Are Australians thought of as being racist?

[Hmar9333]

I'm Australian, and I heard for the 1st time today that Australia is generally thought of as a racist country. Is this true?

[The Bat Outta Hell]

http://forums.toucharcade.com/member.php?u=7219

Hoogie hated Americans, and made sure people knew that. He was Australian I believe.

[Hmar9333]

http://forums.toucharcade.com/member.php?u=7219

Hoogie hated Americans, and made sure people knew that. He was Australian I believe.

Wow. That dude is racist.

[Fudgeboy]

i have nothing against them, i love their accent :D

[Random_Guy]

Wow. That dude is racist.

Wow, that is pretty racist.

[freedog]

I think the real question is, if Australians are racist am I as an American supposed to care?

[eugekava]

@Hmar9333
Where did you hear that?
I think that we are more tolerant than most! Whoever thinks that all Australians are generally racist is rasist him/her self. You can't paint the whole nation as rasist because of one or two nut jobs!
Are you talking about that "Hey Hey, Its Saturday" incident?
If you are then its a HUGE overeaction. Media loves to make sensation out of nothing.

Again, I'd like to know who thinks that we are rasist and why?

[Hmar9333]

@Hmar9333
Where did you hear that?
I think that we are more tolerant than most! Whoever thinks that all Australians are generally racist is rasist him/her self. You can't paint the whole nation as rasist because of one or two nut jobs!
Are you talking about that "Hey Hey, Its Saturday" incident?
If you are then its a HUGE overeaction. Media loves to make sensation out of nothing.

Again, I'd like to know who thinks that we are rasist and why?
Well the 'Hey Hey It's Saturday incident' comes to mind (even though it wasn't racist XD), but I've just heard from some people that Australia is regarded by a lot of outsiders as a slightly racist nation (aboriginal mistreatment, etc.)

But as I said, I'm Australian and dont believe that we are a racist nation, I just wanted some outsiders opinions.

[thegamerocks06]

The media here in India does potray Australians as racists after the recent attacks on the Indian students. But that's just the media's veiw.

[ImNoSuperMan]

I had nothing against Australians but recently there have been a lot of attacks on Indian students there making me change my perception about Australians :(
It was on my list of countries to go on a holiday. Not anymore. A few "not so smart" australians have put bad name to all of Australia.

[eugekava]

Yes, there were attacks on Indian students, mostly by drunk idiots. There are brawls sometimes where white Australians, asians, jews and others get hurt. It happens everywhere. There is no organisation that targets particular ethnic group. The attacks are not so numerous as to make Australia a dangerous country. Most attacks were against taxi drivers, at night, driving drunken people home. Quite a lot of taxi drivers are Indian. Taxi drivers of all backgrounds get attacked from time to time, but these incidents are rare. Media has a nasty habit of blowing things out of proportions. You should do yourself a favour and talk to people who have actually been to Australia. That way you'll get a better picture of what Australia is like.

[DaveMc99]

http://www.racismnoway.com.au/library/understanding/index-What.html#Heading18

"In Australia, racism is inextricably linked to the history of colonisation and migration.
Until recent years, racist policies and practices were also embedded within Australian laws and institutions."

[eugekava]

I looked at the article. While some details were correct, others were omitted.


Until recent years, racist policies and practices were also embedded within Australian laws and institutions. The most telling examples of these were the removal of Aboriginal children from their families and the denial of full citizenship rights to Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people.

Why not give dates? I can also say that untill recent years American Blacks didn't have the right to vote. Does it mean US is rasist? Australia today is different than it was in the 40s and 50s, or even 70s and 80s.

While legislation now exists to protect the rights of all citizens, there is a continuing legacy today from the effects of these racist practices.


Examples? The article was written by a person who wanted to relay an image of Australia by making suggestive and vague comments that don't give facts but push the reader unfamiliar with our culture to form a particular opinion.

Australia consists of people from different cultural, social, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Vast majority of the population are normal decent people who don't care what colour skin you have but what kind of person you are. There are idiots out there (just like everywhere else), but you can't form an opinion of the country based on the actions of a couple of people. I myself am an immigrant. I came here with my parents 17 years ago from Ukraine. I found Australians to be warm and friendly people. Europeans (west and east) can be far less tolerant, and I am speaking from experience.

Again, media often can distort the truth to gain ratings. Happens everywhere. Take everything with a grain of salt and make up your own mind.

[1337brian]

http://forums.toucharcade.com/member.php?u=7219

Hoogie hated Americans, and made sure people knew that. He was Australian I believe.

American isn't a race...:confused:

[saintsalive]

American isn't a race...:confused:

Well, it's a bunch of races basically clomped together and Americans generally think of themselves as one whole race, but with a bunch of subcategories for all the people living there. I know because I am one XD

[worldcup1100]

Well, it's a bunch of races basically clomped together and Americans generally think of themselves as one whole race, but with a bunch of subcategories for all the people living there. I know because I am one XD

No, I don't know how a white, african, and asian person living in America could call themselves the same race. Sure we share the same nationality but we are in no way the same race.

[saintsalive]

No, I don't know how a white, african, and asian person living in America could call themselves the same race. Sure we share the same nationality but we are in no way the same race.

True, but what else is someone called who hates Americans? Nationalist? Does that work?

No really, does it work? I'm clueless XD lol

[le'deuche123]

Oddly enough, it has been claimed that ANY two humans on the face of the planet are more closely related than ANY two chimpanzees. Due to genetic bottle necking we really aren't genetically very different. Just a small part of the larger human RACE.

[NomaD]

http://forums.toucharcade.com/member.php?u=7219

Hoogie hated Americans, and made sure people knew that. He was Australian I believe.

says his location is new zealand

[spamboy]

While Australians generally are probably not racist, the semi-recent attacks on Indians have cast them in an unfavorable light.

I agree with eugekava in how every country has its share of racists. When I visited India on vacation, the people there treated us kind of... rudely, to say the least. Although, it manifested in small ways, no attacks of any kind. But it was there. It's kinda strange because we share 99.98% of genetic code AFAIK.

[Sfv818]

I think Americans are more thought as racist than Australians :(

[AaronAMV]

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[weedeatinflyincougar]

I think Americans are more thought as racist than Australians :(

most of the people i know don't care about race. it's really just the media trying to get attention. i think most of the people in all of the countries aren't racist. in a way, it makes the media somewhat racist because they are basing what they say on the small portion of people in every country that is racist.

[thegamerocks06]

While Australians generally are probably not racist, the semi-recent attacks on Indians have cast them in an unfavorable light.

I agree with eugekava in how every country has its share of racists. When I visited India on vacation, the people there treated us kind of... rudely, to say the least. Although, it manifested in small ways, no attacks of any kind. But it was there. It's kinda strange because we share 99.98% of genetic code AFAIK.

Where are you from? Just wondering...:)

[Hmar9333]

Mmm, the attacks on 'taxi drivers' weren't very fun, agreed.

I have also made the observation that when a 'white' persons(s) is racist to a 'black' person(s) this is an UPROAR! But when it's the other way around no-one really cares. I think that the human race has tried to make everyone feel like everyone else is their equal (which I believe they are, by the way), but we've kind of 'overshot the mark', so to speak.

[eugekava]

I have also made the observation that when a 'white' persons(s) is racist to a 'black' person(s) this is an UPROAR! But when it's the other way around no-one really cares. I think that the human race has tried to make everyone feel like everyone else is their equal (which I believe they are, by the way), but we've kind of 'overshot the mark', so to speak.

+1 Eddie Murphy can dress like a white person, paint his face white and make fun of white people and that is considered funny. If white person does the opposite - Oh my god, what a drama! I think these days political correctness is being taken too far, to the point of being ridiculous. How ironic that the 5 performers who painted their faces black to impersonate Jackson 5 were actually Indians.

[Maeks]

I'd imagine Australia is probably just as racist as the US. In that it's there, but it doesn't define the culture, at least not anymore.

But that hoogie fella sure does provide for a good read!

[Slayer_megadeth]

Almost half of my family lives in Melbourne and Gold Coast and they told me that Australians are very nice people, except a few. Sometimes it is the Indians that provoke them, but being there they have never encountered anything which can be categorized as racist, in fact I went there on a holiday last year and I almost felt at home, there are thousands of Indian, Pakistani diaspora studying in Australia and I myself am planning to attend Victoria university.

Australia =/= Racist
America =/= Racist (at least towards non muslim Indians)