Comments on: The Springbok emblem controversy http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Andrew Curmudgeon http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-6158 Andrew Curmudgeon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:15:15 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-6158 Springboks are fleet of foot, prancing and leaping through the game parks. They are turned into biltong which is chewy. Am I right in saying they have stripes to distinguish them from other types of deer during the mating season? Proteas are flowers, with petals that one can pick and put in a vase. Lions lie around all day in the sun, getting up to jump on springboks when they are hungry - or it could be zebras or other meaty creatures. They don't eat grass. A symbol is a thingemyjig that represents something else. The representation may vary from person to person or from political era to poltiical era. A word is a kind of symbol. Or semiotically is signifies. What does it signify? Don't ask me. I am a crocodile ... maybe a bit chubby and coverd in scales with big teeth. Maybe not. SNAP ... grrr SNAP ... boing ... tee hee Springboks are fleet of foot, prancing and leaping through the game parks. They are turned into biltong which is chewy. Am I right in saying they have stripes to distinguish them from other types of deer during the mating season?
Proteas are flowers, with petals that one can pick and put in a vase.
Lions lie around all day in the sun, getting up to jump on springboks when they are hungry - or it could be zebras or other meaty creatures. They don’t eat grass.
A symbol is a thingemyjig that represents something else. The representation may vary from person to person or from political era to poltiical era.
A word is a kind of symbol. Or semiotically is signifies. What does it signify? Don’t ask me. I am a crocodile … maybe a bit chubby and coverd in scales with big teeth. Maybe not.
SNAP … grrr SNAP … boing … tee hee

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]]> By: Benzol http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5977 Benzol Thu, 14 May 2009 14:41:17 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5977 @horse..."All I see is fat Afrikaner racists men swirling brandy and coke, calling the people around them the K -word. Flying their old SA flag. And that is still happening in 2009!" How can you see that a fat Afrikaner is a racist and a fat African is not? Is your tardiness in responding an indication for the speed of your thinking? @horse…”All I see is fat Afrikaner racists men swirling brandy and coke, calling the people around them the K -word. Flying their old SA flag. And that is still happening in 2009!”

How can you see that a fat Afrikaner is a racist and a fat African is not?

Is your tardiness in responding an indication for the speed of your thinking?

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]]> By: Horse http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5976 Horse Thu, 14 May 2009 14:22:57 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5976 The Springbok emblem is a symbol of racism. I do not care how much fluff you go and dig up to put a pretty face on it, it will always be that because even if its intensions were initially positive, it was turned into a mostrous symbol of hate. But I couldn't care less. I have never, and will never support the Springboks. They are not my team and do not represent me as a South African at all. You can turn the SA rugby jersey emblem into a coffee can, and I would not care. I'll still be cheering for every other team in the world against them. All I see is fat Afrikaner racists men swirling brandy and coke, calling the people around them the K -word. Flying their old SA flag. And that is still happening in 2009! The Springbok emblem is a symbol of racism. I do not care how much fluff you go and dig up to put a pretty face on it, it will always be that because even if its intensions were initially positive, it was turned into a mostrous symbol of hate.

But I couldn’t care less. I have never, and will never support the Springboks. They are not my team and do not represent me as a South African at all.

You can turn the SA rugby jersey emblem into a coffee can, and I would not care. I’ll still be cheering for every other team in the world against them.

All I see is fat Afrikaner racists men swirling brandy and coke, calling the people around them the K -word. Flying their old SA flag. And that is still happening in 2009!

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]]> By: chris http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5949 chris Mon, 04 May 2009 16:53:29 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5949 Well done Patric. Great bit of information. I had absolutely no idea there was even a movement like that running parallel to the dark ages. Please forward to Khompela and co.. Well done Patric. Great bit of information. I had absolutely no idea there was even a movement like that running parallel to the dark ages. Please forward to Khompela and co..

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]]> By: BenzoL http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5512 BenzoL Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:23:19 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5512 @CAS ...and this is how Zim came to where it is today. Lots of words, little action. The African way, be it African white or African black. Another chapter closed! @CAS …and this is how Zim came to where it is today. Lots of words, little action. The African way, be it African white or African black. Another chapter closed!

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]]> By: Tony McKeever http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5511 Tony McKeever Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:01:35 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5511 CAS - well well, I observed the same. It makes one think that the support base is actually quite small. No public gatherings, no green and gold fountains, no Bok Town bar room turn out, no flags, banners bunting, nada - just a few construction workers I saw with pirated counterfeit merchandise. CAS - well well, I observed the same. It makes one think that the support base is actually quite small.

No public gatherings, no green and gold fountains, no Bok Town bar room turn out, no flags, banners bunting, nada - just a few construction workers I saw with pirated counterfeit merchandise.

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]]> By: cas http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5510 cas Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:28:45 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5510 Funny enough that the 1st December, so called national support the Springbok emblem day, came and went. I didn't see a single supporter with any Springbok regalia whatsoever... Just goes to show that the public made a massive scene about the emblem issue, ranting and raving, threatening and spitting fire. Once again nothing came of it, no follow through, no action after so many promises. In a way I am glad that we are moving on. I got up this morning and the sun was still shining despite the fact that the Bok had to make way and the world is very much the same place. Just thought the comment was justified.. Funny enough that the 1st December, so called national support the Springbok emblem day, came and went. I didn’t see a single supporter with any Springbok regalia whatsoever…

Just goes to show that the public made a massive scene about the emblem issue, ranting and raving, threatening and spitting fire. Once again nothing came of it, no follow through, no action after so many promises. In a way I am glad that we are moving on. I got up this morning and the sun was still shining despite the fact that the Bok had to make way and the world is very much the same place.

Just thought the comment was justified..

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]]> By: Fabrizio http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5444 Fabrizio Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:06:05 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5444 I am a little in the dark as to who actually makes final decisions on the Springbok Emblem. Whenever I hear comments made about this issue, it seems to always involve one or two individuals. Can so few individuals seal the feit of a trademark as powerful as this with total disregard for the people to whom this emblem means so much? It seems to me that since Mr Stofile was made powerless within SARFU that all this bitterness has arisen once again, or am I wrong? Further more, I have serious issues with people in power who make idiotic statements such as the one recently made about removing Rugby from certain stadiums. Have these people actually thought of asking the hundreds of thousands of rugby paying supporters how they feel about this, instead of venturing out on a personal political war in the name of the people. What further astounds me is that on the back of this they announce ticket prices for the bok/proteas game at a whopping one thousand, Plus, Rand. Talk about arrogance! I think enough is enough! Boycott the Rugby playing Proteas and teach these so called sports lovers, that sport truly belongs to the paying people! I am a little in the dark as to who actually makes final decisions on the Springbok Emblem. Whenever I hear comments made about this issue, it seems to always involve one or two individuals. Can so few individuals seal the feit of a trademark
as powerful as this with total disregard for the people to whom this emblem means so much? It seems to me that since Mr Stofile was made powerless within SARFU that all this bitterness has arisen once again, or am I wrong? Further more, I have serious issues with people in power who make idiotic statements such as the one recently made about removing Rugby from certain stadiums. Have these people actually thought of asking the hundreds of thousands of rugby paying supporters how they feel about this, instead of venturing out on a personal political war in the name of the people. What further astounds me is that on the back of this they announce ticket prices for the bok/proteas game at a whopping one thousand, Plus, Rand. Talk about arrogance! I think enough is enough! Boycott the Rugby playing Proteas and teach these so called sports lovers, that sport truly belongs to the paying people!

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]]> By: steve http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5435 steve Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:40:06 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5435 I wonder how many sportsfields or courts etc the Good Minister and his Department have built over the last 10 years.How many Kids have they introduced to Sport or are they perhaps a bit too busy with the important issue of the Springbok? I wonder how many sportsfields or courts etc the Good Minister and his Department have built over the last 10 years.How many Kids have they introduced to Sport or are they perhaps a bit too busy with the important issue of the Springbok?

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]]> By: Matt http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5423 Matt Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:46:23 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2008/10/10/the-springbok-emblem-controversy/#comment-5423 I see my comment is a little late though. Still, I just wanted to give my opinion... I see my comment is a little late though. Still, I just wanted to give my opinion…

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