Symonds has shown the world that he doesn't understand what racism really is. Taunts and monkey chants from a crowd are racist? No, declaring dark-skinned Aboriginals to be a sub-human species -- THAT is racist. Allowing white hunting parties to go and kill Aboriginals -- THAT is racist. Taking Aboriginal kids away from their parents to try to "civilize" them -- THAT is racist. Just go and see the deplorable conditions in which the Aboriginal communities still live in Australia -- low life expectancy, low-paying jobs, high incidence of alcholism and depression. No, before any Aussie can lecture ANYONE about racism, they have to wait another 100 years to make up for what the Aboriginial population has been through. Don't get me wrong -- it would be nice if spectators all around the world treated visiting teams with more respect. But, this is the nature of competitive sport. And, frankly, I am much less worried about the Indian fans than about the soccer hooligans in Europe who get into violent riots after a soccer game.
RE:Aboriginals in Australia!
by aaaa on Oct 18, 2007 06:15 PM Permalink
No matter what tit for tat is not good. And that does not condone what happened in India.
And for that matter lot of things in india are ra*ist too. People with prejudicial opinion based on state, region, language, caste, religion, creed etc.,
RE:Aboriginals in Australia!
by philadelphia fan on Oct 18, 2007 06:19 PM Permalink
Yes, I completely agree with you, aaaaa -- my point is simply that THESE are the serious problems of racism that we need to be addressing, not silly taunts from fans at a competitive sporting event. (I am speaking as someone who has been physically assaulted by racist skinheads. So, you can see why I don't have much patience for Symond's whining about fan behavior).
RE:Aboriginals in Australia!
by True Indian on Oct 18, 2007 06:22 PM Permalink
Yes tit fot tat is not good. But do u think that the spectators who were chanting monkey names had the slightest of thoughts about Racism..I dont thnk so.. Calling someone names here is not racism even when it is based on religion, caste..creed..so on.. Do u mean to say calling a punjabi a sardar is racism...then calling someone madrasi, ghulti, bhaiya would all go in that direction... It is how u percieve racism that matters...
RE:Aboriginals in Australia!
by aaaa on Oct 18, 2007 06:26 PM Permalink
Name calling is rac?st for sure. Until this indians were not able to know what constitutes Rac&sm.
RE:Aboriginals in Australia!
by True Indian on Oct 18, 2007 06:31 PM Permalink
Name calling is not rac1sm them howcum monkey chant be one..?? This is not close to the real rac1sm that happens in here in football matches in europe.. When u see this u will come not no what real rac1sm is all about... What I cam saying is name calling is not rac1sm.
RE:Aboriginals in Australia!
by aaaa on Oct 18, 2007 06:34 PM Permalink
May be you should live in the US for a bit. Remember rest of the world laws follow what happens in the US.
Name calling leads to believe that i am better than you all. There is no other purpose to it.
RE:Aboriginals in Australia!
by chris on Oct 18, 2007 06:35 PM Permalink
There's no-one forcing Aboriginals to abuse their children, live in squalor or resort to alcoholism. Aboriginals have the same rights as any other Australian, and greater social resources.
Yes aboriginal communities in Australia as a whole are far and away belong the living standards of the National average.
Australians voted in a referendum int the 1960's to allow aboriginals to vote. The result was 90% in the positive.
