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Is this singlet RACIST

nero_bolt — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:29:23 GMT

Looks like yet another storm in a tea cup from the easily offended no sense of humour and we hate Australia mob

This Singlet and T-shirt has been available for a number of years on the web, on eBay and in many shops around the country until some super sensitive poonce from Canberra on an end of season footy trip to Cairns with his team decided to get himself all offended and post a pic etc and then the usual easily we hate Australia types all jumped on it (seems some ACT AFL players are over sensitive)

So is this RACIST or simply a singlet that’s says you are proud to be Australian and if you don’t like it here leave.

Is this yet another storm in a tea cup from the easily offended humourless types

An original Tweet by George Craig from Canberra posting a photo of the singlet with the caption “@woolworths cairns, selling racist singlets for everyday low prices! #racist” was shared by Greens MP Adam Bandt on his Facebook page.

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polksaladallie — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:37:23 GMT

It is childish.

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nero_bolt — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:41:33 GMT

The Left’s race to call us all bigots

THE self-appointed tolerance tsars of Australia are having such a hard time proving Australia is a land of bigots they are now jumping at shadows.

They see racism where most people see patriotism. They hear dog whistles that never sounded. They are obviously losing their collective minds.

Take the “racist singlet” furore whipped up by Greens MP Adam Bandt. “If you don’t love it, leave” says the caption under an Australian flag emblazoned on a blue singlet sold at Woolworths.

Nothing racist about that. It’s a call to patriotism.

It’s also a message to whingers to stop complaining and do something positive about their situation. What could be more Australian?

But to some warped people, even the flag is racist.

Like the wowsers of old, who saw prurience everywhere in their crusade to force their morality on others, the tolerance totalitarians of today see bigotry in all things which don’t accord with their own rigid worldview.

Perhaps, like all morality zealots, they are compensating for a guilty conscience.

Whatever the reason, when Canberra resident George Craig spied the innocent singlet in Cairns while on a fishing trip, he jumped to conclusions. “Woolworths Cairns, selling racist singlets for everyday low prices! #racist,” he tweeted on Sunday.

Bandt, who must have very little to do, pounced on the opportunity to parade his moral virtue. “Just seen on Twitter: Woolworths in Cairns are reportedly selling these singlets ... Divisive and ridiculous — these should be pulled immediately.”

To its eternal shame, within hours Woolworths had caved in like a cheap tent. They phoned Bandt to claim two stores had “inadvertently” stocked the offending singlet.

“It was delivered to us in error and should never been allowed on our shelves,” Woolworths said in a statement.

“The sentiment expressed on the singlet does not reflect the views of Woolworths.

“[We] believe in fostering an environment where everyone is treated with dignity, courtesy and respect.”

Everyone except people who love Australia: Woolworths has decided they’re racists. Isn’t there someone in the corporate world with the fortitude to stand up to irrational social media campaigns? Every capitulation just empowers the forces of darkness.

“Woolworths has just called to say they have pulled the singlets!” crowed Bandt. “Thanks for standing up for inclusion and acceptance.”

But it wasn’t inclusion and acceptance. It was a vicious slander against our national character. This is the favourite pastime of the politically correct Left.

It’s not a singlet causing division, but them.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/the-lefts-race-to-call-us-all-bigots/story-fni0cwl5-1227090547824

Re: Is this singlet RACIST

i-need-a-martini — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:47:45 GMT

The simple answer to whether this is racist is yes.

It has nothing to do with a footballer. If you read anything other than right winged propaganda then you would be aware that the rest of the country has been berating these tshirts and Woolworths for a week. For a big company like Woolworths to be selling it makes it even more offensive.

A 'proud to be australia' tshirt would have simply had the flag and a slogan that wasn't agressive like "I love Australia" or "proud to live in Australia". What a shame that you can't see the difference nero.

And there you go again making comments like - "..from the...we hate Australia mob.". That's offensive and ridicuculous.

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i-need-a-martini — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:52:35 GMT

There is a fine but clear line between racism and patriotism.

It is a shame that many Australians (and the Daily Telegraph) can't distinguish the difference.

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nero_bolt — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:53:19 GMT

Thank you so much you have just proved my point but then I didnt expect anything less from you 🙂

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icyfroth — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:54:45 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:
The simple answer to whether this is racist is yes.

It has nothing to do with a footballer. If you read anything other than right winged propaganda then you would be aware that the rest of the country has been berating these tshirts and Woolworths for a week. For a big company like Woolworths to be selling it makes it even more offensive.

A 'proud to be australia' tshirt would have simply had the flag and a slogan that wasn't agressive like "I love Australia" or "proud to live in Australia". What a shame that you can't see the difference nero.

And there you go again making comments like - "..from the...we hate Australia mob.". That's offensive and ridicuculous.

Really? How is it racist?

You either love Australia or you don't, no matter what race of Aussie you are.

It's called patriotism, and 90% percent of ppl polled have come out and said so.

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i-need-a-martini — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:02:47 GMT

Someone very wise once said to me that messages of patriotism are positive, enriching and are about self. Whilst messages of racism are negative, confrontational and are about someone else.

That tshirt fits right into the second category.

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muppet_detector — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:09:07 GMT

Where was the t shirt made?

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muppet_detector — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:16:49 GMT

I don't think it is a racist comment or a racist shirt.

Years ago there were t shirts - white with a red dot in the middle with what appeared to be japanese letters/characters around the red dot - but closer inspection revealed the letters were actually contorted english letters that spelled out f*** off. That was racist.

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goldenjet16 — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:23:00 GMT

I like it... I see nothing wrong with having love for your country.

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muppet_detector — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:26:44 GMT

Nor do I think it patriotic or to be saying "I'm proud to be Australian"

It's just a shirt.

It's just a garden variety, albeit blunt, comment applicable to any and all.

People will twist things and see things any way that suits their agenda - take the Nike slogan "Just Do It" for example.

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muppet_detector — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:28:55 GMT

@goldenjet16 wrote:
I like it... I see nothing wrong with having love for your country.

I would have thought that a prerequisite for whatever your country, and as the t shirt says, if you don't like the country you are in (or the pub, restaurant, hotel or suburb for that matter) - Leave - find one you do like.

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daydream**believer — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:31:07 GMT

If im at the movies and the movie is really bad...i leave

If im at a restaurant and the staff are taking ages to take my order....i leave

If im in a shop and the service is really bad.... I leave

So whats the issue with saying that if you dont like the country that you are living in, then leave?

My parents were born in the UK. In their early 20's they decided they didnt like what the UK was becomming. So guess what they did? They left.

My Grandad, at the age of 60,immigrated to Australia. Two years later he decided he didnt like it here so guess what he did. He left and went back to the UK.

6 months after that though he decided he disliked the UK even more so he left and came back to Australia

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goldenjet16 — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:32:48 GMT

If that's the way one feels about their country, I don't see the racism.

Am I missing something with you Aussies??

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punch*drunk — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:36:56 GMT

@daydream**believer wrote:

My Grandad, at the age of 60,immigrated to Australia. Two years later he decided he didnt like it here so guess what he did. He left and went back to the UK.
6 months after that though he decided he disliked the UK even more so he left and came back to Australia

lol, my best friends family did the same, came here, went back and then came back again. I guess they got a bit homesick the first time around.

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lightningdance — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:37:28 GMT

What is racist about it?? 90% of people polled thought it was fine, not racist.

Now if you want to discuss Tee shirts lets look at the F Abbott, assassinate Abbot and all the other filth the left love so much.

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lloydslights — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:38:54 GMT

I wonder if the shirts, like the Aussie flags that we wave on Australia Day, are made in a foreign country.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the past, didn't anything produced with an Australian Flag on it, have to be approved by some govt dept?

DEB

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daydream**believer — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:40:56 GMT

@punch*drunk wrote:
@daydream**believer wrote:

My Grandad, at the age of 60,immigrated to Australia. Two years later he decided he didnt like it here so guess what he did. He left and went back to the UK.
6 months after that though he decided he disliked the UK even more so he left and came back to Australia
lol, my best friends family did the same, came here, went back and then came back again. I guess they got a bit homesick the first time around.

Grandad ended up going back twice. The second time he got off the plane in London in singlet and shorts and it was snowing. He knew almost immediately he had made a mistake again going back.

After coming back to Aus again he was happy here but he did ask that after he passed, his ashes be taken back home to the UK, so they were

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lightningdance — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:41:05 GMT

@goldenjet16 wrote:
If that's the way one feels about their country, I don't see the racism.

Am I missing something with you Aussies??

Not at all, all your seeing on here is the lefts tut tut brigade, the marketplace of outrage, seeing racism in every little thing, love to depict our country as racist and play the racist card to shut down normal debate.

They are not representative of the wider Australian people.