We all have our own range of experiences in life.
Luckily, most of mine have been positive. Yet the
Human Rights Organisation in Australia tells us that
" Many people experience racist behaviour." That
the "Challenging Racism Project" has found that 20% of
Australians surveyed had experienced racial discrimination
in the form of hate talk, and about 5% had been attacked
because of their race.

Apparently according to the "Scanlon Foundation Mapping
Social Cohesion Survey" done approx. five years ago (2016),
20% of Australians had experienced racial or religious
discrimination in the past 12 months.

The emphasis was that some groups experienced at higher
rates, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and those
from culturally diverse backgrounds we're told often had
to deal with systemic forms of discrimination. Of course
such experiences limit the access that members of these
groups enjoy to the opportunities and resources offered
to many people from Anglo-Australian backgrounds.

Migrants and refugees also it seems regularly experience
racism in particular those who have recently arrived.

Media reports and commentary that uses negative
stereotypes about refugees and migrants can fuel prejudice
against these groups in the wider community.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/education/who-experiences-racism

cont'd ...

The given link suggests the following to try to
stop this sort of behaviour:

http://www.itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au

Here is what is being done to try to address the
problem:

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/race-discrimination/projects/national-anti-racism-strategy-and-racism-it-stops-me-campaign

Sometimes reservations are confused with racism.
I have reservations about moslems, but then Islam is not a race and
some of the worse Islamic attackers have been converts from European white people.
I think, considering the history of Islam, it is reasonable to have reservations.
Even more so if I was a woman. eg Rotherham etc in the UK & Bel Al in Sydney.
I know, I know, Foxy there are numerous moslems that fit in well.
That does not change anything.

A friend of mine wrote to the Human Rights body in NSW and informed
them that he will never employ a moslem as they are advocates for a
religion that requires its followers to kill unbelievers, especially Jews.
He never had a reply and has not had a visit from the Human Rights people.

Dear Bazz,

I understand your concerns. We all have our biases
to a certain extent. I also had/have mine. But as
I get older I take people as I find them.

I remember the time that my husband and I went to
Springvale Cemetery here in Melbourne looking
for gravesites of relatives and we accidentally
stumbled into a famous bikers funeral. Well we ended
up staying for it. It was absolutely awesome.
Gives me goosebumps even today - remembering.

It taught me not to judge people by appearances.
Or what I had read in the media or from commentary.

Taking people as I find them works for me.
It may not work for everyone of course.
I know that I'm not perfect either, so I should not
expect it from others. We all have our flaws.
But we are part of something we can respect - which is
the human race.

cont'd ...

My previous doctor was Hindu. My current one is
Chinese. My eye specialist is from Pakistan.
My heart specialist is Scottish. We've recently sold
our house and moved into an apartment ( Chinese
owned), and many of the residents are Chinese.
Talk about multi-culturalism. It's all around me.