Racism Or Patriotism?

May I explain where the Racialism debate has moved in Australia. We have many aboriginal footballrs in excess of their proportion of the population (about3%) One Adam Goods has been very successful being made Australian of the year. He is very proud of his aboriginal heritage. When a young girl called him an ape he ask security to remove her. He did not know she was only 13.
When he kick a goal he did an aboriginal war dance.
AS a result of thi he attack by a section of the crowd by hissing or booing. The football leaders have ask this to stop as it is racial He took last week off and may be forced to retire. Other footballers have dressed in aboriginal colours to show their support. Spectators have taken the aboriginal flag to the games. But we this stop booing and is ir racially motivated?

 

Dagtower, This is the view by many that it is booing the opposition or referee. But when it is directed a one player and occurs all the time this is doubtful. Adam is returning next week and we will see.

 

You are right. But this booing started only after he stood up for his rights. So it could be racial. .

 

When He was appointed Australian of the year he did make remakes about Aboriginal rights. His treatment of a 13 year girl who call him an ape and a war dance he perform has put his race to the for. Regardless of why people boo him, there is a campaign to stop it this weekend.

 

aboriginals were not even mention in our Constitution until the 1960s. They were given the right to vote then. There is a move to acknowledge they were the original inhabitants in the Constitution. They do have most of the rights as other Australians. But they have the lowest education standards and have a higher proportion in jail then the rest of the population. I am not sure how this compares with your treatment of your original inhabitants. But it is an issue here.

 

>When a young girl called him an ape he ask security to remove her. He did not know she was only 13.

I happen to read this story on another forum and the girl's mum insisted that her daughter did nothing wrong and the footballer should get used to this kind of insults often heard during matches. But it's sometimes necessary to stand up for what's right especially when you come across obnoxious people like the girl's family who cannot not tell right from wrong. I had a half Aboriginal teacher when I took an English course for graduate students in Australia and I made sure that she would lose her job over racist remarks she made during class.

 

The football match on Saturday went well. There was little booing of Goodes and much cheering. Both teams went though the same banner. There were many signs asking for respect.
It is difficult to list the rights that Aboriginals lack. They don't live where did in the past. They are mainly in desert areas where the missions and reserves were. They do get abuse by some whites Their lack of good education is partly due to their location in remote areas. Also some are addicted to alcohol and petrol sniffing introduced by the whites.

Third term I do not understand your post Was your teacher racial remarks due teacher standing up for her culture. Aboriginals have a different perspective on history than w do.

 

I don't remember exactly what she said back then but she was saying something what could be heard at the "patriotic" rallies mentioned in the OP. Her boyfriend was an IT worker from South Africa and she may have been repeating his words in class. Perhaps those with mixed ethnic heritage could go either way ideologically, depending on whom they hang out with, and she was probably ashamed of her Aboriginal heritage which she was trying to hide.

 

I afraid drinking alcohol is deny to many aboriginals. Sometimes there is a ban on alcohol in their area or their income can not be used for alcohol.
This is attempt to reduce alcoholism among them. They are not use to it and have little resistants . This has to be agree to by the local elders.

Aboriginals can move but many have tribal allegiance to a particular area. They do not want to move.

These are problems of two races that are so far apart in development. I do not know the answer but we must help tem .