Poll: Australia Strikes Again

[Anarchy In Detroit]

Listen, you have spiders that bite through boots. You have giant rodents that can literally kick your ass. A midget being in on a comical race is not your worry.

Chill Australia.

 

[Goatlemon]

After the whole Blackface thing I read an article which said that Americans were saying that Australians are backwards and racist. At first I was outraged by the comment and the hypocrisy of it, calling an entire group of people backward and racist is itself backward and racist, but then I realised that it was probably a load of shite that the Australian media was writing to get us outraged.

Unfortunately stuff like that sells papers and gets ratings, be it here or anywhere else in the world. This is why I don't watch the news; it's more about selecting and telling the stories in such a way as to boost ratings.

As for this story, as long as no-one is hurt then I don't see a problem. In fact I think artificially nannying perceived minority groups can be detrimental in that it can breed resentment among the majority and possibly a feeling of segregation among the minority.

 

[LooK iTz Jinjo]

I saw it all over the news. Shut up there's nothing wrong with it, the fucking dwarves themselves don't find it offensive! Notice how it's always the do gooder soccer mums getting offensive?

 

[lyrandar]

I fear the Magpies more.

The team or the birds? (Sorry it's a joke only for us Australians)

 

[Inco]

At least the animal rights people are happy that we use humans instead of horses now...

 

[Aedrial]

I fear the Magpies more.

The team or the birds? (Sorry it's a joke only for us Australians)

More like the team's supporters! =P

 

[EmeraldGreen]

Anyway we still haven't got the kangaroos to combat effectiveness yet.

The drop bears are ready to go, though.

 

[ottenni]

I fear the Magpies more.

The team or the birds? (Sorry it's a joke only for us Australians)

More like the team's supporters! =P

Oh snap. And oh so true.

 

[Pegghead]

They ever heard of midget toss? That's done all over the world and is far worse than this.

 

[MelziGurl]

If someone finds offence in it, then so be it but honestly, if some people took a moment to laugh at things like this and most importantly themselves then the world would be a much more relaxed place to live in. I'm a damned Ranga and I get shit all the time. As long as the persons intentions are in good humour then I couldn't give a damn.

 

[Woem]

That's racist!

 

[Chaos Theory]

lol looks to me like they where just having abit of fun

 

[TacticalAssassin1]

Whew! Your title scared me. I thought for a moment the Aussies had finally made their bid for world conquest and unleashed their legions of sedan-sized spiders, vicious snakes, and mildly agitated soccer players upon us.

Don't forget the rugby players!

 

[brumby]

Hey, don't get short with Aussies. Little incidents like this are always taken way too far. People who get angry at stuff like this need to work on their short tempers. We just need to be the bigger man and put up with it. Us Aussies have nothing but the highest of respect for minorities. We're not looking down on anyone. They should be able to do whatever they want for a little fun, especially if they get paid for it and are short on cash. Aussies always get the short end of the stick on these issues.

Okay I'm done.

epic.

 

[Zenode]

I love catering to the minority......

 

[Danish_4116]

Whew! Your title scared me. I thought for a moment the Aussies had finally made their bid for world conquest and unleashed their legions of sedan-sized spiders, vicious snakes, and mildly agitated soccer players upon us.

Don't forget the Drop 'Koala' Bears


OT: No, everyone is having fun, I have no problem with it and I don't see why anyone would have a problem with it.