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Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:29:49 -0000

Mate, you tell me then, how have you "supported the rights of other cultures in Australia". Really, I'm all ears. Honest. No abuse, no judgement. I'm genuinely curious how someone who claims to have fought for the rights of minorities doesn't think that a blackface minstrel routine is not only unfunny, but downright offensive. I'm literally fascinated with the possibility that I might somehow be magically proven wrong.

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:26:20 -0000

For the third time, my own country is Australia ahem.. Honestly mate, if you want to just invoke Alabama and Kent State U everytime someone levels a critique of Racism at Australia, you're not being mature about it, honestly. Have you ever read "Bill Bryson's Australia" ? He mentions a number of times that everytime he approaches an Australian about the "indigenous problem", they reply with words to the effect of "Siiiigh.. Yeah, it's a problem".. then they change the subject.

As an Australian, I will not live with myself if that is my standard response to that, and I will NOT just turn around and say "Oh well, America treated its blacks really poorly, so fuck off". It's pathetic and ignores the fact that our "black" problem is ENTIRELY different. Not even in the same universe, so why try to relate it to Alabama? Hmm?

By the way - there are NO gay rights in Alabama. ;P

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:22:17 -0000

Now I'm LOL'ing too, for a number of reasons.

1) You're still not convinced I'm Australian. Which I am. Really. From WA, no less. Well, NSW born but.. Oh whatever...

2) You invoked Mabo in your argument. And I respect that.

3) You denounced Pauline Hanson and said that you voted for K-Rudd. Props.

4) You think that I supported work choices and awa's.. (NO NO NO! :P LOL)

I think this is where I step back and concede that my rage has gotten in the way of interpreting the nuance in your (sorry, STUPID) argument. I don't understand how you can be all these things and STILL think that a "Blackface" routine in 2009 is acceptable, in ANY way. It's not just an issue of freedom of speech, it's an issue of good taste - at the VERY least. No?

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:11:56 -0000

@name :

"And here's a whity rejoinder for you, yes Australia does have a dark past, but bear this in mind, do we have groups that actively participate in racial meetings and rituals that refer to their experiences of making life more difficult, maybe but they dont have their own site for it do they. "cough cough KKK""

I guess you've never heard of the "Australia First" party? We can do racism just as good as America, don't you worry.
(http://www.australiafirstpa... Not to mention Pauline Hanson, and the "One Nation" party. Oh by the way, One Nation's slogan was "One Nation, One People, One Australia". Ring a bell? The Nazi Party slogan was "Ein Reich, Ein Volk, Ein Fuhrer" (One People, One Nation, One Leader). Sorry, what were you saying about Australia being completely vanilla-clean-un-racist?

"Another thing if I seem like a dinosaur, badly mistaken, gen Y myself, another thing through my earlier educational period, I had spent 8 years in schooling that had been highly related to indigenous education. Unlike yourself that probably had the benefit of money that allowed them to go to a private school which I'm glad I hadn't because unlike yourself, I actually have values in both ethics and life."

I like where you assumed I'm a victim of the private education system in Australia. If you must know, I was primarily educated overseas, in International / UN Institutions, under all American, British and Australian systems. And I resent your implications that I have no values or ethics in life. Unlike yourself (from what I can see), I not only have those things, I have the perspective that I can see how different societies on the planet perceive "values and ethics" completely differently. Probably why I'm so offended that you could just laugh off something as offensive as this video clip.

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Another, you refer to the American dream, well unfortunately, I don't live in America, so I really couldn't care for an out dated ideology."

The ideology is not outdated - the implementation is. On paper, the ideology of the "American Dream" is still the best farkin thing this planet has - I dare you to argue with that. The reality on the GROUND is that that ideology has been lost to corruption and graft. So what you have is millions of Americans who still believe in the ideology, but a ruling class who espouse it, but do not practise it. Anyway this is all horseshit in the scheme of things, because somehow you were using this to argue that in 2009, it's OK for a white guy to paint his face black and wear an afro wig - in the tradition of "Blackface Minstrels" and dance around like a monkey? I'm sorry, did you say you were EDUCATED? What exactly did you learn? Was the history faculty somehow absent throughout the course of your education? Please, enlighten me.

"I actually would agree to that, I'm ignorant to the differentiation of individuals. See, unlike yourself I tend to treat all others as equals and judgments are only left up to personality, so you might want to re-think your argument."

Typical argument of the racist individual. "Oh, I'm BLIND to race, therefore I can vilify ANY racial group I want! So long as I'm not SINGLING OUT any particular group, I'm not being racist!".

Yeah. Dry that out and you could fertilise the lawn with it.

"As for your hard work, unfortunately, the everyday Australian invented hard work, and unlike yourself, we actually know how to deal with a long day of back breaking work."

Hah.. Yes, the typical Aussie POV where somehow if you're not involved in manual labour, you're less of an individual. I can see your typical Aussie anti-intellectual streak showing there, do you want to cover that up at all? All my life I've listened to assholes like you denigrate people who don't (let's face it) HAUL BRICKS or DIG SHIT TRENCHES for a living, as if somehow using your BRAIN to make a living is "less Australian". Well guess what, thickfuck? BRAINS are the basis of Australia's new economy. Sure, brickies and plasterers and builders have it good NOW. But their time will come. If we want to be competitive on a GLOBAL playing field, your manual labor will be great to fix the shit-clogged toilet in your Cabramatta humpy, but the rest of us will leave you in our dust. Enjoy the meat pies!

I'll be eating Sashimi!

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:46:09 -0000

Oh and I bet you're a HUGE fan of President Barack Obama too, right? :)

How was the weather down at the "Tea Party" march? Is Jesus still on your side? ;D

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:43:49 -0000

If you think that sketch was "funny", you probably also find it funny to watch videos of kittens being slowly roasted over a fire. Seriously - tell me, with a straight face, what -EXACTLY- you found "funny" in the clip? Was it because they were "imitating" the Jackson 5? Because I don't find that funny. Even if they were the best J5 impersonators on the planet, I would find it entertaining, not funny. So what's funny? The fact that they're "pretending" to be black (in the most offensive way known to modern audiences ever)?

If you find that funny, then you have no leg to stand on.

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:39:58 -0000

Tell that to the kids who got involved in the White vs Lebanese Race Riots in Cronulla, you ignorant f**k.

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:35:27 -0000

@name Bringing in Racist Americans has nothing to do with this issue. This issue is the CLIP featuring a "BLACKFACE MINSTREL" act that Aired on Channel 9, in AUSTRALIA.

If you want to use American racism to JUSTIFY it, then you're playing games. Are you saying that America sets the standard, and as long as we're not as bad as them, we're in the clear? Based on your previous anti-American Rhetoric, I'd say that's not your intention, but that's what it looks like. Which leads me to believe you're just one of those nationalistic Aussies who doesn't even think before he speaks, because if you're accusing me of being a hypocrite, you should look in the mirror.

By the way, I'm not from the US (and even if I was, what the fuck is wrong with that? America are our ALLIES, have been since the Brits fucked us over in WW2), I'm Australian born and bred, of East European immigrant heritage. If you want to take issue with that - then me and 43% of the population will have a bone to pick with you.

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:30:08 -0000

Typical ignorant racist Aussie response from someone who's never left the comfort of his Melbourne suburb (except maybe a trip to Queensland or Bali once in a while to get pissed out of his brains).

If you do not understand why this clip is offensive- then you are an intellectual simpleton incapable of basic research and historical perspective. As for "nobody in our indigenous community has decided to "barrack" (sic) against it" - what the hell would you know? I personally have dozens of friends who are of indigenous heritage, who are mortified by this clip, but are too demoralized by assholes like you to bother complaining about it. They are USED to this kind of hatred and discrimination, and they have LONG since given up fighting with racist bastards like you.

As to your comments about Harry Connick Jr., let's just say I bet you're one of the people who screamed from the rooftops that Pauline Hanson had a RIGHT to say what she said about Australia being "overwhelmed by Asians" way back in 1996. So for you it's free speech, but only when it lines up with your hateful and racist rhetoric, am I right? Anyone else should shut the hell up.

You're despicable, "name".

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:23:23 -0000

So you think it was all in the name of fun, "name"? You're a disgrace to Australia. I'm not Gen-Y actually, I'm Gen-X. Know what else? I speak four languages, and I've travelled extensively throughout the world, and lived amongst other cultures for many years, and you know what I've learned?

Pathetic simpletons like you are DINOSAURS. You bang on about Aussie "culture" as if that excuses your rampant racism and jingoism - the honest truth is if you don't see what was offensive (and unfunny) about the clip in question, you are a backward, and borderline sub-human entity. People like you hold Australia back, and bang on about your "rich cultural history", all the while ignoring the GENOCIDE that white Australians carried out against indigenous Australians all those years ago. YES Australia has a rich cultural history, but it also has a pretty nasty dark-side to that history - which people like you always make excuses for rather than maturely addressing and fixing the problem. The mark of a MATURE society? It corrects these mistakes, and grows up, and moves on - something to the effect of learning that such "blackface" sketches are NOT acceptable in a modern democracy made up of people of diverse ethnic backgrounds.

If you don't get that, then go back to your "Football, Meat pies, Kangaroos and Holden cars", and the rest of us intelligent and MODERN Australians will get on with the business of making a future for the nation - while you bastards bludge off of our hard work as you suck on the tit of welfare because you "can't find a job" (BOO FUCKING HOO) cause you're too dumb to re-skill and re-educate yourself in a changing employment landscape.

By the way - I said nothing about Americans - I hate the American state as it is, but I work for Americans, and I find the American "dream" and the average American to be LIGHT YEARS ahead of the incestual and ignorant mentality of inbred and degenerate individuals like yourself.

Get a life, "Name". Couldn't even find a decent pseudonym for yourself huh?

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:51:26 -0000

Rest assured America - the majority of decent thinking Australians are against this kind of backwardness. I guess that's why the original Hey Hey It's Saturday show got CANNED in the early 90's - people had moved on, but the show was still stuck in the 70's.

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:50:08 -0000

"Name" - Do your fscking homework. It's not just that they 'painted themselves black'. Wikipedia search on "Blackface". It'd be exactly the same as these guys coming on in Auschwitz Pajamas with stars of David and singing a song from "Fiddler on the Roof" - it's OFFENSIVE.

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:48:13 -0000

Skip - Too f'in right.. In this day and age, a multi-million dollar organisation like Channel Nine Australia should -definitely- know better. What kind of uneducated, inbred idiots are they employing down there? EVERYBODY who has a SMIDGEN of education knows about "blackface".

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:45:39 -0000

Given our history of poor treatment of Aboriginal people, I think Australia should know better, really. If I were black or American (or both), I would be suing Hey Hey It's Saturday and Channel 9 - after all, Australia DOES have Racial Vilification Laws, and I think what they did crossed a line.

Re: Aussie show slammed for blackface Jackson 5 sketch

needstobecorrected — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:43:23 -0000

Bunny, I'm an Australian, and you are wrong. All day long I've heard Aussies going on about how this is somehow because Americans "don't get our sense of humour", and I've watched the clip, and I don't see ANYTHING funny about it. Which leads me to conclude that those Aussies find it funny that these guys look black (in the most offensive possible way). People like you are dinosaurs, the real, modern, Australia doesn't want you. You should move to Afghanistan where this sort of "humor" is acceptable. Would you find it equally funny if the men were dressed in Pyjamas with stars of david on their lapel, singing "Fiddler on the Roof"?

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Australians on the whole do NOT put up with this kind of shit anymore. Maybe in 1985, but not today.

Re: Pixar’s Television Commercials

needstobecorrected — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:52:51 -0000

Actually, the initial investment in Pixar, the initial millions of venture capital, came from Steve Jobs. Nobody else was willing to invest in something as -crrrazzzy- (at the time) as "computer animation". He was a visionary, and the decision ultimately eventually netted him several billion dollars. Pretty savvy investment choice, huh? To suggest that "he was not responsible for any of the commercials" is accurate in the sense he had no direct input, but incredibly short sighted and idiotic in the sense that a truly good VC hands the money over and gets out of the way. In fact he was basically responsible for making Pixar happen - to try and downplay his involvement in that light is hilarious - Pixar wouldn't be here today without Steve Jobs.