Maybe this is just because I've lived in Australia all my life, but the racism here can be pretty disgusting. A lot of it comes down to Australian "humor" - apparently you can say ANYTHING offensive, as long as you back it up with "don't take it seriously! It was just a joke!" which is an attitude that seriously pisses me off. Making jokes about "niggers" an "chinks", then backing it up with "don't be an idiot. I was only joking!" isn't excusable. But so many people seem to thik it's fine. >_>
Then there's the media channels that decide to pick on certain races every now and then by "scaring" the public into thinking we're being overtaken by non whites. First it was the Middle Easterners, then it was the "Asian Invasion", then it was the "Wog invasion", then it was the "Sudanese takeover", and now it's the "country being overrun by 'boat people'". Ugh the "boat people". Nope, the media doesn't call them refugees. Hell, the prime minister herself doesn't call them refugees. They're just "boat people". The pure hatred Australia has for non white refugees is repulsive. If you're white? No problem! Just get a Visa and away you go. But if you're a "boat person" from a primarily non white country? "Go back to where you came from, you filthy towel headed terrorist!" Ugh.
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Then there's the media channels that decide to pick on certain races every now and then by "scaring" the public into thinking we're being overtaken by non whites. First it was the Middle Easterners, then it was the "Asian Invasion", then it was the "Wog invasion", then it was the "Sudanese takeover", and now it's the "country being overrun by 'boat people'".
Ugh the "boat people". Nope, the media doesn't call them refugees. Hell, the prime minister herself doesn't call them refugees. They're just "boat people". The pure hatred Australia has for non white refugees is repulsive. If you're white? No problem! Just get a Visa and away you go. But if you're a "boat person" from a primarily non white country? "Go back to where you came from, you filthy towel headed terrorist!" Ugh.