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06-04-2014, 11:50 AM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Teng Xiao ping : It doesn't matter the cat is black or white, as long it catches mice. But he did not say Chinese white cats and Chinese black cats that eat Chinese food and in China only?
It is being harassed on public transport, constantly being asked, ''Where are you from?'' when you've lived here most of your life, not getting a job interview because of your Middle Eastern-sounding name, or missing out on a rental property because of your skin colour.
This is how racism looks in Australia today - and it is becoming increasingly prevalent.
The latest Mapping Social Cohesion survey by the Scanlon Foundation found 19 per cent of Australians were discriminated against because of their skin colour, ethnic origin or religious beliefs last year - up from 12 per cent in 2012. It was the highest level since the survey began in 2007.
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"Being Jewish is a big part of my life, and I am proud of it": Rabbi Dovid Slavin. Photo: Anthony Johnson
Experts attribute the rise in everyday racism to economic uncertainty, events like the surge in asylum seeker boat arrivals and the current political leadership that wants to weaken parts of the Racial Discrimination Act.
The government has sought to water down the act after conservative commentator Andrew Bolt was found to have broken the law in an article about ''fair-skinned Aboriginals''.
When Attorney-General George Brandis defended the proposed changes by declaring in Parliament that ''people do have a right to be a bigot, you know'' he gave the 30 per cent of Australians who feel uncomfortable with cultural diversity tacit approval to air their prejudices. His powerful assertion cut through the legalistic debate about scrapping section 18C of the act, which makes it illegal to offend or intimidate someone because of their race, colour, or national or ethnic origin.
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Says Sikhs are still suffering discrimination in some workplaces: Bawa Singh Jagdev. Photo: Britta Campion
''Those off-the-cuff comments are more damaging than changing the legislation,'' says Monash University professor Andrew Markus, who tracks changing attitudes to immigrants and asylum seekers. ''The minutiae of the legislation is for the courts but the way the issues are discussed in public can be of immense significance.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/racis...#ixzz2y4RV34iA (http://www.smh.com.au/national/racism-on-the-rise-in-australia-migrants-report-cultural-shift-20140405-365a5.html#ixzz2y4RV34iA)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?178852-Ratering-cist-in-Oz-still-think-of-coming&goto=newpost).
Teng Xiao ping : It doesn't matter the cat is black or white, as long it catches mice. But he did not say Chinese white cats and Chinese black cats that eat Chinese food and in China only?
It is being harassed on public transport, constantly being asked, ''Where are you from?'' when you've lived here most of your life, not getting a job interview because of your Middle Eastern-sounding name, or missing out on a rental property because of your skin colour.
This is how racism looks in Australia today - and it is becoming increasingly prevalent.
The latest Mapping Social Cohesion survey by the Scanlon Foundation found 19 per cent of Australians were discriminated against because of their skin colour, ethnic origin or religious beliefs last year - up from 12 per cent in 2012. It was the highest level since the survey began in 2007.
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"Being Jewish is a big part of my life, and I am proud of it": Rabbi Dovid Slavin. Photo: Anthony Johnson
Experts attribute the rise in everyday racism to economic uncertainty, events like the surge in asylum seeker boat arrivals and the current political leadership that wants to weaken parts of the Racial Discrimination Act.
The government has sought to water down the act after conservative commentator Andrew Bolt was found to have broken the law in an article about ''fair-skinned Aboriginals''.
When Attorney-General George Brandis defended the proposed changes by declaring in Parliament that ''people do have a right to be a bigot, you know'' he gave the 30 per cent of Australians who feel uncomfortable with cultural diversity tacit approval to air their prejudices. His powerful assertion cut through the legalistic debate about scrapping section 18C of the act, which makes it illegal to offend or intimidate someone because of their race, colour, or national or ethnic origin.
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Says Sikhs are still suffering discrimination in some workplaces: Bawa Singh Jagdev. Photo: Britta Campion
''Those off-the-cuff comments are more damaging than changing the legislation,'' says Monash University professor Andrew Markus, who tracks changing attitudes to immigrants and asylum seekers. ''The minutiae of the legislation is for the courts but the way the issues are discussed in public can be of immense significance.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/racis...#ixzz2y4RV34iA (http://www.smh.com.au/national/racism-on-the-rise-in-australia-migrants-report-cultural-shift-20140405-365a5.html#ixzz2y4RV34iA)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?178852-Ratering-cist-in-Oz-still-think-of-coming&goto=newpost).