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Did you know... that
Sandra Laing was legally declared "coloured" largely on the basis of a pencil test, despite being born of two "white" parents?
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When I saw this article associated with race, I wanted to read it. I grew up in the US, and the "pencil test" here is associated with the size of a woman's breasts. I was mightily confused at how race played into that. Just shows how whacked this whole subject can be. Yes, I realize this has nothing to do with the article content, but I just had to write it down. Thanks for reading, I know someone will wipe it some day.
Wolfram.Tungsten (
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