Re: 360 & Me seeing the Australian Flag as a racist symbol. Its not that it in itself is a racist symbol, rather that its been adopted and flown by so many as such that its hard to wash that stank off. From morons with love it or leave it bumper stickers to the images or flag cloaked rioters at Cronulla in 05. I grew up in a household that flew the flag in our backyard, but I wouldnt fly our flag now, nor get it or a southern cross tattoo for fear that it denotes a likely association in the minds of others that I may be one of those guys. To me its almost a faux pas to be a visibly patriotic Australian, especially a white one, due to the actions of so many others who have carried out some horrid things and held some wicked views in the guise of being Proud Australians. Its a shit national identity, and a sad insight into what it means to be Australian.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:09:26 +0000
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