Are Australians racist? Well first of all, that is a massive generalisation which can barely be explored by any medium, let alone a blog or news site. The recent ‘journalistic debate’ has done what most media coverage does, stirred muddy waters.

I am a proud and somewhat patriotic ‘Aussie’ who aligns with no specific religious or political groups, I am 19 and live in the multicultural suburbs of western Melbourne. Furthermore, I have an immigrant background and study alongside many international students at Monash Uni.

I find that there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the value younger generations and society in general place on terms deemed racist by the ‘proper’ people in our society. To call some one a ‘wog’ or an ‘Asian’ in Australia does not divide you from us ‘true Australians’, to use another undivisive term, it is simply a descriptive word. It is a difficult thing for foreigners to understand, but the fact that we use these ‘racist terms’ so lightly is because they have very little if no meaning. Australia is an amazingly unique place where equality is a core principle of society, and that racist terms have very little if no value. There is a diversity of culture, religion and people so vast that it impossible to define a stereotype of an Australian person or ‘class’. One thing is for sure though, we are proud to be that way and everyone ‘wants to advance Australia fair’.

I think that there is a lot to be said for a nation like Australia, we are peaceful, respectful and love being considered the ‘under dog’ when in reality we lead the world in so many ways. To the redneck Aussie bogans, you do not represent the vast majority of this population, but you seem to have quite a loud voice. To my family, and other immigrants to this country, don’t take notice of these people, take notice of society as a whole. We are able to live and create the lives we want without any government interception and control, we can write, read, believe and speak our opinions in this free and open democracy. Finally, to the people who want to criticise our home, you must be jelous or at least it seems like a case of the one that stands out copping the most flac. Don’t spread the hatred, it is not progressive for our society or your own.

I hope you have understood my arguments and don’t jump to any nihilistic conclusions.

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