Racism towards Australians online

[rekabdarb]

who the fuck are austrailans? =D just kidding but yeah thats pretty retarded, but in my few expierences w/ the gamers (usually on wc3... on that note why the fuck are ppl in china and india playing on god damn US WEST play on the fucking Asia server >.> jackasses) they lag like hell but thats it

 

[EnglishMuffin]

Well either he lived in america and your ping was 400 or he is just really pissed off at how inept the australian government is.

 

[jackbomb9]

Maybe if you paid more attention to the history lesson, you'd rethink your idea that anyone is "taking the PC crap a little too far."

Not likly. I mean, really, do you honestly think people need to take offense to everything? They changed lyrics in classic songs because people didn't understand that man doesn't always mean male, sometimes it's human. PC is getting too out of hand.

I agree with you, man. PC is getting a bit far. Not that it should be abolished by any means, but maybe a bit less strict. Now this may be a biased view, cos I'm an Aussie and we can pretty much get away with saying the f-word on public radio as long as there's sufficient warning (it actually happened once without warning while I was listening, and nobody was fired. Just a few slapped wrists)

I understand WHY people take offence, but again, being an aussie, the culture is diverse and laid-back enough for most of us not to care.

On topic, I've never really experienced any racism towards Aussies, and I can't really see why there would be any. There's the whole 'descended from convicts' joke, but that's basically only a joke now, and the Australian Aborigines still have a right to be pissed even after K Rudd apologized for the stolen generation (saying sorry doesn't mean it didn't happen, after all) but I don't know why any of the rest of the world would think unkindly of us. Could be the ping issue, and if it was, there's no reason to react so violently to it. Just kindly informing you of WHY he was kicking you would have been acceptable, rather than the whole 'Aw HELL no!' thing, hey?

 

[HippySecond]

odd, iv never had any anti-Aussie hate leveled in my direction, I'm usually too busy kicking names and taking arse! also sucky situation of the OP, i guess people are asshats all over

 

[.neos.]

All i can say is that Nothing a person does on the internet is concrete.
He only did the racist act cause he was hiding under anonymity & only did it for whatever reason.
He would probably never say it directly to you or in a room of buffed up Australian dudes.

Just Chalk it up to Another Ignorant American.

 

[traceur_]

Seriously what the fuck? Since when is there racism toward us? We're so awesome, we love everyone so what the fuck?

Anyone who needs a hug can seek me out, I love hugs.

I never game online so I've never heard of this, this is another reason to avoid online gaming.

2. they have all the nice weather and land

Nice land? Most of the country is desert... and the weather is constantly scorching hot. PASS!

Obviously you've never been to Queensland or any of our coastal areas.

 

[Azraiel]

I've never been insulted or abused on account of my nationality, quite the opposite, in fact. In my experience forigners the world over love us and Americans in particular seem to have an almost irrationally high opinion of Australians. Most guys don't seem to care too much either way, but hold us in high reguard by default, and a surprising number of girls really want me to know how much they like my accent and find out if I'm keen to have kids with a forigner, like, nowish.

 

[NotAPie]

I didn't even know people were racist to Australians D:
Anyway the guy is dumbass.

 

[beddo]

http://blogs.theage.com.au/screenplay/archives//012235.html

This didn't occur to me until I remembered that last night an African American man on voice chat was racist to me for being Australian on the Playstation Network while I was trying to play an online match of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. His words were:

"GeekPhilosopher? Wait, he's Australian? AW HELL NO!"

And he kicked me off the server even though I rightfully waited my turn for a match and had sat through the waiting period of watching other people play, but as soon as my turn came this American, who was African-American, but his race here is not the issue, his RACISM however IS the issue. I am tired of being mistreated by Americans in online matches and even online in general, because we are seen as inferior as a nation for reasons I just can't put my finger on. I really don't know why some Americans don't like Australians.

The only funny thing about it was that an African-American man seized the opportunity to be racist to a white man, when I would not have done the same to him. I just got post-coloni-owned people.

I would have put the anger away and let it go if this hadn't happened to me before. It's not just him who was racist to me, countless times I have been denied a match when I have patiently waited my turn for one, just because of my national identity.

Well at least you're not an indigenous or aboriginal Australian, then you would be legally barred from spending social security money on alcohol or adult material.

You would also live 17 years less on average, be subject to very poor education, and be unlikely to get a decent job. You would suffer institutional racism in business, politics and general society. You would likely live on or under the poverty line for your short life. And all of this would happen even though you were kidnapped from your family and put with a wholesome white Australian one.

I just find it ironic to hear an Australian person complain about racism when it is systematically applied throughout Australian society and even its laws. Perhaps now you've been on the receiving end of racism you'll start challenging it where ever you see it.

EDIT: For all I know you may be a civil rights activist or even an aboriginal of Australia. In which case this is not meant to be personal. I'm just saying that racism is endemic through Australian society; to a much greater extent than your experience of Xbox live.

 

[NewGeekPhilosopher]

To everyone:

I only stated his race as unusual as most of the people who are racist towards me are Anglo-Americans or New Zealanders. Particularly Anglo-Americans, but there was that one time a New Zealand friend asked me to "go back to the chain gang".

Mind you, I once told the American exchange student after he nabbed the girl I was trying to woo off me "Overpaid, oversexed, and over HERE". Fortunately he understood the historical context, so he responded with the classic American response "Oooh BURN!".

The sheer rarity of any non-Anglo-American/Saxon being racist to me was why I stated he was African American. Out of the 20 people who have been racist to me in my life, (and only 9 actually MEANT it, 9 out of 9 have been from a Anglo-American/Saxon background). Statistically speaking I found it an anomaly and a curiousity, and to be honest I am more outraged that the man kicked me off the server for being Australian in hindsight than being post-colonially "served". I have no ill-will towards anybody of any skin colour who is a nice person, those of you who remember the scandal I got into over backing Keane Ng in the Street Fighter IV comp at the Escapist will recall I bend over backwards in order to not be called racist myself.

 

[NewGeekPhilosopher]

http://blogs.theage.com.au/screenplay/archives//012235.html

This didn't occur to me until I remembered that last night an African American man on voice chat was racist to me for being Australian on the Playstation Network while I was trying to play an online match of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. His words were:

"GeekPhilosopher? Wait, he's Australian? AW HELL NO!"

And he kicked me off the server even though I rightfully waited my turn for a match and had sat through the waiting period of watching other people play, but as soon as my turn came this American, who was African-American, but his race here is not the issue, his RACISM however IS the issue. I am tired of being mistreated by Americans in online matches and even online in general, because we are seen as inferior as a nation for reasons I just can't put my finger on. I really don't know why some Americans don't like Australians.

The only funny thing about it was that an African-American man seized the opportunity to be racist to a white man, when I would not have done the same to him. I just got post-coloni-owned people.

I would have put the anger away and let it go if this hadn't happened to me before. It's not just him who was racist to me, countless times I have been denied a match when I have patiently waited my turn for one, just because of my national identity.

Well at least you're not an indigenous or aboriginal Australian, then you would be legally barred from spending social security money on alcohol or adult material.

You would also live 17 years less on average, be subject to very poor education, and be unlikely to get a decent job. You would suffer institutional racism in business, politics and general society. You would likely live on or under the poverty line for your short life. And all of this would happen even though you were kidnapped from your family and put with a wholesome white Australian one.

I just find it ironic to hear an Australian person complain about racism when it is systematically applied throughout Australian society and even its laws. Perhaps now you've been on the receiving end of racism you'll start challenging it where ever you see it.

I already challenge it whereever I see it because my COUSIN is half-Aboriginal and that's been the reason why I never put up with jokes against Aborigines younger, more sheltered students make.

 

[Wargamer]

I've never had hate on XBL, I'm Irish though. Everyone loves the Irish.

Except the Irish; you know, what with the whole Northern Ireland thing that's been going on since before I was born...

 

[beddo]

http://blogs.theage.com.au/screenplay/archives//012235.html

This didn't occur to me until I remembered that last night an African American man on voice chat was racist to me for being Australian on the Playstation Network while I was trying to play an online match of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. His words were:

"GeekPhilosopher? Wait, he's Australian? AW HELL NO!"

And he kicked me off the server even though I rightfully waited my turn for a match and had sat through the waiting period of watching other people play, but as soon as my turn came this American, who was African-American, but his race here is not the issue, his RACISM however IS the issue. I am tired of being mistreated by Americans in online matches and even online in general, because we are seen as inferior as a nation for reasons I just can't put my finger on. I really don't know why some Americans don't like Australians.

The only funny thing about it was that an African-American man seized the opportunity to be racist to a white man, when I would not have done the same to him. I just got post-coloni-owned people.

I would have put the anger away and let it go if this hadn't happened to me before. It's not just him who was racist to me, countless times I have been denied a match when I have patiently waited my turn for one, just because of my national identity.

Well at least you're not an indigenous or aboriginal Australian, then you would be legally barred from spending social security money on alcohol or adult material.

You would also live 17 years less on average, be subject to very poor education, and be unlikely to get a decent job. You would suffer institutional racism in business, politics and general society. You would likely live on or under the poverty line for your short life. And all of this would happen even though you were kidnapped from your family and put with a wholesome white Australian one.

I just find it ironic to hear an Australian person complain about racism when it is systematically applied throughout Australian society and even its laws. Perhaps now you've been on the receiving end of racism you'll start challenging it where ever you see it.

I already challenge it whereever I see it because my COUSIN is half-Aboriginal and that's been the reason why I never put up with jokes against Aborigines younger, more sheltered students make.

I have edited my original post. before I read your reply, I noticed that it was unfair towards you as I made a number of assumptions. However, I maintain that racism is almost endemic throughout Australian society.

While it's horrible to experience someone being racist towards you and your case should not be be tolerated, ignored or downplayed it just makes you think what it must be like to have the colour of your skin significantly affect the way you are treated in everyday society. That it affects your chances of getting a job the level of health care you receive and so on is disgusting.

 

[NewGeekPhilosopher]

http://blogs.theage.com.au/screenplay/archives//012235.html

This didn't occur to me until I remembered that last night an African American man on voice chat was racist to me for being Australian on the Playstation Network while I was trying to play an online match of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. His words were:

"GeekPhilosopher? Wait, he's Australian? AW HELL NO!"

And he kicked me off the server even though I rightfully waited my turn for a match and had sat through the waiting period of watching other people play, but as soon as my turn came this American, who was African-American, but his race here is not the issue, his RACISM however IS the issue. I am tired of being mistreated by Americans in online matches and even online in general, because we are seen as inferior as a nation for reasons I just can't put my finger on. I really don't know why some Americans don't like Australians.

The only funny thing about it was that an African-American man seized the opportunity to be racist to a white man, when I would not have done the same to him. I just got post-coloni-owned people.

I would have put the anger away and let it go if this hadn't happened to me before. It's not just him who was racist to me, countless times I have been denied a match when I have patiently waited my turn for one, just because of my national identity.

Well at least you're not an indigenous or aboriginal Australian, then you would be legally barred from spending social security money on alcohol or adult material.

You would also live 17 years less on average, be subject to very poor education, and be unlikely to get a decent job. You would suffer institutional racism in business, politics and general society. You would likely live on or under the poverty line for your short life. And all of this would happen even though you were kidnapped from your family and put with a wholesome white Australian one.

I just find it ironic to hear an Australian person complain about racism when it is systematically applied throughout Australian society and even its laws. Perhaps now you've been on the receiving end of racism you'll start challenging it where ever you see it.

I already challenge it whereever I see it because my COUSIN is half-Aboriginal and that's been the reason why I never put up with jokes against Aborigines younger, more sheltered students make.

I have edited my original post. before I read your reply, I noticed that it was unfair towards you as I made a number of assumptions. However, I maintain that racism is almost endemic throughout Australian society.

While it's horrible to experience someone being racist towards you and your case should not be be tolerated, ignored or downplayed it just makes you think what it must be like to have the colour of your skin significantly affect the way you are treated in everyday society. That it affects your chances of getting a job the level of health care you receive and so on is disgusting.

I agree with you there. But keep in mind I am affected by health care for another reason that gets me flamed sometimes online, my Asperger's Syndrome which is as real as my medication bills every month. To be honest I am not worried about racism towards me NEARLY as much as I'm worried about being judged and discriminated against for a condition some people still term as a "made up disease". So while a white man claiming racism seems absurd at best, I know full well the face of discrimination. It affects both my non-Anglo friends and myself for entirely different reasons.

 

[beddo]

I agree with you there. But keep in mind I am affected by health care for another reason that gets me flamed sometimes online, my Asperger's Syndrome which is as real as my medication bills every month. To be honest I am not worried about racism towards me NEARLY as much as I'm worried about being judged and discriminated against for a condition some people still term as a "made up disease". So while a white man claiming racism seems absurd at best, I know full well the face of discrimination. It affects both my non-Anglo friends and myself for entirely different reasons.

Yea, mental health problems are largely stigmatised and ignored which is really bad.

 

[Link Kadeshi]

Maybe if you paid more attention to the history lesson, you'd rethink your idea that anyone is "taking the PC crap a little too far."

Not likly. I mean, really, do you honestly think people need to take offense to everything? They changed lyrics in classic songs because people didn't understand that man doesn't always mean male, sometimes it's human. PC is getting too out of hand.

I wouldn't exactly call moving away from the term 'Negro' an example of PC getting too out of hand.

Ummm, I'm not sure I ever said anything about calling people by rascist terms. However, my point was that it's going too far, not that it's unnecessary.