When is Racism not racism.

[the_bob_delusion]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfpADBQZfUE

I've seen this ad a few times now. I don't think the ad gets its point across. How is it discrimination against just indigenous is a stretch? Just cause the person feel like they've been discriminated because they're indigenous doesn't make it so. You can look suspecious with your hands tucked into your sleeve regardless of your race. Plus that woman frankly just look white to me. And some women simply prefer not to sit next to man on a bus. The last guy just look mediteranian to me even though the only bit related to the indigenous is the "ab0" joke. 

I get the point they're trying to make on the ad but it just ends up mocking the indigeous for being cry babies. I don't like this ad. 

[channys_mum]

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@secondhand-wonderland wrote:

I was mortified and immediately said "I am so sorry, I didn't realise you were waiting."

Um I'm not really seeing the racism in this story.  Why didn't she just do what everyone else did and approach the counter when it was her turn?

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I don't see it either.

It was perceived. The lady assumed or in fact the lady prefered to wait until the line was gone anyway so as not to feel rushed or whatever.

I have often stood back and waited for the hoards to clear

White people of British decent are often thought racist because they object to being abused, nudged, pushed in on, not treated respectfully by a person other than white British decent, when really they are just objecting to the treatment not the race.

If they objected to a person of the same decent no-one would notice.

Can the white wavers of the indigenous flag please stop trying to impress those of indigenous decent. You are the racist ones because you see them as different and you want them to be treated differently. This in turn creates racism.

We who want equality, just want equality and don't really give a rats what race you are.

[bluecat*dancing]

[azureline**]

I want equality for those people who feel they don't have it and want it.

It's not something I have ever had to deal with myself, can't recall ever being discriminated against, in any way.

[kilroy_is_here]

Equality is an un achievable myth .
It's in man kinds nature to strive to be better than the next guy, survival of the fittest and natural selection , for what ever reason mankind will find a way to have the haves and have nots ,

[channys_mum]

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@azureline** wrote:

I want equality for those people who feel they don't have it and want it.

It's not something I have ever had to deal with myself, can't recall ever being discriminated against, in any way.

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Lucky you.

When I was first a sole parent (in the 70's) I went house hunting. I had a good job, however the only houses I was ever taken to were dumps. I would not subject my children to them.

One Monday morning after a weekend of tragic house hunting a collegue asked how the weekend went. 

Don't ask I said.

He asked if I minded if he came with me the following Saturday. Being that I was used to embarrassment (I was a sole parent in the 70's after all) I said yes.

First real estate asked if they could help as they do. My collegue stepped forward and said I am looking for a house, I have children and a dog. 

We were immediately shown a few very nice houses. One of which I lived in with my children for quite some time lol. Oh and I went out and bought the kids a dog 

[***super_nova***]

What would you think if somebody would say something like I have blue eyes and brown hair, and I am 6 generation from Queensland, and when I marry he has to also have blue eyes and brown hair and be from here, because I want my kids to be just like me and my family?

The differences between races are only very shallow, mainly cultural, which is not very relevant for locally born kids = 2nd generation.  Genetically speaking there is more variation within races than between them.  

While in this moment Muslims do have a hard time, and with what is happening in Iraq it is only going to get worse.  But the ad was about aboriginal people, not about all different nationalities that get discriminated against., and being here for some 40 000 years, yes I think they do deserve special treatment.  Not to mention that maybe ads about other nationalities being discriminated against may be coming up.

There definitely are some aboriginal people who get drunk, and are on drugs, as there are some Islanders, and plenty of ordinary white  Australians.

[channys_mum]

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
Equality is an un achievable myth .
It's in man kinds nature to strive to be better than the next guy, survival of the fittest and natural selection , for what ever reason mankind will find a way to have the haves and have nots ,

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I totally agree kilroy, however we should strive towards it in my opinion.

[azureline**]

lucky me? is it luck? that I was born into a white family?

My mother was a single mum for most of my childhood, no dad in my life until almost a teenager, Catholic girls school education....................we lived with my grandparents............. not well off financially.

I can see instances where some people think discrimination touches them but maybe it is about financial interest not discrimination.......

[love*today]

To a comment back there about white kids taught that they are better........what about the indigenous that are taught to hate white fellas?

Bob yesterday at the shops I waited in the car while the OH went into the shop. He passed a drunk indigenous guy who came up to him saying "he ur my bro...gotta smoke" no was the answer. He then turned to the next guy walking up, saw that he was Asian and told him to eff off out of his country. My OH slowed down as the guy took a few steps back but then continued to walk with the drunk guy stalking behind him with his chest out.

Even though I am not indigenous I grew up with my step father who was. Does that make my comments more valid now?

[love*today]

Oh and thank you wonder for ur support earlier this morning.
We are fighting it....a local MP is going to ensure that it is dealt with to the full extent of the law and the school has expelled the main perp.
Doesn't help that an innocent girl is left damaged....