UPDATE: I am really upset about the way Adam Goodes has been treated by AFL fans who have been booing him ever since he pointed at a 13-year-old girl who called him an "ape," at a match in 2013. He did it to educate her because she did not know that what she was saying … Continue reading Why Adam Goodes IS a magnificent Australian of the Year
Racism
Being White in Philly, Black in Sydney
It’s time to talk about racism. A few weeks ago I wrote a post about Parliament passing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act and an ABC presenter who was racially abused in front of his two-year-old daughter on a Sydney bus http://wp.me/p1Ytmx-bq The former was the good news about racism in Australia, … Continue reading Being White in Philly, Black in Sydney
Gun control: It’s all about Grace
I was going to write about racism in Australia, following alleged race riots in the Brisbane satellite city of Logan this week, but I decided to wait. Racism is a very difficult topic, and this is a complex situation. Upcoming soon, I promise. As I was mulling over alternatives for this post, Barack Obama made … Continue reading Gun control: It’s all about Grace
Fear and loathing behind the gates
I was reluctant to write about the Trayvon Martin shooting in the US because regular readers of this blog know that I have often focussed on racism in America and Australia, and I didn’t want to be accused of having an obsession. But the reaction to the decision to charge George Zimmerman (pictured left this morning), … Continue reading Fear and loathing behind the gates
This is not a racist country, but …
I’d like to thank the Coalition citizenship spokeswoman, Teresa Gambaro, for giving me a reason to write about racism this week. The issue really blew up at the end of last week when two white men were convicted of being part of a gang of youths who had stabbed a black teenager, Stephen Lawrence, to … Continue reading This is not a racist country, but …
