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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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So first they don't know if she's aboriginal or not but spend time laughing and looking at her. Doesn't make sense. So if she doesn't happen to be aboriginal it's no longer racist???

People can be bigoted and insensitive for various reason. Doesn't make it racism.

 

I have met people with an unusual mix wondering what nationality of mix they are. Does that make me racist? Infact I actually perceived them as unique and much more beautiful. Which is probably a form of racism. 

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I didn't notice she was indigenous until I overheard the comments in this group. But I had another look to see what they were going on about and yes, she was clearly indigenous albeit very light skinned.

 

Would they have spent half an hour of their time staring at a blond girl and debating her nationality? Or staring at an olive skinned girl and debating her nationality? No. So it is racism.

 

Wondering about someones nationality or not the same level of srcutinisation that indigenous people get. Because unfortunately it is tied into a whole raft of other stereotypes. That is what the ad is trying to highlight.

 

And I have often talked about a young indigenous girl I had working for me who copped unbelievable racism every day - from  people pointing and staring, to refusing to touch her (a bit hard when she was working a cash register and wanted to give you some change) to making overt gestures like visibly checking their change as if they were expecting her to steal some of it. 

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So she's "clearly indigenous" according to you yet the others spent half an hour debating whether she is or isn't. Indigenous with very light skin. Not "Clearly indigenous" to me. To me if would be an exotic mix to me and I'll be curious to know what, just as would for any other mix. Please look up the definition of racism. Racism to me is a matter of intention.  I'm not saying racism doesn't happen but the Ad sucks at getting that point across. 

You just have to look at the selections for jobs. If you have an Asian or Middle Eastern sounding name you're least likely to even get chosen for an interview. Having an indigenous name will give you a better shot. 

Your reference to the young indigenous girl. how do you differenciate between her discrimination because of her being a female, her persona, her race, or 100 other factors. Unless you can tell me how someone else is thinking. Wanna provide some concrete evidence instead of saying this is how she felt.  Jimmy provided a good experiment on Oprah, people have more of a victim's mentality when they have that perception already and I think the ad reinforces that. 

Victims lose all credibility when you start crying foul every single incident for every single day. 

On a bus, I would not want to sit next to a person if they're dirty, stinks or takes up too much space. If they happen to be indigenous does that make me racist?