UnSubRocky wrote on May 22^nd, 2019 at 5:15pm:


Take it up with the media outlets if it concerns you that much.  Rockhampton?  A place which produced Pauline Hanson, so obviously Indigenous people don't have a free ride, despite what you appear to believe.   Indigenous people get judged by their "race" and then by what they are doing.  I wonder if you'd like that to occur to you?   I suspect not.   

Brian Ross wrote on May 22^nd, 2019 at 11:02pm:


I think Ipswich or Toowoomba was what produced Pauline Hanson. (Lee Hanson was produced in Rockhampton). We actually do take up the issue of crime and vandalism with police. We also post to noticeboards on our facebook pages to notify people in the area to keep vigilant watch. As recently as of last month, we have seen an increase in gangs roaming the northside of town being a general nuisance and causing vandalism. A large group of 10 youths, mostly aboriginal, were the main perpetrators. So far, police are not doing anything about them, since they have not caused serious problems. But the police obviously have no "move on" powers when it comes to people of indigenous ethnicity.

I do get judged by my caucasian appearance. These gangs seem to take up my race as an issue when I am out and about on my midnight walks. The number of "white bugger" comments or about me alleged to being a "white bastard" because I do not give an aboriginal woman a smoke -- not possible as I do not smoke. Oh, and let me see if my welfare benefits get cut if I miss an appointment (without reason) or I lose my job over an unfair dismissal. Indigenous people can still be classified as disadvantaged, just because they roll up their sleeves to show off their race, not because of those that do hard work.

Jasin wrote on May 23^rd, 2019 at 9:38pm:


If black people in Africa treated white people in Africa as respectfully as the way white Australian people treat aboriginal Australians, there would not be a peep coming in protest from white people in Africa.

Hanson was a member of the Ipswich City Council.

Causing disturbances is only enough cause for the police to issue move on orders. Last night, police issued a move on order to a group of indigenous people who attacked a couple of foreign tourists near the Boathouse. The tourists had to take refuge in the toilet blocks. Police only issued a move on order. I don't know why charges were not laid against the attackers. Perhaps the tourists were told that the charges would not be worth the trouble. And I did not assert that police were moving people on based on the colour of the offender's skin.

Amazingly, last night, I was at a McDonalds restaurant, getting an emergency feed. I had to wait behind 20 other people who had come in from a rodeo. They were all dressed up in rodeo uniforms. I immediately thought that they were a tough bunch of people. I eventually sat down and had a meal. A group of three aboriginal teens/young adults came in for their meals. They were dressed very casual and in their streetwear clothes. But they were polite and quiet and doing no wrong. I was more concerned that the head of the rodeo group had almost yelled at his son (presumably) for making another order, just before the group was about to leave. The son looked a bit embarrassed to be called out like that in public.

Therefore, I judge people based on their behaviour. I bet those indigenous youths get stereotyped because of the clothes they were. But, for their racial background, they would have been judged on their behaviour. And they were decent in their behaviour that night.

I have been turned down or discouraged from certain jobs. Some jobs are for indigenous people only. Try walking around in an area where aboriginal, Asian, or other non-white people reside. Try going through certain areas of Sydney as a white person. People look at you as if to ask "what the hell are you doing here?". I have been subjected to stares by Asian people because of my blonde hair. Not that it is a bad thing as it has helped me get laid by a few Japanese ladies. But that goes to show that I have been subjected to racial prejudice because of my racial background. It just does not happen so often to me because I live in a 95% white town.