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As a 'clog wog', Australians didn't know I was a migrant, so they confided their racism (www.sbs.com.au)
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[–] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Absolutely. I was born overseas and am a white, middle aged, middle class man. The amount of racism that is spewed into my ear because I look “Australian” is horrific.

One of the few regrets I have in life is that it took me years to be brave enough to call it out as it happens.

Edit: deleted my standalone comment because it was supposed to reply to this one

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I was born in Europe and it also annoys me that some people who immigrated around the same time as this lady, such as my family, now criticise and stereotype newer immigrants as if they've forgotten what their experience was like. It's like now we can be with the 'kool kids' and can bully someone else 🙄

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

The old ladder pull is one of the most vile mechanisms

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I was born in burwood but i will absolutely go fucking feral on anyone talking shit about immigrants and refugees

My mother's side of the family literally came here because being white redheads in Australia before the advent of airconditioning was still preferable to living as irish in Ireland under british rule. Some came later due to the famine.

Tell me, how the fuck is that any different to modern tales.

[–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 0 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah my mom came to the US from England on a green card. It didn't take her long to read between the lines what people meant when people called her "one of the good ones" when she would point out that she would also be deported if they kicked out all the immigrants.

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago

I was born here and am white. Had an Indian and Greek guy complaining about the Somalians at the park the other day. Anyone can be racist.