http://www.coloursandlight.com/2009/04/australias-perception-problem/ Pop culture, movies, art, design, music & videos through the eyes of Alex Wain Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.coloursandlight.com/2009/04/australias-perception-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2513 Troy Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:15:47 +0000 http://www.coloursandlight.com/?p=822#comment-2513 "It’s all so illogical, uninformed and unfounded" you say, whereas in reality, a bearded Arab at an airport is the icon for terrorism, or perhaps with a backpack, like the Bali bombing where many Australians lost their lives. "Are we to accepting of those, who have no intention on embracing Australian values?" you say, the innocent Arab, as you portray him, has no white Australian friends or any other nationality or faith other than his own kind (ie. Muslim). Is that an example of an Australian? I grew up in Lakemba, went to Punchbowl Boys High school, I was one of few white Australians there and experienced first hand the hypocrisy of these Muslim Australians who used to go Aussie bashing daily in gangs of 30 or more! Thus the Cronulla riots? “It’s all so illogical, uninformed and unfounded” you say, whereas in reality, a bearded Arab at an airport is the icon for terrorism, or perhaps with a backpack, like the Bali bombing where many Australians lost their lives. “Are we to accepting of those, who have no intention on embracing Australian values?” you say, the innocent Arab, as you portray him, has no white Australian friends or any other nationality or faith other than his own kind (ie. Muslim). Is that an example of an Australian? I grew up in Lakemba, went to Punchbowl Boys High school, I was one of few white Australians there and experienced first hand the hypocrisy of these Muslim Australians who used to go Aussie bashing daily in gangs of 30 or more! Thus the Cronulla riots?

]]> http://www.coloursandlight.com/2009/04/australias-perception-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Leonardo Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:46:28 +0000 http://www.coloursandlight.com/?p=822#comment-1159 "I’m surrounded by different cultures, languages and backgrounds, all of which combine to form the rich tapestry of the Australia public." Do you believe it because it knows nothing about Brazil. Here there is rather the whole world in one country only. “I’m surrounded by different cultures, languages and backgrounds, all of which combine to form the rich tapestry of the Australia public.” Do you believe it because it knows nothing about Brazil. Here there is rather the whole world in one country only.

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