epic fail.

chrisc4290 said:
Golliwogs became non-PC in England after a dark-skinned gentleman from Jamaica complained to Harold MacMillan in the 1960's. The toys were withdrawn from shops and the word expunged from dictionaries.
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The golliwog has a long history but political correctness has poisoned the whole concept. The British jam manufacturer, Robertson & Sons used a golliwog as their logo and the golliwog was a key player in Enid Blyton's Noddy stories.

When the name changing fantasy first came up a few years ago EGOLI was touted as the new name for Jozi and very quickly the wags suggested that EGOLLIWOG was more suitable.
 
Nicodeamus said:
Woodenhead, I'm not really sure why it is derogative, but its context has the same meaning as K@ff3r.

I guess it would mean if your head is made out of wood then you have to be stupid, or the wood resembles the black colour. Something along those lines.
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****ing he'll dude what are you saying?

If u think there was a hair test. Wooden head probably means the difference in hair texture.

It can safely be said white people have softer hair.
 
well if people are offended by the name, then change it. Simple.
 
milomak said:
****ing he'll dude what are you saying?

If u think there was a hair test. Wooden head probably means the difference in hair texture.

It can safely be said white people have softer hair.
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Yep, this is my understanding of where the term comes from as well...
 
milomak said:
****ing he'll dude what are you saying?

If u think there was a hair test. Wooden head probably means the difference in hair texture.

It can safely be said white people have softer hair.
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I always thought houtkop means a stupid person.
 
wily me said:
Whats wrong with Verwoerd?

Unfortunately history cannot be changed neither forgotten.
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Lets be frank here. Verwoerd would be considered by many as a very bad man, and so we don't want roads named after him. Makes sense too me.

On the other hand, if Shaka was a modern leader and did the same things today as he did way back when, he would be considered a genocidal maniac. But we name roads and airports after him. Funny old world we live in.
 
Some of you are missing the point of this thread:

Hemi300c said:
The ANC cannot do anything right IMO. The street name changes are a major and epic fail because the streets which are and should be changed due to racism aren't and they are just looking for "visibility" in major and busy areas:-



Source - http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/1a0621...08Horror-road-accidents-concern-RTMC-20120308


Another hidden agenda!:confused:
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The streets I mentioned are in a quiet neighborhood where few people, other than those who live here, even know they exist. If these were major/main/busy roads you can be sure that they would have been renamed long ago.

Personally I'm not really in favour of renaming things and hiding/obscuring history, I'd actually keep these street names as they are. Having a major road/landmark/whatever named after someone like Verwoerd is probably not acceptable though.
 
JamSync said:
On the other hand, if Shaka was a modern leader and did the same things today as he did way back when, he would be considered a genocidal maniac. But we name roads and airports after him. Funny old world we live in.
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Ja but he's black and a great warrior.
 
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