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Originally Posted by Jules76
It's funny, racism often involves people stereotyping a particular race or culture based on a minority of "bad eggs". And the irony here is that your basing your feelings that many Australians are racist based on a minority you see in day to day life. Put it this way, I think your focusing too much on a select few because your sensitive to this kind of reaction, and missing the many who walk on by seeing just another human being regardless of race/culture.
Sorry, but I just take offence to the notion that many Australians are racist. That's just simply not true.
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I simply report what I see. Comments like "why can't they talk in English when they're out in public" - that's racist. It's a very common reaction from what I see. I sometimes deliberately talk to my father in German, because I can, and because I want a private conversation. And if someone were to pull me up on the streets about it, I'd tell them to and mind their own business as well. I'm a very upfront and blunt person (mostly). People don't seem to like my brusque manner, or the fact that I'm unafraid to voice my opinion on things as *I* see them. I call their attempts to silence my opinions social bullying. And if there's one thing that I HATE - it's a bully. I was very very badly bullied throughout my entire schooling, and it's one thing that I refuse to accept now.
Dave