[offtopic from UoM General Chat] discussion on racism

[lavalamp123]

How does this constitute a University of Melbourne 'general chat'!!!!!!!!

[Turtle]

I wish we could all get along..I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy

I apologise if not everyone has seen mean girls 

[816]

It was South African culture to segregate and stuff like that. "All goods, don't change, it's their culture, they have a right to it"

I disagree, no one ought to be forced to do anything.

If I don't like French culture, I will not live in France, I won't ask them to change for me.

[ninwa]

Mod action: split off topic posts

Go nuts, but in light of the sensitive topic please observe the forum/posting rules

[brenden]

I disagree, no one ought to be forced to do anything.

If I don't like French culture, I will not live in France, I won't ask them to change for me.

You disagree with what?

[spectroscopy]

at my school in our classes we actually had serious discussions about racism, and my class being 40% asian 40% curry, 1 aboriginal and the rest wogs, none of us had ever been seriously vilified for racism. we make jokes to each other like calling people good at math cos theyre asian or they must do IT because theyre curry but no one takes it seriously and people get over it straight away. ive never seen or heard of in melbourne people actually being abused or being segregated or being at any disadvantage for stuff for being a minority
 (drunk homeless bogans who are high and angry all the time on public transport dont count)

seriously though, go to any other country, racism is waaaaaaay worse overseas than here

[Stick]

I disagree. It is Australian culture to amiably poke fun at our differences through racist jokes. Whilst I am in Australia, I believe I ought to have a right to my culture. If I should go to France, I have no right to tell them that they ought to start speaking English like the rest of Europe, the French people have a right to determine how things will be in France and if they choose to be difficult and keep speaking only French, so be it.

When they come to Australia, I will make fun of them for eating croissants, they can make fun of me for having a lack of culture and we can all be friends.

Don't hide behind larrikinism and use it as an excuse for racism. It's because of this sort of behaviour that Australia is considered a racist country on the global stage.

[jinny1]

Maybe the lecturer should reserve his xenophobic remarks to people who know him better because it is so easy for strangers to get the wrong impression. I would never make racist jokes in front of hundreds of people i don't even know lol

I really want to know what this lecturer has said.....