“Same old Aussies, Always cheating” Rascist or not? Acceptable, or not?
I just read this thread and am firmly AGAINST KiwiHatter's opinions. I feel that the comments made at the game were entirely inappropriate, and I'm surprised and dismayed to see him doubling down in this thread.
HOWEVER, you've got to say he's got a point with this.
It is technically a racist chant is it not?
And before someone tries again with the "australia is not a race" technicality, that's absolute rubbish sorry. It's entirely comparable to the Singh comment that was made, which was clearly putting all Indians in a generic box in order to produce the humour, in the same way the Australian chant is.
The Australian one SEEMS less derogatory, and more humorous, but I can't actually see how it's much different in reality.