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Australia has a problem with racism that needs fixing

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Australians can bang on about how multicultural this country is, but that’s only if you look at the statistics, showing how diverse the population is. When it comes to actually accepting different cultures, foreigners and non-whites it’s a complete different story. In the video above depicts the issue Australia has with racism, that it seems to be more publicly acceptable than in any other country – at least from what I have experienced.

This is the first country I’ve lived in that I’ve observed racist attitudes on TV and in public with very little objection or consequence. It is also the first country I’ve lived in where I’ve been told to go back to my own country, and that because I’m a foreigner I don’t have the right to have any opinions about Australia or its politics.

Luckily the more sensible, and true blue Aussies, are starting to get sick of this shit, voicing their disgust about this disgusting racism and xenophobia all non-white or non-Australians experience at least once in their lifetime in this country.

Not to mention, I’m sick and tired of having to explain to friends abroad that not everyone in Australia is a racist. That actually most Australians are awesome and friendly.

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Loathing fear

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I admit it, I’m a shameless fan of Hunter S. Thompson; the human, the writer, the author and the gonzo journalist. So shameless I also acquired a “doctorate” from ULC for the sake of doing what he did to understand his writing style better.

Sometimes you must go beyond the works of a writer to understand why and how he or she wrote in that way. Mimic their way of behaving to fully understand their writing process.

Just for fun I used ‘Odium & Trepidation’ in some of my older blog posts. Those of you who either have a good command of English or a thesaurus at hand, will understand it’s a hat-tip to the most famous title used by Hunter S. Thompson.

Fear & Loathing…

If you are not able to use a cultural reference without making it obvious it’s – don’t do it.

And please, it must also be relevant to what you have written – or else it will just look pathetic.