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Most people in Palembang are ethnic Malays, and I would say the majority are probably as tanned as their counterparts in Malaysia. That girl might be a rare exception.
I'm from Malaysia and am of Chinese descent - here, if a Chinese marries a Malay or Indian, we would deem either way an interracial marriage - and yes, we're all Asians but we're obviously different from each other in appearance, generally speaking.
I think javanese, sundanese, or other non-malay ethnic groups might take offense to being called malay...
javanese are found to be more related to cambodians then to malays
I dont know how ethnic groups are seen in Malaysia...but we dont call every local ethnicity in our countries as malay...thats insulting to the ethnic identity of people who are just as distinct from a malay as a chinese is from an indian
I think javanese, sundanese, or other non-malay ethnic groups might take offense to being called malay...
javanese are found to be more related to cambodians then to malays
I dont know how ethnic groups are seen in Malaysia...but we dont call every local ethnicity in our countries as malay...thats insulting to the ethnic identity of people who are just as distinct from a malay as a chinese is from an indian
Truth is, Palembang is a Malay homeland (in contrast to Javanese, Achehnese, etc). Malay can be defined in two - Malay race and a Malay ethnic group. Indonesians view themselves as of Malay race (bangsa; broad definition) but of separate ethnic groups (suku).
In Malaysia however, every Indonesian immigrant (whether Bugis, Minangkabau, Javanese, Achehnese) from historic times up to the current age, have all come to identify with the Malay ethnic group.
And the Cambodian Chams (not the majority Khmers) are being known as part of the Malay race (bangsa Melayu).
Truth is, Palembang is a Malay homeland (in contrast to Javanese, Achehnese, etc). Malay can be defined in two - Malay race and a Malay ethnic group. Indonesians view themselves as of Malay race (bangsa; broad definition) but of separate ethnic groups (suku).
In Malaysia however, every Indonesian immigrant (whether Bugis, Minangkabau, Javanese, Achehnese) from historic times up to the current age, have all come to identify with the Malay ethnic group.
And the Cambodian Chams (not the majority Khmers) are being known as part of the Malay race (bangsa Melayu).
malay race is outdated and wrong....SEAsia is too diverse
again not every indonesian identifies as malay
javanese are related to mon-khmer not cham...cham is more related to peninsular malaysia
you as a chinese should understand this considering China is diverse as well
malay race is outdated and wrong....SEAsia is too diverse
again not every indonesian identifies as malay
javanese are related to mon-khmer not cham...cham is more related to peninsular malaysia
you as a chinese should understand this considering China is diverse as well
The Malay race concept is very alive in Malaysia - all Malay and the Indonesian migrants embrace the concept.
Similarly in Singapore, all those categorized under the Singapore Malays are actually of diverse backgrounds - Javanese, Bugis, etc.
To say it is outdated only applies to countries that seek to eliminate the label, but certainly not here.
And being Chinese for overseas Chinese communities almost always refer to the Han Chinese, very very rarely the minority Chinese nationalities. And you're saying as if I identify with China - no I don't. I identify with Chinese culture, but I don't identify with the country (China), as with the vast majority of the Chinese population here.
The Malay race concept is very alive in Malaysia - all Malay and the Indonesian migrants embrace the concept.
Similarly in Singapore, all those categorized under the Singapore Malays are actually of diverse backgrounds - Javanese, Bugis, etc.
To say it is outdated only applies to countries that seek to eliminate the label, but certainly not here.
And being Chinese for overseas Chinese communities almost always refer to the Han Chinese, very very rarely the minority Chinese nationalities. And you're saying as if I identify with China - no I don't. I identify with Chinese culture, but I don't identify with the country (China), as with the vast majority of the Chinese population here.
well the chinese in Philippines very much identifies with China....
maybe the muslim connection brings them together...the Philippines is very much a country that came from the forced unity between peoples who are different from each other...so how does malay race fall into this....it was a simple question
do you think that korean native and filipina native family is an interracial family???
so you believe a malay and chinese intermarrying is interracial...but do you think this korean and filipina is interracial based on their features??
I do think it is interracial. An American would probably dismiss that (their definition of race is largely continental - White African Asian etc), but as race is a potent and powerful recognition in Malaysia, my Malaysian point of view says it is.
I do think it is interracial. An American would probably dismiss that (their definition of race is largely continental - White African Asian etc), but as race is a potent and powerful recognition in Malaysia, my Malaysian point of view says it is.
well I dont believe that race is defined by continental parameters....but I find it hard to believe that family is interracial as well
certainly not to the point that its comparable to a chinese-indian family in terms of interracialness
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in general asian females are lighter then males...this can be seen in many asian ethnicities
It's skin whitening plus the fact they try to stay out of the sun. I imagine a foreigner who stays in the fashion conscious big cities might get that impression but go to the country and you'll see more natural tones. Any innate gender difference is slight.
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