Political Correctness - How Does It Affect Your Country or Locale?

[Scott_Fraser]

I totally agree with you Mac. It doesn't matter what colour your skin is, as long as you can do your job. And that is the important thing.
I have many friends who are coloured and they don't give 2 hoots what colour you are.
Cheers
Scott:hello:

 

[anthony]

Ummm... don't get me started on that one. When I sit back and watch racial issues, I never do get why white people are trying to convince others of black persons rights, nor the other way round. If your not black, you shouldn't be speaking about what is best for black people, if your not white, you shouldn't be speaking about what is best for white people. A unique and sensible approach to me, is to forget about what colour skin is within the world, and just treat everyone equally, without prejudice, and make decisions based on humanity, not colour, not race, not ethnicity, etc.

 

[Scott_Fraser]

Hi folks. I agree with Anthony and Mac. What difference does the colour of your skin make. Its the person that is important. But on the other hand why is it still in Aus that the Aboriginies are still treated badly in some parts of the country, afterall they are the "Original" Australians.
Scott

 

[Nam]

I'm not sure why the some of the Job Applications I have filled have the "Race" box to check. I do know that it is optional to do that. It's also optional to mark whether male or female, if your name doesn't give it away. For college, I marked that box that said, Asian/pacific Islander, because the state schools have to meet certain quota. I also qualified for many scholarships by being in the minority.

 

[Deleted member 93]

Yes, but if you do not check it or be a smartass (yes I did it) and in race where it says other and put human under other race blank they kind of over look you. As well your uncooperative attitude will not be something they are looking for.

 

[mac]

"For college, I marked that box that said, Asian/pacific Islander, because the state schools have to meet certain quota. I also qualified for many scholarships by being in the minority."

I interpret that part of their application and actions thereafter as a form of discrimination based on race.

 

[anthony]

Aboriginals are given more than what any white Australian is given, but they actually choose more to live the way they do, and do the things they do by choice, not by treatment. No matter how much you try and please some of them, they just destroy things and opt to remain drunk instead and cause lots of problems for others who just want to go about their business. Its not aboriginals who are treated badly here anymore, its everyone around them that gets treated badly.

In Darwin for example, the government built them houses just for them, little villages actually, and they have to rebuild them every few years because they burn them down, pull them apart and burn them, sell parts for alcohol. The one's that want to participate in western society do so, and do very well, the one's who choose to live the original aboriginal lifestyle on the land do so, and they do that very well also, then you have the one's who don't know what they want, so they complain about everything. They get given cars if they want them, and the one's that take them destroy them, sell them, drink it all away then go back with their hand out.

I don't agree with what goes on here in that sense, in that they have been treated very poorly in the past, but now the government and even some Australian believe we owe them for the rest of eternity. I don't agree with that methodogy. Most aboriginals are very nice people, whether they live on the land or in society, its just the one's that are confused and abuse what they have available to them... there the one's that piss me off. Those who are in Townsville know exactly what I mean.

 

[mac]

"No matter how much you try and please some of them, they just destroy things and opt to remain drunk instead and cause lots of problems for others who just want to go about their business."

-Sounds like rebelliousness to me. We have a very similar problem here in the US as well, and I'd say its like a cancer; and I'm sure its quite obvious... just watch American media.

I have witnessed and experienced things that have shaped my attitude towards these problems, both serving in the military and the sht my wife has had to deal with from the 'majority' that are employed at Wal-Mart down here in the south. It made me so happy when one of those 'biatches' was recently arrested for embezzeling money from Wal-Mart; especially since she (known for preaching the Gospel no less) was one of the racist @ssholes always picking on my wife at work.

And I will be quite clear here when I state that I, nor anyone else alive today in America, owes anyone reparations or so-called "positive discrimination" for what a bunch of @ssholes did back in history!

 

[anthony]

Yep, I must agree with that. In Australia, cultural significant land was taken from aboriginals, and that was returned, and has been now, however; I don't believe we owe them anything for what has been done, considering the choices they make. Either they want to participate in society by the same laws we all must obide, or they participate on their land in their original heritage, but not drink alcohol, take what they want from western society culture, then piss and moan about being hard done by when they are given everything. If they aren't given it, then they moan harder. Basically what I'm saying is, make a damn decision and stick with it, is what those involved in racial discussions need to do IMHO.

 

[Scott_Fraser]

I think that what Anthony says makes sense. But even our Kiwi friends have their faults over the Maoris. These are proud people.
Here in the UK, the Gurkha has been treated like a 2nd class citizen in the Army, its only recently that they have been given the same pay and conditions as a British soldier and rightly so.
I know that in some Southern States in the US, the KKK still rule with their vile abuse of coloured, Jewish or catholic people. In the UK we have the BNP who are Nazis, Period!
Cheers
Scott

 

[Deleted member 93]

The KKK rules jack shit. It is a handful of idiots that dress like ghosts. Where do you get your information???? Are there racist all over, yes? I bet where you are too. But I would appreciate you not making such blanket statements of my home land.

 

[anthony]

I must agree with veiled, in that I understand the KKK still exist, though their dominance in society today is little to none, if not hidden in secrecy by now for fear of being killed for what they stand for.