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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

But KAK wasn't simply 'changing' the topic - she was using an unrelated topic in an attempt  to criticise those suporting the original one.

 

The sutability of January 26th as our National Day and the incidence of rape and domestic violence in Aboriginal communities are two separate issues - only related insofar as  one is the indirect  result of the event celebrated in the other.

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But that still didnt make her comments rascist    ......  She spoke an uncomfortable truth which many people dont wish to hear.

No matter what date it was held on there would still be protests so why not leave it alone

The thing is, KAK used her position to have a go at the protesters, questioning 

their integrity and credibility. It seemed to me that she did this because of her

opinions and feelings towards them. Whether this amounts to racism is a matter

of opinion. But she was fully aware of what she was saying and the emotions that

are aroused every year around Australia Day. The response was totally predictable

and maybe that was her whole intention. Lets face it, some of us are going on about

a has been who ordinarily would never get a mention. Well done KAK.

my view is most aussies dont care really what day we celebrate 'australia day.

as long as we get a day off and can have a BBQ and a drink and be with mates/family.

but for a section of the population the idea of celebrating the 'invasion' of their land on a day they see as THE day they were invaded is a problem.

so just change the darn day! make it the 16th of jan or the 20th or whatever, and remove the 'we celebrate white folk arriving'

we have history books that show the 26th really isnt of true importance, but we have added carp to it.

so create a real day to celebrate what it is to be australia, the goos stuff, thats the good stuff for all.

why are we celebrating bullshyte? some of the stuff we are suposedly celebrating never happened, not on the 26th!

our PM announces a re-enactment of cooks sailing around australia!

he never did sail around australia!

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Well she has definitely put some pressure on the percentage of do-gooders that march for a fashionable cause, those that have possibly never even been to an indigenous community. I personally wish for a change of date. I do feel as you said they are related.

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I don't see the point in changing the day. What would be the point?

I can understand that the indigenous stance in seeing the 26th Jan 1788 as the begiinning of the end of their culture.

Changing the date wouldn't change that.

If it's going to be such a divisive point, it should be abolished altogether IMO.

I think if the date is changed then the nonsense might stop. The gay marriage thing was settled by giving people what they want and we no longer have to listen to the debate!

KAK has had her day in the sun, she is just trying to make a comeback and she has to do it with controversy, with ratings!

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@azureline** wrote:

KAK has had her day in the sun, she is just trying to make a comeback and she has to do it with controversy, with ratings!

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ok well we've all had our day in the sun.

Time to hand over to the powers that want to turn off our sun, I guess.

Enjoy!