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.
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
I worked in a cafe as a teen and the boss would not tolerate customers being rude to the staff. If they were she would tell them that if they didnt like the service, they could go.
Whats the difference?
Depends on your perspective, I'm sure some would be offended if they presumed it was directed at them, and some would wear it because they are racist. But they saying itself is not actually racist.
Remember when there used to be tshirts saying "wogs do it better" I'm sure there were some offended by those too, I thought they were funny.
There are a lot of offensive tshirts available nowadays, just like there are bumperstickers etc. I'm pretty sure that even if they are no longer on woolies shelves, they'll still be available somewhere.
@i-need-a-martini wrote: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.
What race is it picking on?
It does not mention any specific race at all?
