Is this singlet RACIST

[nero_bolt]

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.

[daydream**believer]

"It's not a shirt I would buy, but if given as a gift, I would have worn it and would have never made the connection between the slogan and Muslims specifically. As I said, I interpreted the shirt as being a message for anyone who didn't like Australia, not one specific sub group of our country."

My thoughts exactly. English, Chinese, Greek, French even fellow Aussies, if you dont like it here, leave.

[lightningdance]

There are many of the left on here who hate America, hate democracy and equate patriotism with somehow being a racist. 

The conveniently forget the massive losses America suffered and the huge effort they made in WW2.

Millions and millions more   Jews would  dead If it wasn't for America, we would not be a free country today, they would not be free to spout hate and racism that is the mantra  of the left.

[karliandjacko]

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@daydream**believer wrote:

"It's not a shirt I would buy, but if given as a gift, I would have worn it and would have never made the connection between the slogan and Muslims specifically. As I said, I interpreted the shirt as being a message for anyone who didn't like Australia, not one specific sub group of our country."

My thoughts exactly. English, Chinese, Greek, French even fellow Aussies, if you dont like it here, leave.

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Why should we  leave? I think we should stay and try to change what we don't like.

[k0llectable5]

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lightningdance wrote:

There are many of the left on here who hate America, hate democracy and equate patriotism with somehow being a racist. 

The conveniently forget the massive losses America suffered and the huge effort they made in WW2.

Millions and millions more   Jews would  dead If it wasn't for America, we would not be a free country today, they would not be free to spout hate and racism that is the mantra  of the left.

Just my 2 pennies...

It's great that you have such passionate views mate.  It's refreshing to see a patriotic Aussie such as yourself, infact I reckon, judging from your posts, that you are a true patriot of the whole West, it's a rare quality these days it seems.  🙂

But in defence of Az.  I think you are barking up the wrong tree with bully accusations there.  Your posts kinda indicate a very strong opinion especially on this topic and thats awesome, just dont get to affected by those that dont hold the same view as yourself.  

[azureline**]

I don't personally know anyone who doesn't like living here but I also don't know anyone who thinks that shirt is ok. I have seen that sign, accompanied by 4 letter words, on some utes, around Brisbane.

I feel sad for those car owners that they feel the need.

Thank you Secondhand 🙂

[jimmy*part4]

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@azureline** wrote:

The US imposed an oil embargo on Japan, threatening to suffocate her economy, so I am wondering why the US was surprised at the attack.

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Why wonder? You remember what happened!

But in case you forgot....

The U.S. placed an embargo on Japan by prohibiting exports of steel, scrap iron, and aviation fuel to Japan, due to Japan's takeover of northern French Indochina.      

June 1941 through the end of July 1941. Japan (The bad guys!) occupied southern Indochina. Two days later, the U.S., Britain, and the Netherlands (The good guys!) froze Japanese assets. This prevented Japan from buying oil, which would, in time, cripple its army and make its navy and air force completely useless.   

  http://www.pearlharbor.org/history-of-pearl-harbor.asp 

So, once again...always willing to make excuses for the aggressor as long as it paints the US as the bad guy.

Not to mention the mindset of Japan back then. It was a different world and they prior to this repaired their monetary problems by attacking others and enjoy the spoils of war.

As seen in this great accurate film. The good earth....It takes place in China, but at the time, in that part of the world..."Houses" (clans) would fight neighbouring clans when they ran into financial problems.

The diplomatic historian Walter LaFeber, however, although he agrees that Americans grew enamored of heroic Chinese portrayed by writers such as Buck, concluded that "these views of China did not shape U.S. policy after 1937. If they had, Americans would have been fighting in Asia long before 1941.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Earth

I've watched just about every movie from that period of time about their way of life. It was tough one too. I realize they are only movies, but they still reflect what was happening in that part of the world during that time. I have a good filter too.

[azureline**]

I was not born then, so my views are from reading about it. I don't regard movies as an accurate way to get a balanced view though, Japan doesn't make movies about it, do they?

I don't hate America, actually don't think too much on the subject, other than what I see in the media and hear from friends in the US and Canada.

The "bad guys" ? I guess the Japanese, Germans and Italians didn't consider themselves the "bad guys"

[lightningdance]

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@jimmy*part3 wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:

The US imposed an oil embargo on Japan, threatening to suffocate her economy, so I am wondering why the US was surprised at the attack.

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Why wonder? You remember what happened!

But in case you forgot....

The U.S. placed an embargo on Japan by prohibiting exports of steel, scrap iron, and aviation fuel to Japan, due to Japan's takeover of northern French Indochina.      

June 1941 through the end of July 1941. Japan (The bad guys!) occupied southern Indochina. Two days later, the U.S., Britain, and the Netherlands (The good guys!) froze Japanese assets. This prevented Japan from buying oil, which would, in time, cripple its army and make its navy and air force completely useless.   

  http://www.pearlharbor.org/history-of-pearl-harbor.asp 

So, once again...always willing to make excuses for the aggressor as long as it paints the US as the bad guy.

Not to mention the mindset of Japan back then. It was a different world and they prior to this repaired their monetary problems by attacking others and enjoy the spoils of war.

As seen in this great accurate film. The good earth....It takes place in China, but at the time, in that part of the world..."Houses" (clans) would fight neighbouring clans when they ran into financial problems.

The diplomatic historian Walter LaFeber, however, although he agrees that Americans grew enamored of heroic Chinese portrayed by writers such as Buck, concluded that "these views of China did not shape U.S. policy after 1937. If they had, Americans would have been fighting in Asia long before 1941.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Earth

I've watched just about every movie from that period of time about their way of life. It was tough one too. I realize they are only movies, but they still reflect what was happening in that part of the world during that time. I have a good filter too.

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Thanks for posting. A bit of true history is what many of the haters of the USA  is welcome and sorely needed. I wouldn't hold out too much hope that your links will be read but thanks anyway.

[nero_bolt]

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@jimmy*part3 wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:

The US imposed an oil embargo on Japan, threatening to suffocate her economy, so I am wondering why the US was surprised at the attack.

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So, once again...always willing to make excuses for the aggressor as long as it paints the US as the bad guy.

 Yep thats correct from many on here sadly jimmy,  but they hate Australia and the Australian way of life just as much so dont feel to picked on by them 🙂 

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@azureline** wrote:

The "bad guys" ? I guess the Japanese, Germans and Italians didn't consider themselves the "bad guys"

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Ask the Australians that died at the hands of the Japanese, starved, tortured and slaughtered, ask the Millions of Jews that were gassed by the Germans that question....  

But anyway your answer says it all.... 

BUT lets stay on topic and so far no one has been able to say just how this T-shirt is racist as it doesnt target any one or any nationality or any race personally

Its simply a fair statement..... IF YOU DONT LIKE IT HERE... LEAVE

Now how is that racist

[jimmy*part4]

 I don't regard movies as an accurate way to get a balanced view though,

Writers...movies...they're are both coloured by the writers perception. What I meant by, "I have a good filter". If you or I watch 20 movies about/from any country you'd be able to form a pretty accurate opinion of them. Movies or books, true or not, reflect what they are thinking. They wouldn't have read or watched otherwise. Even fiction has truth to it.

Japan doesn't make movies about it, do they?

Yes. And some great ones too. I can't remember the name of it, but my favourite was about exactly what I said in my last post. From the view point of their rich government representives, to the poor peasants just trying to survive. They were excited about the prospect of going to war and climb out of the poverty they suffering.

Millet was the meal of the day, every day...if they were lucky! The millet was processed and what was left over was for the peasants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet

 Edit: If the movie I discribed sounds familiar to anyone...please tell me. The memory of them fighting over a bowl of sticks and twigs is burned into my mind. Wish the name was, lol.