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| Thread ID: 119864 | 2011-08-14 00:01:00 | Sir Paul Reeves has passed away | nedkelly (9059) | PC World Chat |
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| 1222974 | 2011-08-15 02:18:00 | No they don't but I am White. I don't like the term pakeha. There are some people of European descent who do object to the term pakeha. There are others who embrace the term. I was born in New Zealand and am of European descent. I feel that the term pakeha is a more accurate description of my origins. I am a New Zealander first and a pakeha second. They same would apply to a Maori - he is a New Zealander first and a Maori second. Read here (en.wikipedia.org). |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1222975 | 2011-08-15 03:04:00 | If you knew what pakeha meant you might not like it so much lol. Especially when its said with a snigger and over emphasised in its pronunciation like that guy on the pork ads says it. Reeves was an ok bloke but since I am a vehement anti christian he never figured in my hero list. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1222976 | 2011-08-15 03:38:00 | If you knew what pakeha meant you might not like it so much lol . And which myth do you subscribe to about what Pākehā means then? As I have pointed out before on this forum, the word does not have a negative meaning . None of those negative so-called 'meanings' have any basis in fact . Especially when its said with a snigger and over emphasised in its pronunciation like that guy on the pork ads says it . Get over it . You can say any word with a snigger . The way most Pākehā pronounce 'Māori' is way more offensive . Reeves was an ok bloke but since I am a vehement anti christian he never figured in my hero list . Fair enough, but he never pushed Christianity down anyone's throat . As far as I am concerned, it was what he did after stepping down as Archbishop that made him a top bloke in my eyes . Standing up to the failed pig farmer Douglas and his cronies for example . And in doing that, he was fighting for all of us, not just Māori . |
John H (8) | ||
| 1222977 | 2011-08-15 03:40:00 | Please don't turn this into a race issue . We pretty well all know that most of the media will often focus on one faction . I agree with Ken, I think Sir Paul Reeves was "a good bloke" |
Marnie (4574) | ||
| 1222978 | 2011-08-15 05:24:00 | Actually, this thread is about a great leader and statesman who has passed away . You (prefect and Cicero) could show a bit of respect yourself instead of wittering away about hard done by you think you and your fellow whities happen to be . Ah, I didn't realise you were one of those John, which goes to show there are some decent maoris out ther, knowing what a good chap you are . |
Cicero (40) | ||
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