If They Were South African
May 20, 2011 by Hastings Moeng
Whenever I look at some African Americans, I find myself unwillingly slotting them within one of our 11 cultures because their tendencies fit so well with our everyday stereotypes. With this said, if certain Hollywood stars were South African and based on the similarity between their characteristics and our cultural stereotypes… what culture would they be and why? Ok here’s my brief list:
Please note that this is strictly aimed for people with a sense of humour and to, in no way, perpetuate stereotypes or reflect my personal opinions. If anything this is a reflection of all the stereotypes that we, South Africans, subject each other to everyday.
Ok, with the public service announcement out of the way. Let’s do this!
Jennifer Hudson: She’d be Zulu. And not just Zulu from ekasi or the burbs. She’d be one of those rural stubborn ones who pronounce All-Stars as Oilistas. She also looks the part.

Diddy: He’d be Zulu. His love tree… or web if you will, tells all the tales.

Ray J: He’d be Tsonga or Venda (No Homo).Kim Kardashian knows.

Alicia Keys: She’d be Xhosa… Mashonda knows. You know what they say about Xhosa honies and how they can take any man they want from anyone any time!!

Beyonce and J.Lo: Either Xhosa or South Sotho… their booties are all the evidence needed.

Kelly Rowland: She has Pedi tendencies and her hotness is underrated like that of many Pedi girls I know. Perhaps its coz she doesn’t necessarily put a lot of effort sometimes just like most Pedi Chicks.

Ok FAM…I only did to leave enough room for yoll to add coz I know you always have a lot to say. Looking forwards to your “shocking” additions
By Hastings Moeng
Twitter: @SirHastingz


Curvy on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:39 am
1st!
lwandie on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:40 am
Hehee had a good kwaaaa Hastings and you’re spot on within the typical cultural stereotypes.
Jen Hudson’s tongue is stubborn to her american dialect so ya without a doubt she would be the country zulu….playing Winnie is the first step towards her homeland I guess.
MyNameIsVee on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:51 am
Lady GaGa mos def she will b a zulu freak
Zikhona_M on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:52 am
Tltltltltl! Totally agree with you on Rayjay being Tsonga or venda the dude is ‘blessed’
lebza4sh0 on Fri, 20th May 2011 1:19 am
LOL!
Bee on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:01 am
Argh man this list is so short just when i was starting to lough. Enjoyed this post but siRojiwe shem. Lol
Any way Nickie minaj would be Xhosa or Swati chick becouse of her beauty& booty. Kerry Washington would definately be those darked complexion colourd gals frm who pretend not to hear even one xhosa word. Queen latifah would be those bully Xhosas that take no shit from a man in fact they beat the hell outta em. Denzel washington, Tyler perry& LL cool J would be your typical hot Xhosa guys who think they can get any chick. Last but not least Mike tyson would be your Zulu taxi driver with 3wives back in Enkandla. And Lil wayne would be a Zulu boy from zola that sings kwaito. Whoopi Goldberg woud definately be a Tsonga or Makhadzi frm Venda.
Bee on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:07 am
….Coloured gals from Capetown(missed word)
ma-Khumalo on Fri, 20th May 2011 5:18 am
Wagafa Pedi woman are hot naturally we don’t need to put any effort….. And uJeniffer looks like a Venda hobbo….
PinkBerry on Fri, 20th May 2011 6:00 am
Lol @ bee’s comment.. Esp lil wayne le mike tyerson..
Nthoentle on Fri, 20th May 2011 6:08 am
Kwaaaa @Kelly being Pedi. U r right about Pedi girls, beautiful!!
akhona on Fri, 20th May 2011 7:10 am
LMAO! Couldn’t you find a better pic of Jennifer Hudson??? Clearly make-up does wonders *claps once*
boitsss on Fri, 20th May 2011 7:16 am
Ray j would definitely be tsonga or venda the brother is too gifted lol nd yes I agree pedi women r beautiful (“,). DMX would probably be a zulu guy from Soweto(Zola to be more specific) nd he’d be a kwaito star. Which culture do yal think Morris chestnus/Taye diggs would fall under?
boitsss on Fri, 20th May 2011 7:33 am
Jenifer hudson would definitely b best friends with Thembisile from Adilah… They both have that rural thing nd the powerful voices
TC on Fri, 20th May 2011 7:35 am
Is that it?????? Hawu bantu….ok. Clearly you don’t like Jennifer Hudson such an ugly picture! I thought everyone on the list wouldn’t have make-up. Hayi this is not fair! I’m complaining for jen! Lol. The article was good but would’ve been better if there was more;) Happy Friday!
dejane on Fri, 20th May 2011 7:36 am
lol at Jennifer’s picture. tjo u mbashe!!! Rick Ross would pass a zulu, maybe a taxi driver. Oprah would be zulu.
Miss Thang on Fri, 20th May 2011 7:38 am
Lmao…… SirHastings are you doing the Y Academy?
dejane on Fri, 20th May 2011 7:40 am
J.Hudson be pushing that rural swagg in this pic.
lwandie on Fri, 20th May 2011 7:45 am
Heheee @ Bee kwaa @ lil Wayne,my thoughts exactly,infact he would be in icrew zabo Brickz etc.
Pharell would be Ishmael’s brother and their father would be Eminem, they all have this ageless youthful thing going on.
Jill Scott definitely a hot Southern Sotho or Xhosa mama.
Obama would be Xhosa, Mandela’s distant relation to be precise.
Bow-Wow would be Speedy’s lil brother.
kazisongo on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:01 am
I think T-Pain would be Penny Penny
sweetness on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:09 am
kwaa at all your comments… it looks like Zulu is dominating here…
Eminem looks like those naughty boere young boys…
lejazz on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:16 am
Kwaaa @ Jennifer Hudson being a Venda hobo and Whoopi Goldberg being Makhadzi from Venda….But why is Jen’s pic so ugly?? I was expecting all to be ugly or without make up….
Akon will be a Venda guy from deep rural villages rapping in Tshivenda…….
Mmaditaba on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:18 am
Is that it??? Hahahahaha ai noh its incomplete Hastings. Lmao, spot on about all of them
kwaaaaaaaahahahahaha @ ama comments <0nly 0n Jc Zulu taxi driver enamasimba kabi.
Obama> umXhosa ke loyo ,ayijiki
Tasha Smith> Girl Pleazzzze; you’re Shangane/Tshonga(your lips sell u owt)
Nicki Minaj > You my plastic surgeory friend are Swati
*thinks of more as i lol at Kazisongo’s comment*
Mmaditaba on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:21 am
Rick Ross > Zulu taxi driver enamasimba kabi
Mmaditaba on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:36 am
Kanye West> SAfricn version of KK ; MuVenda
Rhitard> With that forehead and drain leakage attitude, being zulu would sit you just fine.
Musiq Soulchild>I’m sorry but Xhosa takes the trophy when it cumz to beauty and handsomeness.
Sean Kingston> That phat Tshonga boy
Seal> Such blackness you can only find deep le e Bushbuckridge, lakukh0na those rural Tshongas
Lela on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:39 am
I agree about Ray J, and B and JLo being Xhosa. I also agree about Alicia shem we sure know how to snatch and keep ‘em.
Tweety_loops on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:47 am
We have so many cultures… Why does every second person have to be Zulu or Xhosa… Dats all *carries on reading*
Leungo on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:48 am
Beyonce and JLo South Sotho? You guys are mad. With booty like that those girls could be Tswana. I know that cos I am one. We have booty for days lol!!! Even Motso says it is his song “Ngwanyana wa Motswana”.
He says: “Di curve di thuba skirt”, basically he is talking about how saw the skirt of a Motswana woman bursting at the seams because of her curves, he he he, tjoooo!!
I love that song so much.
Zinomsa on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:49 am
Eve, would defntly b zulu, aweso Zola nogal. Her bff would be Mshoza, de old 1 we use to luv,b4 colng herlf Miss J, de runaway drag queen frm Tyra Bank’s America’s next top model!
dejane on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:53 am
Chris Brezzy would be that coloured boy from eldo’s or Reiger Park. Dzy ken mos. He’d be that charmer boy that would always participate in talent shows hosted by the school. A performer abo boys 2 men, kci-n-jojo. A shapa ka freeze or ke lambada those gel like hairstyles that flatten the hair.
cebsyy on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:54 am
death by @mmatidaba comment lol and DRAKE wud definately be Sotho with that hotness of his,KEISHA COLE will be a sotho chick with dat looks of hers angaqondakali,R.KELLY obvious zulu man hu has 3 children outta wed-lock yet he has 4 wives,OPRAH WINFREY Avenda hu was able 2 make it in JHB,AND wagezwa imali And chris brown -the international version of SIZWE DLOMO……….dankie
Mapakisha on Fri, 20th May 2011 8:57 am
Queen B, ke mosotho fah sho, o pakile maan ngwanole tjo!
Wena Mmaditaba, Rick Ross looks like dem taxi drivers ba irang u-turn ko freeway cos ho shota 50c ko cheleteng ya hae. I got mad love for him tho – lol!
Drake looks like cheese boy ya mosotho as well, ba di model c ba..
boitsss on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:05 am
@tweety that’s bcoz 41% of south africans r either Zulu/xhosa. Death by KC n jojo lmao! I can just c them ko kasi kadi lalas. I agree with yal eve would definitely be from Zola. I don’t think chris brown would be from eldos, he would prob b from the burbs nd b dancing for the repertoires.
R kelly would be Zolas best friend(kids everywhere n baby mama drama)
siya on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:05 am
Drake would be cheese boy wa mo tswana, Oprah(without makeup and moola) a ZULU makoti, laba basemakhaya futhi. Trya would be Xhosa yena no Babalo would be bff`s Rick Ross definitely a Zulu taxi driver osonta kaShembe (with that beard)
TheSushiQueen on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:07 am
Geez, what’s with the apologies and disclaimers for the things written here? ITS A BLOG FOR HEAVENS SAKE!! Everything here is a freaking opinion so why apologise CONTINOUSLY to the readers for sharing your opinion? Hau! If its not apologies and disclaimers on every article, its censorship and deleting of comments.. haai.. I enjoy Just Curious but really credibility is on the line here…
boitsss on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:11 am
Kwaaaaaaakwaaaaakwwaaaa yoh Siya wang pulaya lmao! I can just see Rick Ross going to church lmao!
OsamaLady on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:13 am
Kim Kardashian would be those coloured girls we love to hate! She’s too bloody hot. #NoHomo, okay just maybe
Adele would be those cultured tswana women who take crap from everybody.
Morris chestnut would be Sgonondo from Zone 14, whatever culture he is.
Angelina Jolie would be pedi! down right smart, and very sexy, effortlessly, like most pedi chicks.
Heidi Klum would be a tswana girl who studied at UJ, whom struck it lucky by meeting the right men. lol
Donatella Versace would be an aging sotho woman, so dry and thin (frail)!
Justin Beiber would be a little Zulu boy who is part of the Afrotainment pack
Bongani on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:20 am
50cent = swati = because of the gap and swag
Oprah = Giyan Shangaan = damn that woman is butt ugly
Trey songs = township sotho = charmer swag
Naomi campbell = tzaneen Shangaan = black, tall and beauiful
Lil Wayne = umxhosa wase Gugulethu = he is just messed up
shortT on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:22 am
“Whoopi Goldberg woud definately be a Tsonga or Makhadzi frm Venda.” #Deathby…. spot on @Bee
Peachy on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:27 am
Ooh b ut was starting to enjoy this article maan, too short!
@Bee ubambe yona, Kerry Washington being some kinda Elana Afrika.
Kim KArdashian will probably be one of those students from UKZN abathanda izinto nje.
#deathby LIl’ Wayne being a gugs xhosa, yhini madoda…well y’all do see Luclay’s behaviour on BBA!
Keisha Cole rural zulu trying to act cool complete with gold tooth! Where did y’all see RayJ’s package??#innocentlyasking *clears throat*
boitsss on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:40 am
@Peachy on Youtube hey Ray j otsweri I tell u.
siya on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:41 am
HAHAHAHAHAH! @boitsss with the white Robe and a Cane on his hand, i can just see him!!
dejane on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:42 am
P.diddy looks like Nimrod Nkosi a bit
lekgobo on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:56 am
Vivica a fox would be xhosa like kuli roberts.puff daddy would be like djtira. chris brown would be one of the jozi boys da les.
KewlGal on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:57 am
Kwaaaaaa deathby this ——–> “I think T-Pain would be Penny Penny”
@Kazisongo what ya doin to me… *picturing penny penny* lmao!! feck..
lebza4sh0 on Fri, 20th May 2011 9:58 am
LOL! Kwaaaaaaaa the comments are hilarious
siya on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:01 am
Missy Elliot would be those loud Zulu chix who would beat the crap outa you just for looking at them funny. i know, i grew up with them
Peachy on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:06 am
….*runs to youtube*
boitsss on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:10 am
@Peachy lmao! Search for “Ray j kim kardashian sex tape”… Not that I’ve seen it(“,)
Mapakisha on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:13 am
Y mara ke sna youtube?? ke batla ho bonela Ray – J lenna, eish!
OsamaLady on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:15 am
guys relax, you won’t find it(Ray-J & KimK) on youtube. those tapes have long been retracted. you’ll find them hidden in sites you can’t even imagine.
ayanda9 on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:22 am
U guys have made things so simple thanks,I don’t have to think abt it anymore!
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lekgobo on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:29 am
Link please and oh! and nonclair would be like nonhle thema justin bieber ke lekgowa aka snortkop tall as mo ke steve erkel and michael jackson is somgagaga l oprah is noleen flavour flav is kenny kunene with his doubleup watches.
Leungo on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:38 am
Keysha Cole: Definitely a loud and rough Durban Coloured with gold teeth and gold stars.
Rick Ross: A very scary looking Zulu taxi drive with a very bad attitude. The one who has the tendency to play Maskandi at full blast in his taxi and when you shout that you are alighting he can’t hear you promting the rest of the passengers to shout with you. When he finally hears over the music, he bellows out in in his rural Nkandla accent, scolding you for speaking softly.
Chris Brown and Drake: Tswana men who always have girls around them.
Trey Songz: Cute Xhosa man, think the Sun Goddess guy and Sliq Angel.
India.Arie: a humble and respectful Venda woman.
Peachy on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:48 am
@leungo…India Arie ja neh, Chief of Thate’s wife!lol!
OsamaLady on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:51 am
oh and yeah, pass this memo onto Kenny Kunene please: instead of trying to be like Maradonna,and wearing two watches! NEWS FLASH: there are watches out there with upto 8 different time zones (ALL IN ONE) try the latest rolex. and besides, last I checked JHB, EC, WC had the same time zone in any case darling!
OsamaLady on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:55 am
Rihanna – coloured girl mos def, or a young tswana chick who’s got it all in the right places, not too little, not too much. just perfect.
Whoopi Goldberg, a xhosa girl. the rural ones with dread locks and black lips, with large features on her face.
solange Knowles, for her slim frame, she’d be pedi or sotho.
Boris Kudjoe/Will Smith would be our Kazier Motaung Jnr SEXY TIME
Katt williams would be lulo Cafe, so short and stubby
OsamaLady on Fri, 20th May 2011 10:56 am
maybe not stubby
boitsss on Fri, 20th May 2011 11:21 am
Talking about kaizer, I saw him with his pregnant wife last week wooooo that guy is hot
cleve2 on Fri, 20th May 2011 11:36 am
hhayi Beyonce ngiyala as umxhosa. She doesn’t take people’s men. She is humble , respectful and to me she will fit into the Swati stereotype!
Nalizo on Fri, 20th May 2011 11:38 am
Beyonce – Zulu kasi swag (nice booty and 2 cents figure)
Keri Hilson – Xhosa (beautiful and too confident)
J Hudson – Zulu rural swag
Rihanna – definitely coloured…no need to explain this one
Kelly Rowland – Pedi I agree (beautiful and humble)
Lauryn Hill – Zulu (no further comments)
Brandy – Tswana (thin ones from Bots,I know we said SA but WTH)
Monica – Zulu (tsotsikazi ozenza holy)
Aliyah – Swati (Too beautiful)
Alicia – Xhosa (for obvious reasons and booty)
Jill Scott – definitely Xhosa
Angie Stone – Tsonga
India Arie – Venda
Seelena Johnson – Zulu (thinks ndoda is everything)
Fantasia – Tsonga
blunt on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:13 pm
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Tpain Penny penny
Wild Island on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:17 pm
hhaaaaaaaaa eish…LOL @ THE PLEASE NOTE…NOTES THAT everyone seems to incl kuma articles wabo incase kunyiwa..
*scrolls up to read*…hai stru
blunt on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:22 pm
Sonia booth wud b Victoria beckham…skrap that, Alek Wek more like it. DMX wud b mandoza. Kerry hilson and her pretty girl rok wud b Ms Tiya tiba ti muhle,Amanda du pont. Foxy Brown wud b Tina. Little Kim wud b Kelly Khumulo, “Let me c ur vaginas in the air”. Chris brown wud b Lulo cafe nyana.
Mapakisha on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:25 pm
Anthony Hamilton would be the scruffy xhosa type ba blomang ko mellville, u know like Malik, Sliqangel en dem.. Tjo T-Payne bathong..
Wild Island on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:28 pm
lol at Jennifer’s picture. tjo u mbashe!!! hhaaaaaaaa i cant just picture u usho kanje dejane lol
amen basotho woman amen:)
blunt on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:31 pm
India arie wud b zizo beda, seal wud b zola,
blunt on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:33 pm
David Beckham def Kaizer Juniour
Mapakisha on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:42 pm
Victoria Becks = Xamagwini..
Mzezo on Fri, 20th May 2011 12:59 pm
Hahahha lol @ Penny Penny
posh on Fri, 20th May 2011 1:04 pm
Victoria Becks= Lerato Mbele…the new breed, Zulu/xhosa but don’t dislay typical Zulu/ Xhosa traits due to ‘bourgeousie’ upbringing
miss kr on Fri, 20th May 2011 1:27 pm
lol @ tsotsikazi ozenza holy –
monica
blunt on Fri, 20th May 2011 1:56 pm
Lady gaga- camagwini
posh on Fri, 20th May 2011 2:07 pm
offtopic
Somizi’s Top Shayela episode, has it played already…I’ve just had a good laugh watching the one posted here on JC
Bee on Fri, 20th May 2011 2:13 pm
Madonna would be a white Xhosa speaking singer and the friend of Mam’Brenda of course.
Macy Grey would definately be a HAS BEEN Tswana chick and V-mash’s best friend they both dirty.
Ciara would be a B-GAL dancer and Chommie’s cousin becouse of their similarities: bad music but good dancing.
Aaliya would have been a Xhosa chick and friends with Lebo Mathosa.They’d both make great music and have killa dance skills.
Nalizo on Fri, 20th May 2011 2:50 pm
I think Ciara would be Xhosa (think Thina ka Prosper)
Nalizo on Fri, 20th May 2011 2:51 pm
Whitney would definitely be Xhosa – Think Brenda Fassie
lazyswag on Fri, 20th May 2011 2:53 pm
Beyonce would be a Zulu sangoma,that girl can toss her weave…imagine her with dreadlocks….”VUMANI MAKHOSI!”
Vesa on Fri, 20th May 2011 2:56 pm
@posh…yes, it was on this past Wednesday
Sweet soul on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:00 pm
For me Chris Brown would be a Coloured from Eldos and Khoutney Kardashian would be an indian from Durban*hides*
soul sista on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:05 pm
mamamia on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:09 pm
hahaha entertaining piece.
Oprah would definitely be Tsonga, ugly but intelligent
Kerri Hilson would be Tswana
Alicia definitely Xhosa no doubt – looks and tendencies
Jennifer Hudson, most of you are right, something rural about his girl, imagine with a doek carrying a bucket of water, she fits right in.
Whoopi would be shangaan and or venda
Nicki mos def Tswana hot chick
Breezy those hot boys from Mahikeng.
Beyonce would be swati.
Kim Kardashian would be those exotic mixed type, something like indian mother coloured father.
Morris chestun a hot tsonga man (yummy)
Bee on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:15 pm
Ok on the flip folks. Have a great weekend, don’t do sumthing I woudnt do. halla
Bee on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:20 pm
Breaking news: Lotus have been disqualified in the BBH for slapping Luclay. She is leaving the house tjo.
soul sista on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:22 pm
OFF TOPIC: BBA airheads, Lotus has just been disqualified, she’s now packing her bags
blunt on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:35 pm
Bamulayile I didn’t like her
kazisongo on Fri, 20th May 2011 3:39 pm
Why did she klap him now? Hhayi the Tails house is full of vandals!
Sweet soul on Fri, 20th May 2011 4:14 pm
what did Lotus do?
Bootylicious on Fri, 20th May 2011 4:19 pm
Lol you guys are killing me, I think Beyonce and Nicki minaj would be tswana or xhosa ba pakile batho ba and rena batswana re pakile
Wag on Fri, 20th May 2011 5:38 pm
@ Lazyswag, “Beyonce would be a Zulu sangoma,that girl can toss her weave…imagine her with dreadlocks….”VUMANI MAKHOSI!””
kwakwekwikwokwuuuuu hahahahaha *dead*
KARABOBAYBAY on Sun, 22nd May 2011 5:15 pm
KELLY ROWLAND -SWEET SWATI CHICK
BEYONCE- MOTSWANA WA KO JOZI
KIM KARDASHIAN – COLOURED CHICK WHO THINKS SHE IS WHITE
BRANDY – MOSHANGANE
TONI BRAXTON – ZULU PRINCESS
TREY SONGS – HEARTBREAKER YAKO KASI FOR SURE – ZULU OR SOTHO
TEYLER PERRY – MOSOTHO BEE
CHRIS BROWN – COLOURED BOY YA WOMEN ABUSER
OPRAH – RAKGADI WA MO SOTHO KO SOWETO
z star on Mon, 23rd May 2011 12:13 am
Now snoopy would a coloured from the cape flats always high on some drug, Dr dre wud be a typical zuluman working in the mines with that afro lol, chrisbrown would be one of them xhosa man or boys confused wearing skinny jeans and showing dirty and under and who think they are hot, solange woud be a xhosa girl from the deep rural area and think she’s hot when she gets to the big city, kim k would be a zulu chick those curves, angelina jolie wud be xhosa man eater and those huge lips, kwaAaaaaaaaaaAaaahahaha
MrsKennyKunene on Mon, 23rd May 2011 4:02 pm
As we all know gore Tswana women are beautiful,calm and so respectful to their men and just love spending the man’s money BEYONCE takes it and she’ll probably be Bonang’s BFF(that 1 person u really have to click with),and becoz siyazi ukuba xhosa’s are taught ubufebe from ekhaya(think of that Intsika woman sending her daughter to gosha land) uAlicia takes this one hai no this must come from home! as for Bopedi bogading ba ka bathong aowa Kelly is perfect since they really dont put a lot of effort,Breezy will be a hot Tswana boy that grew up with coloureds…