SPRINGBOK DAY: 01.12.2008
by subacati
———- Forwarded message ———
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:48:48 +0200
Subject: Fwd: SPRINGBOK DAY: 01.12.2008
To:
.
———- Forwarded message ———-
From:
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008
Subject: SPRINGBOK DAY: 01.12.2008
As you are no doubt aware, the Springbok emblem is once again under
attack, specifically by the SA Parliament's Sport Portfolio Committee.
They demand nothing less than the complete abolition of the Springbok
emblem and it's replacement by the King Protea as the symbol for rugby.
They also demand no further use of the term, Springboks, to describe the
South African national team. They will not consider any compromises,
despite the fact that Nelson Mandela supports the Springbok emblem and
that it is quite evident that the Boks have massive public support.
So much for building the Rainbow Nation, reconciliation and fashioning
the united non-racial society we yearn for!
The driving force behind this lunacy is Butana Khompela, the same man
who threatened to confiscate the Springbok team and management's
passports before the World Cup, if the team was not "transformed
enough." Despite the massive support show by the country for the
Springboks during both World Cup wins, this little bureaucrat with an
axe to grind continues to seek the destruction of a beloved emblem which
has been in existence for over 100 years.
What can we do?
On 1 December 2008, South Africans all over the globe are planning to
stand up in visible protest against political interference in the issue
over the Springbok emblem.
On this day we ask all of you to wear your hat, blanket, jersey,
t-shirt, cap, scarf, pants, gloves or whatever, with the Springbok
emblem on it .
Whether it is to work, school, church or even parliament, as long as the
emblem can be seen.
Send this email to all South Africans and fair-minded friends of South
Africans so that they may take part on the 1 December 08.
Whatever you do, REMEMBER, 1 DECEMBER 2008, IS THE DAY ON WHICH YOU CAN
TAKE PART IN A WORLDWIDE PROTEST ACTION.
Supporters do it in green – with the Bok on their chests. Send this to
all Bok supporters that you know and lets show support round the globe.
subacati 
South Africa has gone to sh**
If politicians would set thier minds so solving problems instead of creating them…
They changed names in Durban recently. Like streetnames and areas. Within a hour all the boards were vandalized :yes: i say its time to make a stand against these gravytrain riding jackasses.They're actually changing history you know.
Mass murderers are now heroes of the struggle. 🙄
That politician is utterly ridiculous … it's like he's trying to piss people off … !
I blame the Presidential water! what are these people drinking??? are they all gone mad???
The Springbok is one of the most majestic creatures out. It was chosen as South Africa's national emblem long before apartheid and it was chosen to represent all South Africans. Just because some small minded git is looking for a dick to suck… :irked:
Geez, Aadil … try to muster a little passion and enthusiasm about the subject … 😉
Weren't they planning to keep a teeny tiny version of springbok next to a bigger proteas? Not sure. Oh well, it's still a bit touchy for the fans of the game. I don't think anyone has a say in anything anymore. I wish they would focus all this change-is-here energy on helping out the poor or cracking down on crime.
You mean government should actually do thier job. :yikes:. Isn't that quite a radical concept? :whistle:.
This is what all the commotion is about? Some sort of gazelle?Jeez…We have a baseball team here in the U.S. called the Cleveland Indians. The logo/mascot shows a big red-faced Indian with a stupid grin on his face. They've been going back and forth on that one for years. But the bottom line is that the people who are against it are neither numerous enough or aggressive enough to get anything about it done, and the people who support the logo certainly aren't going to mention it unless they have to. So the logo continues. I'm just glad we don't have a baseball team here called the Genocidal Bastards.
Sorry! I guess I'm not up on my African wildlife.
It's a springbok, not a 'gazelle' :irked:.It would be like calling a bald eagle "some kind of pidgeon". :insane:
Springbok is actually from the Afrikaans for "jumping buck". They are only found South of the Tropic of Capricorn. Gazelles are found mostly in northern Africa and western Asia. :up:
Thanks! :up:
:chef: does taste good as biltong yeah 😀
@ qlue Hmm, it is too much to ask that they do their job. 🙂 We all have a dream, this would be every South African's dream.
:sigh:. yeah! 🙄