In what should be a week of celebration of Aboriginal culture in Australia, unfortunately ugly racism has raised it head yet again in sport, with an AFL fan banned for life, after the "club member" posted online racial abuse of an Aboriginal player. Is racism within sport an indication of wider community feelings towards Aboriginal Australians?

Hi Paul,

Let's celebrate NAIDOC WEEK:

http://bwtribal.com

The Australian Human Rights Commission in a survey they
did a few years ago found that of those who occupy the
2,490 most senior positions in the country 76% had
Anglo-Celtic backgrounds, 19% had European, less than
5% had a non-European, and 0.4% had an Indigenous background.

It seems that we've not been able to develop a credible strategy
to address the root causes of what causes this - whether it's
against our Indigenous people, refugees, temporary
migrant workers, students, or other minority groups.

Are "Marxists" really to blame for all of this?

Should we go back to 1788 and continue to allow the "superior"
White Christians to take over the Australian people and their
resources?

Wait, they already have.

Deat Paul,

This attitude of "White Superiority" has not gone away.
National surveys have shown that almost 11% or respondents
have self-identified as "prejudiced" against other
cultures. A further 26% neither agreed nor disagreed.

Yes, we have legislation like the Race Discrimination Act and
we have abandoned the White Australia policy, yet racism still
remains an every day experience for non-white Australians.

"In what should be a week of celebration of Aboriginal culture in Australia"

Well I stand willing, even anxious, to celebrate aboriginal culture as soon as they find some that is worth celebrating.

As to this recent incident, its just another example of the usual suspects turning an isolated incident into more political agitating. Each week somewhere around 300,000 people attend AFL matches. One of them is found to have said something unsavoury the other 299,999 didn't. But the aboriginal industry requires victims and needs must.

I'm a regular spectator at AFL games. Aboriginal players are prolific in teams and are treated with the same level of adoration as any other player.

Storm in a teacup which the usual suspects will play for all its worth.

11% or respondents
have self-identified as "prejudiced" against other
cultures. A further 26% neither agreed nor disagreed.
Foxy,
Have you got the percentages of the non-Caucasians as well ?

mhaze,

You're definitely not the type to "stand willing, even anxious, to celebrate aboriginal culture". As you are, you simply despise Aboriginal people, seeing them as worthless, its more your thinking when you say; "as soon as they find some that is worth celebrating".A person like you could never come together in peace and friendship with people of colour, they're simply not white enough for you. Your attempt at minimisation of racism in Australia is typical, but pathetic. BTW was that you who got banned for racial abuse?