Comments on: Racist Australia? http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/06/18/racist-australia/ A view through the window... Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Peter http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/06/18/racist-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-14711 Peter Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:40:17 +0000 http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/?p=1474#comment-14711 The sentiment described above is indeed endemic and typical throughout Australian society. I'ved lived 12 years in Australia, and have experienced far more racism in that period of time than in 25 years in the UK where I grew up. I've been spat on, attacked by a group of thug skinheads with one of those sharpening tools used for sharpening butcher knives, an incident in which I fought like a maniac to defend myself, only to be arrested for disturbing the peace. The people who atacked me were not even arrested, their statements were treated as infallible. Just recently, I had two students make monkey noises in the clasroom at the college where I study. When I reported it to the campus director, he basically laughed it off and called me a liar. I could recount many more instances of blatant racism toward myself and others, but suffice to say that I've regretted every last moment that I have spent in this country and look forward to the day when I'm finally able to repatriate back to Africa. The sentiment described above is indeed endemic and typical throughout Australian society. I’ved lived 12 years in Australia, and have experienced far more racism in that period of time than in 25 years in the UK where I grew up. I’ve been spat on, attacked by a group of thug skinheads with one of those sharpening tools used for sharpening butcher knives, an incident in which I fought like a maniac to defend myself, only to be arrested for disturbing the peace. The people who atacked me were not even arrested, their statements were treated as infallible. Just recently, I had two students make monkey noises in the clasroom at the college where I study. When I reported it to the campus director, he basically laughed it off and called me a liar. I could recount many more instances of blatant racism toward myself and others, but suffice to say that I’ve regretted every last moment that I have spent in this country and look forward to the day when I’m finally able to repatriate back to Africa.

]]> By: Matt http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/06/18/racist-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-14532 Matt Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:17:28 +0000 http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/?p=1474#comment-14532 Not that I have had too much experience with racism shown by some Australians but I thought I would share a drunken moment I had in Bali with a ozzie guy that I must say shocked me to the core. Having seen this guy and a few of his friends around the hotel bar I was frequenting for about 3/4 days, we got chatting and after a few hours moved onto the general issue of racism and it's indemic nature in Australian society. When he suddenly got quite aggressive, stood up threw his drink accross the table and stated that never in his life had he been accused of racism (not that we had in any way) and that as a 'young' Australian (he was about 25) he was offended to be generalised as such. The group (in an attempt to calm him down) apologised and quickly changed the subject. About 15 minutes later and for no apparent reason, he started the racism subject up again and began slagging off the "Abo's" as he referred to them as the "lazy, drunk, uneducated drain on Australian society" and said they "should have shipped them off to Maralinga in 63..!!!!". Now bearing in mind this happened in the mid 90's, one can only hope this type of view is not indemic within Australian society, it's worth considering however that people of this guys age are actually the 'parents' to which you refer. Not that I have had too much experience with racism shown by some Australians but I thought I would share a drunken moment I had in Bali with a ozzie guy that I must say shocked me to the core.

Having seen this guy and a few of his friends around the hotel bar I was frequenting for about 3/4 days, we got chatting and after a few hours moved onto the general issue of racism and it’s indemic nature in Australian society. When he suddenly got quite aggressive, stood up threw his drink accross the table and stated that never in his life had he been accused of racism (not that we had in any way) and that as a ‘young’ Australian (he was about 25) he was offended to be generalised as such. The group (in an attempt to calm him down) apologised and quickly changed the subject. About 15 minutes later and for no apparent reason, he started the racism subject up again and began slagging off the “Abo’s” as he referred to them as the “lazy, drunk, uneducated drain on Australian society” and said they “should have shipped them off to Maralinga in 63..!!!!”.

Now bearing in mind this happened in the mid 90′s, one can only hope this type of view is not indemic within Australian society, it’s worth considering however that people of this guys age are actually the ‘parents’ to which you refer.

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