indian hatred thread ... again

[Pushka]

Its funny, I was watching the Olympics yesterday and saw in second place in the mogul event was a flag - I assumed it was a NZ flag because Australia doesnt have much snow. Then it turned out to be an Australian flag.

I would love a flag that anyone could tell, with a quick glance, that it was Australian and not some other county.

 

[Aaron Sice]

why not a red flag with a southern cross?

then we can show how socialist we all are - our true anti-tall poppy attitude - with something in the flag recognisable to all aussies.

 

[WinstonWolfe]

2 flag options

1.
a generic flag that bears no resemblance to anything uniquely Australian, with no use of colors that might be construed as representative of one particular skin color.
like..... just a sheet of beige, no icons, no shapes, just beige. Beige is the new beige....

rationale: ethnic groups committed to upholding their culture within Australia's borders might feel excluded by anything else.

2.
a tramp stamped kickboxing pink lycra clad gay kangaroo to highlight the progressive nature of Australian society.

 

[jaycee]

Wow, so you think that every one who flys a flag, particularly on a car, is automatically a narrowminded racist. And because of your perceptions, people should not fly flags, because it makes you nervous and fearful. I think not.

I thiink if a few of the peopel who did it with the attitude Julie suggested they do with it stopped doing it, it woudl not be an issue to people like Julie.

What do you reckon ?

 

[lizzie]

Its funny, I was watching the Olympics yesterday and saw in second place in the mogul event was a flag - I assumed it was a NZ flag because Australia doesnt have much snow. Then it turned out to be an Australian flag.

what really really annoyed me about this was straight after the event eddie maguire came on to announce that they would have a breakdown of the event to see if the result was fair or whether the aussie guy got shafted (i think eddie's term was "stabbed in the neck").

i switched the tv off at that stage.

the canadian got gold, the aussie silver - celebrate the silver, be proud, celebrate that achievement and be happy for the canadian!

 

[pennyk]

what really really annoyed me about this was straight after the event eddie maguire came on to announce that they would have a breakdown of the event to see if the result was fair or whether the aussie guy got shafted (i think eddie's term was "stabbed in the neck").

i switched the tv off at that stage.

the canadian got gold, the aussie silver - celebrate the silver, be proud, celebrate that achievement and be happy for the canadian!

That was just about the only part of the olympics I've watched so far.... actually I found the explanation (not from Eddie, from the other girl) to be really useful, so its a shame you switched off.
It very clearly explained why the Canadian should have been in first place........ basically the aussie was "neater" and had better form, but was too slow.
Pen

 

[Pushka]

what really really annoyed me about this was straight after the event eddie maguire came on to announce that they would have a breakdown of the event to see if the result was fair or whether the aussie guy got shafted (i think eddie's term was "stabbed in the neck").

i switched the tv off at that stage.

the canadian got gold, the aussie silver - celebrate the silver, be proud, celebrate that achievement and be happy for the canadian!

errgh, I refuse to listen to eddie M expert on everything. Like he knows anything about moguls! Hopefully eddie listened to the explanation given by the expert - you think he might have noticed that speed had come into it!

 

[wobbycarly]

errgh, I refuse to listen to eddie M expert on everything. Like he knows anything about moguls! Hopefully eddie listened to the explanation given by the expert - you think he might have noticed that speed had come into it!

He knows enough to know that the Aussie got ripped off! Didn't the Aussie get ripped off?

 

[our obsession]

Something that may be of interest:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_racial_frame

Sociologist Joe Feagin[1] coined the concept of the white racial frame after conducting extensive sociological research and writings on racial and ethnic oppression, exploitation, and inequality over the past several decades.

A critical aspect of the societal reality of "systemic racism"[1], the white racial frame is a generic meaning system that has long been propagated and held by most white Americans—and even, at least in part, accepted by many people of color. Among whites in particular, this framing is deeply held, broad, and encompasses many pieces of racialized knowledge and understandings that in concert shape human action and behavior in a myriad of ways that are often automatic or unconscious.

The white racial frame is more than cognitive; it is a deep racial framing that has racial images, interpretations, emotions, and action inclinations that are closely tied to racial cognitions and understandings therein

The dominant white racial frame generally has several levels of abstraction.

At the most general level, the racial frame views whites as mostly superior in culture and achievement and views people of color as generally of less social, economic, and political consequence than whites—as inferior to whites in the making and keeping of the nation.

At the next level of framing, whites view an array of social institutions as normally white-controlled and as unremarkable in the fact that whites therein are unjustly enriched and disproportionately privileged.

At the lowest level of abstraction, negative stereotypes and images of the “inferior racial others” are constructed and accepted.

This framing is so taken for granted that at no level is this white racial frame questioned or challenged by most whites. Relatively few whites ever think critically about its major contours and deep significance.

Most whites collude tacitly in an agreement not to question it. The frame includes not only negative understandings of Americans of color, but also assertively positive understandings of whites and white institutions. White superiority is regularly coupled with ideas of inferiority of people of color...so on

 

[Cherry Pro]

QUOTE=Witzl;637343].... i kept telling my friends that i strongly believed a lot of the recent murders/attacks were actually Indians vs Indians, not racists aussies vs indians. They didnt believe me.

Of course this news will NEVER reach india.
They would lose face if such news spread there..... and losing face in India is NOT an option, they are worse than the Chinese when it comes to saving face.

[/QUOTE]

Hi - back from holidays in India, I'm Indian - Australian btw and proud to be both. Believe me, the media and press in India is blowing this sky high 'another indian killed in Melbourne' screams out at you from all the TV channels / front page of the papers.

Times of India is Mumbai's premier English newspaper, check this out :

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...nsequences-of-attacks/articleshow/5534132.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...e-attacks-were-racist/articleshow/5553403.cms

These incidents will cost Australia - after all education is our third largest money spinner !

We've had people ask us if it's safe to walk on the streets, whether the children (Uni students) have been targetted ..my boys are more Aussie than Indian and we've had to dispel all their fears. But believe me , Witzl, this is getting far too much negative publicity in India.

While I know most incidents are isolated, I just wish this would stop !

 

[lizzie]

While I know most incidents are isolated, I just wish this would stop !

but - that is what i was pointing out. the solved "murders" have either been purpetrated by an indian national over here - or was self inflicted.

to then be screaming out that australia is unsafe is ridiculous.

 

[Invest]

how about the "THere are too many Asians and Indians in Melbourne" group in Facebook?

A few days ago my chinese friend just lodged a complaint to the Discrimination Office regarding that group. NOt sure if they have taken it down. There were lots of young people in that group below 25 yearss old.

In Melbourne CBD, especially around Melbourne Central there are much more Asian and Indian students. Its been a fact for many years now.

 

[virgo]

Indian bashing in Melbourne

Hiya

Went to a property group seminar last Tuesday; the latest on the ground is that Indian parents are starting to consider sending their kids to Sydney instead of Melbourne for their schooling....good for me as my latest IP is around the Indian enclave near Parramatta...

Don't take it the wrong way; i'm not trying to sound callous...


cheers

 

[Invest]

Hiya

Went to a property group seminar last Tuesday; the latest on the ground is that Indian parents are starting to consider sending their kids to Sydney instead of Melbourne for their schooling....good for me as my latest IP is around the Indian enclave near Parramatta...

Don't take it the wrong way; i'm not trying to sound callous...


cheers

Actually, since we are discussing nationalities... people who rent out their IPs or rooms to Indian students/families, are they easy to deal with as opposed to regular Aussies?

 

[virgo]

Indian tenants

Hi Invest

Dunno; never tried having Indian tenants; however do have some great Indian friends..............

I go to Harris Park at least once a month for Indian food; strange but always felt safe there.............plus the food blows you out of this food; can't go back to meat and veg after that...the kids too!

cheers

 

[Invest]

Hi Invest

Dunno; never tried having Indian tenants; however do have some great Indian friends..............

I go to Harris Park at least once a month for Indian food; strange but always felt safe there.............plus the food blows you out of this food; can't go back to meat and veg after that...the kids too!

cheers

I have some Indian and Sri Lankan friends too, but that doesn't answer my question. Your tenants are not your friends.

 

[Strannik]

aussie flag should have a yellow half on the bottom for beaches, blue on top for ocean, can of XXXX and VB in each of top corners, barbie in the center

 

[Mr. Fabulous]

aussie flag should have a yellow half on the bottom for beaches, blue on top for ocean,

You mean like this?

 

[Strannik]

yeah like ukrainian flag but with a beer and barbie

 

[sash]

I can answer this......across my properties I have had Chinese, Serbian, Indian, Lebanese, Sri Lankan, and Australian tenants.

I can categorically say that SOME Anglo Australian tenants have been the most difficult as they can be a pain in the a%6e and continually pay rent late. Having said that I have had one Iraqi tenant who got upset at my PM and burnt my unit many years ago.

Overall most of my tenants have been good.

Personally, I prefer carefully selected ethnic tenants because they pay their rent like clockwork. The don't like being blacklisted and like keeping a roof over their head.

I know the above may be offensive to some people.....but just calling it out like it is based on my experiences.

Actually, since we are discussing nationalities... people who rent out their IPs or rooms to Indian students/families, are they easy to deal with as opposed to regular Aussies?