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West Ender · 12-04-2007, 21:25

Terry, having made your statement from a country which is only now coming to terms with, and accepting, the atrocious way it treated its indigenous people and which operated a vicious colour-bar until relatively recently I think you should reconsider your words.

The Aborigines in your adopted homeland were relentlessly persecuted, to the point of extinction in Tasmania, for 3 centuries. It was not until the 1960s that they were recognised as "citizens". Aboriginal children were torn from their homes, before WW2, in an attempt to "civilise" them.

What about the "White Australia" policy? I had personal knowledge of a friend who was Eurasian, born in Singapore and married to an Englishman, who was unable to emigrate to Australia in the 60s because she was dark skinned. Her husband would have been welcomed - alone. She was not.

Now, of course I don't hold you in any way responsible for Australia's past. I'm also sure you are in no way racially prejudiced but it is rather crass to berate the people of Accrington in the way you did without considering the cultural history into which you have migrated.

As a matter of interest, may I ask how many of your neighbours are of Aboriginal ethnicity?

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West Ender Passed away 25-11-09 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lymm, Cheshire Posts: 2,674 Blog Entries: 147 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 192	Re: how much ethnic blood do you need to be a minority Terry, having made your statement from a country which is only now coming to terms with, and accepting, the atrocious way it treated its indigenous people and which operated a vicious colour-bar until relatively recently I think you should reconsider your words. The Aborigines in your adopted homeland were relentlessly persecuted, to the point of extinction in Tasmania, for 3 centuries. It was not until the 1960s that they were recognised as "citizens". Aboriginal children were torn from their homes, before WW2, in an attempt to "civilise" them. What about the "White Australia" policy? I had personal knowledge of a friend who was Eurasian, born in Singapore and married to an Englishman, who was unable to emigrate to Australia in the 60s because she was dark skinned. Her husband would have been welcomed - alone. She was not. Now, of course I don't hold you in any way responsible for Australia's past. I'm also sure you are in no way racially prejudiced but it is rather crass to berate the people of Accrington in the way you did without considering the cultural history into which you have migrated. As a matter of interest, may I ask how many of your neighbours are of Aboriginal ethnicity? __________________ * Some cinemas let the flying monkeys in............and some don't.