Aussie Racism – it’s time to Stop. Think. Respect.
Political commentator Andrew Bolt said recently that Australia is fundamentally not a racist country. He’s wrong. Ok, that’s hardly a phrase that’s in uncommon usage […]
Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes: Free Speech Vs the Moral Authority to Express a View
Our Constitution does not guarantee free speech. It only implies that we have it. That being said, we assume that anyone has a right to […]
“I’m black and I’m proud to be”
The Adam Goodes’ saga reminds us that racial vilification is one of sport’s most contentious issues. Racism in sport historically has been a display of […]
Racist Australia? Of course.
The Adam Goodes booing saga has me shocked. I’m not shocked at the incident itself; as a lifelong AFL supporter I’ve seen a lot of […]
The victim mentality
When Julie Bishop appeared in Harper’s Bazaar in December last year she said women should “stop whingeing and just get on with it.” “Please do […]
I once booed Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes is an Australian I rate highly as not only a footballer but as a pillar of our society. His performances off the field […]
Bishop stays. Goodes goes. Abbott is silent. What is wrong with this picture?
In case you are still in any doubt about what matters and what doesn’t to the Anglo-Saxon hegemony think on this: white Speaker of the House […]
We Have The Right To Boo, Do We Have The Maturity Not To?
When somebody points out that Adam Goodes is being booed not because he’s indigenous, it’s because of his “behaviour”, I can almost buy it. After […]
Adam Goodes Australian of the Year, but some people think it should have gone to an Australian
The comment in the image above says: ??? Accepting an Award given on Australia Day, which we have just been told is not recognised by […]
I’m not a racist, but I know when “those people” have a right to be offended!
Andrew Bolt: “Collingwood was being thrashed and when the bearded Goodes took another possession in front of her, she shouted “ape”. This is very rude. […]