Originally Posted by sun burnt in aus

The one thing I've noticed with this dust up is that australians are spending a great deal of energy trying to explain it away. Not to the world but to themselves. It's as if they need to justify it to themselves somehow. I can't say I've heard many actually say it was wrong full stop, there's always a but. I've heard the deflections by the media to smear Harry C. and say that australia doesn't have the same racist history as the US. (WHAT! Well they're right to a point. Hell they only stopped actively hunting aboriginals a hundred years ago and only decided to classify them as human in 1967...) This isn't america so don't push your crap on us! (Hello! stopping derogatory and racist attacks is something that any civilized nation would at least attempt to acknowledge and try to put into action regardless as to where the message originated...).

To me it demonstrates one of the things that I hate about this place - they are socially and culturally retarded and proud of it.

Originally Posted by kporte

I really don't view Aussies as racist. The fact they seem quite open and unreserved can be a fault in the eyes of non-Australians
The "Paki" thing is an example. In Britain this is clearly racist, here, not.
It's all about how words are meant and this is down to interpretation. You can label anyone a racist if you try hard enough. Also, the word racism has changed in meaning over time. It is overused and hackneyed in some ways.
How POM can be construed as racist is a good example.

Originally Posted by ripvanwinkle

In general, Australians don't attempt to justify themselves when foreigners have the audacity to project their own cultural retardation onto us, we just roll our eyes and tell you pussies to *suck it up*. The fact that many Western nations tiptoe on eggshells when discussing issues regarding race and religion, and are unable to take what may be regarded as obnoxious jokes in good humour, is *their* problem, not ours. If you don't like it, then go back to your own multicultural, racially sensitive, politically correct paradise, where being censored and suppressed by the thought police is oh so more preferable than risking offending a small proportion of a micro-minority group.

Continue tiptoeing on eggshells you dumb limeys, but know that us 'backwards' Australians are laughing at you.

Originally Posted by kporte

I am interested at the usage of "limey" Never heard an Aussie use it before?

Originally Posted by ripvanwinkle

Neither have I, to be honest. But I tend to hear it on the Brit shows we get on the ABC, so meh. Same thing goes for Yankee.

Originally Posted by johnnyx0

Lot of bollox if you ask me. It wasn't meant to be rascist at all, and as usual way too many people take offence at the slightest thing.

If blackening your face for fun is rascist, then was the guy on here who went to a fancy dress party as Mr.T a few months back being rascist? I think not.

Are Morris Men who blacken their face being rascist? (Morris is the olde English word for people of Moorish decent).

Was Michael Jackson being rascist when he whitened his face?

Originally Posted by paulry

I've never quite understood that. Other countries hoist their national flag in their gardens, the kids sing their anthem at school there are bank holidays dedicated to national pride but the UK has none of that. The general public don't even celebrate the queen's birthday. The silver jubilee was a rare exception where a sense of being proudly British was everywhere, what a year that was!

Originally Posted by Wendy66

Well said Johny!

Originally Posted by ripvanwinkle

In general, Australians don't attempt to justify themselves when foreigners have the audacity to project their own cultural retardation onto us, we just roll our eyes and tell you pussies to *suck it up*. The fact that many Western nations tiptoe on eggshells when discussing issues regarding race and religion, and are unable to take what may be regarded as obnoxious jokes in good humour, is *their* problem, not ours. If you don't like it, then go back to your own multicultural, racially sensitive, politically correct paradise, where being censored and suppressed by the thought police is oh so more preferable than risking offending a small proportion of a micro-minority group.

Continue tiptoeing on eggshells you dumb limeys, but know that us 'backwards' Australians are laughing at you.

Originally Posted by ripvanwinkle

In general, Australians don't attempt to justify themselves when foreigners have the audacity to project their own cultural retardation onto us, we just roll our eyes and tell you pussies to *suck it up*. The fact that many Western nations tiptoe on eggshells when discussing issues regarding race and religion, and are unable to take what may be regarded as obnoxious jokes in good humour, is *their* problem, not ours. If you don't like it, then go back to your own multicultural, racially sensitive, politically correct paradise, where being censored and suppressed by the thought police is oh so more preferable than risking offending a small proportion of a micro-minority group.

Continue tiptoeing on eggshells you dumb limeys, but know that us 'backwards' Australians are laughing at you.

Originally Posted by paulry

Brilliant! I agree 100%

Have some k

Originally Posted by ripvanwinkle

Furthermore, what about when men dress up as women, and vice versa?

Originally Posted by paulry

Actually, make it 95% ...I don't agree with the last bit.

Originally Posted by bcworld

If it's the blacking up that's considered offensive then what about David Walliams doing 'Desiree' on Little Britain?

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