People without mental illness behave like this all the time, everyday, everywhere.Doesn't excuse the behaviour but id put good money on the older woman having mental health issues.
Chinese people have been in australia since the 1800s. I don't know why anyone today would even consider them anything but part of the normal Australian make up.
I guess it depends where you live here? I take the tram and train everyday and haven't encountered any issues or seen any in recent memory as an Asian Australian in Melbourne.
You are miss informed the sentiment you are describing is not prevalent at all.this caught my eye also.
people love to go in on how muslim culture is toxic... but every one ignores the sense of superiority Jewish culture perpetuates within it's people.
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You are miss informed the sentiment you are describing is not prevalent at all.
I've met a pretty large amount of casually racist people in Australia. From my driving instructor, to my family, to primary school friends, and even some teachers. It's definitely not too uncommon to see pickups with 'Fuck off we're full' type bumper stickers. It's sad that even my dad, who was a Chilean immigrant has been caught using very aussie racial slurs just to try and 'fit in' better with his friends. It's a cultural problem.
I think that a huge contributor to race issues is the lack of diversity in advertising here. Commercial after commercial just keeps starring the stereotypical white family; usually with blond hair. It continues to make minorities look as if they're outcasts, and not accepted as actual Australians.
Here's a fascinating video and an article on the topic
Hey guys it's ok that we're racists because we're not as racist as those guys. Huh
there is insurmountable evidence that agrees with what I'm saying... their very own religious doctrine proves my point.
Thanks for the Insight link, haven't seen that before. It's quite interesting how the three Asian Australians all had similar remarks about their own race. I think this is actually quite common, even in my own social group where we perpetuate and laugh about these stereotypes ourselves and it becomes socially acceptable to do so.I think that a huge contributor to race issues is the lack of diversity in advertising here. Commercial after commercial just keeps starring the stereotypical white family; usually with blond hair. It continues to make minorities look as if they're outcasts, and not accepted as actual Australians.
Here's a fascinating video and an article on the topic
as for religious people, Judaism as any other religion allow converts, Jewish people are the "chosen people" because they picked the "right god", the right path,
now that doesn't really sound very different then any other fucking religion does it.
Horrifying but unsurprising. China's economic success is bringing out tons of haters, just look at American politics for proof of that.
Uh, about that success right now...
This woman's apparently been all around Sydney spitting at people. Fucking gross. It's not clear if she only targets Asians or others as well but there's been numerous complains and she's now been charged.What the fuck. In fucking Willoughby? You'd think the bloody North Shore - ah, wait, Lib central North Shore. Right.
Pretty hilarious. You can hang around Sydney CBD and if you zone out the english billboards you'll feel like you're in Singpore or something.
ABC and SBS are definitely more diverse and particularly SBS, but it's the least watched network by far. It's slowly changing, and we have many non-caucasian talent show winners, but I feel it's still not quite there yet.
I guess it depends where you live here? I take the tram and train everyday and haven't encountered any issues or seen any in recent memory as an Asian Australian in Melbourne.
I've definitely had relatives saying that Sydney is more racist than Melbourne.
The government and the media have been slagging off the Chinese a lot lately. Mostly because the way the system is currently set up encourages foreign investment in housing and farmland and it's pricing potential homeowners etc out of the market. It's a lot easier for Australian people who are also benefiting from the perks given to investors to blame the Chinese instead of actually fixing the structural problems and losing money. In general though there seems to be this not uncommon undercurrent of dislike of "Asians" (spat out in the same way as "the blacks") here and I'm not sure where it came from.I don't have first hand knowledge of race relations in Austrailia but I do remember seeing Romper Stomper years ago. It's strange that you would go after someone who is fully integrated into Austrailian society. I know that there are tons of Koreans, Vietnamese, and Chinese so I'm confused why she is specifically targeting the Chinese.
Yep. Bus driver apparently followed protocol and called for assistance, but the other passengers should be ashamed of themselves.Public transport just seems to be a lightning rod for bigots in this country.
What a disgusting women and shame on the rest of the people on the bus not telling her to shut the fuck up.
.She posted the 90-second video to Facebook on Wednesday, writing: "So this happened to me today. Its [sic] unbelievable the amount of hate one person can spew out. She honestly needs a bullet to the head!"
I'm not gonna argue the merits of the FTA with China, but Labor and union opposition to it isn't helping. "They're gonna bring in Chinese workers to take your jobs!"The government and the media have been slagging off the Chinese a lot lately. Mostly because the way the system is currently set up encourages foreign investment in housing and farmland and it's pricing potential homeowners etc out of the market. It's a lot easier for Australian people who are also benefiting from the perks given to investors to blame the Chinese instead of actually fixing the structural problems and losing money. In general though there seems to be this not uncommon undercurrent of dislike of "Asians" (spat out in the same way as "the blacks") here and I'm not sure where it came from.
Crazy Israeli woman screams racist abuse at Chinese people = Australians are all racist.
Australia has a racism problem but a mentally ill immigrant ranting at someone is a poor example of it.
Like I said it's easier to point the finger and say "The Chinese are taking our jobs/houses" instead of admitting it's your fault for making it easier for anyone with cheap labour/money to take your jobs/houses.I'm not gonna argue the merits of the FTA with China, butLabor and union opposition to it isn't helping. "They're gonna bring in Chinese workers to take your jobs!"
And the foreign investment property debacle has concentrated solely on Chinese when most Chinese buyers on th market are hardworking Australians like the rest of us.
Hope this will never happen in Brisbane.
Seriously. People still going on about the north shore when it was a mentally ill migrant who probably doesn't even live in the area.
My missus is Chinese but this incident is such an outlier I ain't even mad.
But yeah, Aussies are all so racist etc etc
One Israeli woman reveals herself to be a bigot, and thus she represents Israelis/Jews. Wonderful.Once again, "What-about-ism" is no excuse; you can downplay Israel's shitty conduct all you want by bringing up irrelevant countries who have nothing to do with this article.
And the racist in the article singled out Jews/Israel and this apparent sense of superiority herself. I merely made the most obvious connection as to why some folks like her would do that.
Great watch, thanks for postingI've met a pretty large amount of casually racist people in Australia. From my driving instructor, to my family, to primary school friends, and even some teachers. It's definitely not too uncommon to see pickups with 'Fuck off we're full' type bumper stickers. It's sad that even my dad, who was a Chilean immigrant has been caught using very aussie racial slurs just to try and 'fit in' better with his friends. It's a cultural problem.
I think that a huge contributor to race issues is the lack of diversity in advertising here. Commercial after commercial just keeps starring the stereotypical white family; usually with blond hair. It continues to make minorities look as if they're outcasts, and not accepted as actual Australians.
Here's a fascinating video and an article on the topic
The Project has done a good job breaking that mould with an Indian (?) Australian host. But there was negativity about that to startThanks for the Insight link, haven't seen that before. It's quite interesting how the three Asian Australians all had similar remarks about their own race. I think this is actually quite common, even in my own social group where we perpetuate and laugh about these stereotypes ourselves and it becomes socially acceptable to do so.
I'd also agree about TV/media, particularly on the three commercial networks where it is very rare to see non-caucasians in hosting roles etc, apart from the news where it's usually something negative.
ABC and SBS are definitely more diverse and particularly SBS, but it's the least watched network by far. It's slowly changing, and we have many non-caucasian talent show winners, but I feel it's still not quite there yet.
For any Americans that are confused, a bus is like a subway car the travels above ground, and it's where poor people perfect their racist ranting in Australia.
Oh, so it's like a tiny mobile Florida!
After spending a few weeks un Sydney my sister was shocked at how much some australians hated Asian immigrants over there. Seems it wasn't just a bad experience.
Sydney is like a mecca of tolerance compared to some backwards parts of Australia, like Brisbane, ie hometown of racist politician Pauline Hanson. Random cars would drive by and people telling Asians to go home, and it's a common occurrence.
My sisters have been studying in Brisbane for years but I have not heard about any racist incidents in particular. My stays there have all been very pleasant too. The only racist thing, which is rather harmless really, is people being surprised that they can speak English well. They get it often enough that they now just accept the compliment as it is, and not explain that English is one of the main languages back home.