Why can I walk up to an Irish man and say “Hey! You’re Irish, I’m Australian.” But it’s taboo for me to walk up to an African and say “Hey! You’re African, I’m Australian.”. Is it because we’re no longer talking about racism around culture, nationality or traditions, we’re talking about racism surrounding colour and cosmetic differences?
How do I teach students that discrimination to any one is unfair when insulting certain people is abhorred more than others?
Why do we have 1 week to celebrate harmony in the community when it is something that should be practiced every day? Is it because we need to focus on it else wise we forget? Or is it because we only need to celebrate multiculturalism once a year?
How do I teach students Australia is always multicultural, do I tell them that’s just a week where we are /more/ multicultural than usual?
How do I teach students that everyone is equal when we call countries “Third world”?
How come I can go up to a stranger and assume they’re straight and everything is fine, but if I go up to a stranger and assume they are homosexual, I am considered rude and insulting? Are we really as far along in equality as we think?
Can I teach students that it is okay to be homosexual when they may go home and come out; resulting in bullying, being disowned by their parents and being shunned from society, from possibly even their religion?
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