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4thofeleven) wrote2009-10-09 01:17 pm
4thofeleven) wrote2009-10-09 01:17 pm
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I Don't See the Big Deal About Being Horribly Offensive
So, it turns out blackface is offensive. Who knew? Well, presumably Channel Nine should have, considering they got in shit over Sam Newman appearing in blackface ten years ago... but, hey, maybe they thought, sure, one person in blackface is offensive but a whole bunch of people is fine. Who knows?
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, currently in the US, has the unenviable job of answering questions about the act. What does she have to say?
"On the serious question of questions of race in Australia, I think we're an open and generous people; we repudiate racism wherever we see it," she said.
Well, that's good to hear. I'm sure she'll-
This must be some new definition of 'repudiate' I'm not familiar with.
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, currently in the US, has the unenviable job of answering questions about the act. What does she have to say?
"On the serious question of questions of race in Australia, I think we're an open and generous people; we repudiate racism wherever we see it," she said.
Well, that's good to hear. I'm sure she'll-
"I wouldn't be drawn particularly on one skit on Hey Hey It's Saturday, but my recollection watching Hey Hey growing up was that it did have a real sense of humour and I suspect we've seen that on display in recent days."
This must be some new definition of 'repudiate' I'm not familiar with.