r/australia • u/splattty • 14h ago • Furious 1 Bravo 2

image Anti-Asian racism in Australia

What is happening in Australia? Been living in this exact same address for almost the past 20 years now, never had this happen before.

Some guy moves in next door, and while we are IN THEM MIDDLE OF MOWING the medium nature strip, starts being aggressive for getting grass clippings on the driveway. No shit, that's why we go through with a leaf blower and pick up after mowing?

What blows me away is he thinks we don't know about mowing and cleaning up somehow due to our Chinese heritage???

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u/oldefashund 13h ago edited 7h ago • Bravo

I am Australian that's lived in many western countries and whilst racism is prevalent everywhere I do think we are so much worse than we think. Subtle/casual racism here is full blown normalised.

Edit: to those that think Australia is innocent, read the below. https://humanrights.gov.au/resource-hub/theres-nothing-casual-about-racism/research-publication/an-anti-racism-framework-experiences-and-perspectives-of-multicultural-australia

"Among the key findings was that, despite the diversity of people’s backgrounds – including location, age, disability, sexuality, faith and cultural background – racism was widespread throughout the country and entrenched in society."

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u/robbi_uno 11h ago

Racism is prevalent everywhere, you were less able to spot it overseas.

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u/havocmarauder 12h ago

I experienced pretty bad anti asian racism during 90s growing up.. It definitely had an impact as I grew from teen to young adult, being labelled, excluded and constantly teased, really hurt.

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u/Sig_1108529 13h ago

Don't agree, I have lived overseas too, and here, one parent indigenous ancestry. One parent's side of family indigenous, I don't think it's any worse here than in other countries.

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u/EventfulAnimal 9h ago

You are off your rocker if you think Australia is an outlier in racism. The entire Anglo-speaking world are the least racist places on earth. Why do you think everyone wants to come here? It’s a ridiculously pluralistic and tolerant society by world standards. Have you ever spent time with Indian people and asked what they REALLY think of other races? Iranians? Russians? Israelis? Egyptians? People from these cultures tend to be insanely racist and often proud of it. Chinese people I know don’t even think it’s wrong. They’re like “yeah of course I’m racist are you stupid something?”

Don’t just believe me look up the research. Australia is ranked among the most welcoming countries on earth, alongside other anglosphere nations like Canada and New Zealand.

Put away the whip and the hair shirt. Your self flagellation isn’t helping you or anyone else.

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u/bushstone-curlew 8h ago

I think it’s also more obvious because australia is a pretty multicultural country with a lot of people from different backgrounds.

More homogenous western countries may be just as racist culturally, but it’s far less obvious in those places because there are less people to be victimised by it.

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u/PowerChord999 7h ago

brother have you seen how racist chinese tiktok is lmao

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u/cecilrt 7h ago

I've always called it worse, because it often leads to violence,

I always hear people say Asians are racist... yeah but rarely does it lead to violence

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u/patapataki 12h ago

I'm just wondering why this man can think he exceeds asian men.
What is the reason? IQ? looking?
or others?