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A cpl of questions regarding the current population Debate
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Try that in New York, even in jest, and said 'boss' and his feet wouldn't touch the ground between his desk and the gutter on the street outside.morenangpinay wrote: and one boss actually called me pocahontas.


p.s. Are there laws against racism in SG? I'm having difficulty thinking of a country that both deserves and might benefit more from the same.
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Not outright, that I'm aware of, only "Best Practices". How can there be laws against it when the whole HDB policy revolves around racism, regardless of how pragmatic it might be.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
One of my questions has been answered in the My Point section of the online version of the local national daily.
Filipinos will be classed as "others" apparently, and this was from some senior guy at ICA
PASIR Ris-Punggol GRC MP Zainal Sapari is the guy who raised the points I had questions to, so folk might be able to find his speech about bringing in Malays doing an internet search on his parliamentary speeches
Filipinos will be classed as "others" apparently, and this was from some senior guy at ICA
PASIR Ris-Punggol GRC MP Zainal Sapari is the guy who raised the points I had questions to, so folk might be able to find his speech about bringing in Malays doing an internet search on his parliamentary speeches
Life is short, paddle harder!!
I had check with my Filipino colleague who are SPR, her blue NRIC wrote: Filipino. Not others or Malay.Barnsley wrote:One of my questions has been answered in the My Point section of the online version of the local national daily.
Filipinos will be classed as "others" apparently, and this was from some senior guy at ICA
PASIR Ris-Punggol GRC MP Zainal Sapari is the guy who raised the points I had questions to, so folk might be able to find his speech about bringing in Malays doing an internet search on his parliamentary speeches
But she did told me, many years back when she still schooling, it was stated as Malay but Philippines government has corrected it. Now , the race put Filipino instead of Malay
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When I was here on an EP many years ago, my race was "Others". It was changed at some point prior to receiving my PR as when I received my PR, my race was listed as Caucasian.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
A lot of people don't believe me when I say this, but scientifically, race and ethnicity are not a real thing. What we really have are different cultures, aka, man-made boundaries and categories. People isolated in a particular landmass will tend to breed among each other, hence the similar features among the different cultures and countries especially after hundreds and thousands of generations.
Malays looking like Malays, and Phillipinos looking like Phillipinos is more an issue of macro-inbreeding than any real difference in genetic make up.
It is time for race/ethinicity as a tool for categorising people to be abolished.
Malays looking like Malays, and Phillipinos looking like Phillipinos is more an issue of macro-inbreeding than any real difference in genetic make up.
It is time for race/ethinicity as a tool for categorising people to be abolished.
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You know that, I know that. Most of the people on this board know that. Problem is, without it, it doesn't let small minded people pigeon-hole people into neat little containers. Without racial profiling, there is nothing to fuel their need for differences to allow an individual to feel superior to another. 

SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
Good heavens! The only people obsessed with race are those foreign jonny's over in Bongo-bongo-land. In the first world it's illegal not to love everyone equally don't you knowthe lynx wrote:![]()
Just question to compare: In immigration forms or citizenship applications in Australia, UK and USA (just to name a few), does one have to state his race?

More seriously I checked the UK citizenship form (well, page 1 (c.30 questions), your main details, as it requires completion to proceed further) and there was nothing re: race.
Almost any form in the US that asks your race will have a disclaimer that answering is optional, and offer a "PREFER NOT TO STATE" option.the lynx wrote:![]()
Just question to compare: In immigration forms or citizenship applications in Australia, UK and USA (just to name a few), does one have to state his race?
Except of course the census.
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See my point?
In Malaysia, race is a HUGE thing. So huge that there are race-based political parties to meet the specific needs of the race it advocates.
And it is also a basis of a citizen's entrance to public universities. Yep, very true.
A funnier thing, you can have a desperate Chinese or Indian (or any non-Malay) converting to Islam in Malaysia to enjoy the so-called bumiputera privileges (when even the real natives themselves are being overlooked).
On paper, a Chinese/Indian Muslim convert can state himself as a bumiputera/Malay and no officer will bat an eyelid.

In Malaysia, race is a HUGE thing. So huge that there are race-based political parties to meet the specific needs of the race it advocates.
And it is also a basis of a citizen's entrance to public universities. Yep, very true.
A funnier thing, you can have a desperate Chinese or Indian (or any non-Malay) converting to Islam in Malaysia to enjoy the so-called bumiputera privileges (when even the real natives themselves are being overlooked).
On paper, a Chinese/Indian Muslim convert can state himself as a bumiputera/Malay and no officer will bat an eyelid.
It would appear they like their religious intolerance up north as well. I just read that one of the political parties in Malaysia is organising a bible burning session!!!!the lynx wrote:See my point?
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In Malaysia, race is a HUGE thing. So huge that there are race-based political parties to meet the specific needs of the race it advocates.
And it is also a basis of a citizen's entrance to public universities. Yep, very true.
A funnier thing, you can have a desperate Chinese or Indian (or any non-Malay) converting to Islam in Malaysia to enjoy the so-called bumiputera privileges (when even the real natives themselves are being overlooked).
On paper, a Chinese/Indian Muslim convert can state himself as a bumiputera/Malay and no officer will bat an eyelid.
Life is short, paddle harder!!
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It takes two to tango. Honestly sometimes the Christians there are over-zealous in their evangelical pursuits to the extent that they overstep the fine line by criticizing other religions to compare, infringe local laws (no proselytising in mosques, no conversion of Muslims to apostasy) and even basic courtesy.Barnsley wrote:It would appear they like their religious intolerance up north as well. I just read that one of the political parties in Malaysia is organising a bible burning session!!!!the lynx wrote:See my point?
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In Malaysia, race is a HUGE thing. So huge that there are race-based political parties to meet the specific needs of the race it advocates.
And it is also a basis of a citizen's entrance to public universities. Yep, very true.
A funnier thing, you can have a desperate Chinese or Indian (or any non-Malay) converting to Islam in Malaysia to enjoy the so-called bumiputera privileges (when even the real natives themselves are being overlooked).
On paper, a Chinese/Indian Muslim convert can state himself as a bumiputera/Malay and no officer will bat an eyelid.
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eh i dont mind, we are referring to the disney version so shes fine to meJR8 wrote:Try that in New York, even in jest, and said 'boss' and his feet wouldn't touch the ground between his desk and the gutter on the street outside.morenangpinay wrote: and one boss actually called me pocahontas.
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the first time i encountered this "race" question in singapore, i was tempted to put 'amazing' instead.

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