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Monday, October 22, 2007
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One of the reasons why I visit Yawning Bread is the plethora of posts on a variety of subjects. And of the more fascinating ones recently is a series on the definition of the Malay race. Does it or does it not really exists? In a comment written by a "Michael" and was cleaned up a bit before being posted on Yawning Bread, the answer seems to be a "no".

Do read the full text here. It may seem long, but it sure is one hell of interesting. Of course some may disagree with it, but what do I know, I am not an anthropologist.

Here's a little excerpt that tickled my funny bone:

...So, in a nutshell, the "Malays" (anthropologists will disagree with this "race" definition) are TRULY ASIA!!! For once the Tourism Ministry got it right....

We should stop calling this country "Tanah Melayu" instead call it, "Tanah Truly Asia"

You must understand now, why I was "tickled pink" when I found out that the Visit Malaysia slogan for 2007 was "Truly Asia". They are so correct... (even though they missed out Greece and Africa)

BTW, the name UMNO should be changed to UTANO the new official acronym for "United Truly Asia National Organization". After all, they started out as a Bugis club in Johor anyway....

I told you all that I hate race classifications.... This is so depressing. Even more depressing is that the "Malays" are not even a race; not since day one.

"Truly Asia Boleh"

  • Yawning Bread, July 2005 - Who is Malay?
  • Yawning Bread, July 2007 - A more complex history of 'Malay'
  • Yawning Bread, October 2007 - Southeast Asian royal families and West Asian links
  • Yawning Bread, October 2007 - Is there really a race called 'Malays'?

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