Originally posted by lister01 at 4-9-2010 11:33
You have a point. I guess because I am not part of a minority group (in Oz anyway), I don't really care about a particular term, unless it is used in a blatant way.
The thing with Aussies in particular, is we have names for everyone including OURSELVES! Rarely is there any malicious intent, it's just the way we are, in some cases it may be what we refer to as "takin' the piss out of you" which is our way of saying having a FRIENDLY joke at your expense. The unique thing about Aussies is not only are we happy to take some back... we happily expect it! This can sometimes be interpreted as a kind of "racism" but it is definitely not how most of us mean it... of course in this day and age we need to curb our cultural sense of humour somewhat to remain politically correct which is fine. It is wise to consider that the easy going nature of the person making the remark is not the issue, it is how the person the remark is made to feels as a result...
Of course there is also an argument that we have all become a little too "Precious" and wrapped in "cotton wool". Of course that then raises the issue of at what point do you "cross the line" making it much better in most cases to totally avoid anything that could be interpreted as racist. This forum does highlight one thing, in many cases we often dont know the race, religion, color etc of other Bros we are talking to. So we for the most part just get on with life and talk about our favourite subject. Seems like we generally all get along... perhaps there's hope for us yet!?! Interesting discussion.
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