Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 13, 2019 6:05:11 GMT 12
Dominion Post 13/7/19
RHETORIC REBUFFED
Very well said, Karl du Fresne, so good to see someone show (and support it with facts) that Maori (and other ethnic groups) can succeed in spite of the constant rhetoric about how they suffer under 150 years of colonialism (Remedy in Maori hands on electoral influence, July 11).
Our Parliament must be one of the most racial and gender diverse in the world which couldn’t happen if we were as racist, homophobic, anti-Muslim, xenophobic society as some commentators make out.
Opportunities exist for all to partake in central and local government; racism and prejudice have very little to do with it.
GRAHAM DICK, Masterton
Nelson Mail 13/7/19
RACISM
That's A Bit Racist, currently showing on TV, misses the point a bit. We bandy about the word "racist" or "racism" an awful lot these days, but it seems to me that those who most bring out the race card don't know where the sentiment comes from.
We are not generally anti-race or anti-skin colour. We are anti-behaviour.
The young Maori bloke who complained about the older woman who clutched her handbag more tightly at the sight of him undoubtedly had tattoos and dreads. A similarly decorated white boy would have evoked the same reaction.
It's said that we shouldn't judge a book by it's cover- but of course we do. A couple of months ago, an ex-prisoner (white) was complaining that prejudice was preventing him from getting a job, but he had DEVAST8 tattooed right across his face. Duh!
LARRY PETTERSON Nelson,
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers
RHETORIC REBUFFED
Very well said, Karl du Fresne, so good to see someone show (and support it with facts) that Maori (and other ethnic groups) can succeed in spite of the constant rhetoric about how they suffer under 150 years of colonialism (Remedy in Maori hands on electoral influence, July 11).
Our Parliament must be one of the most racial and gender diverse in the world which couldn’t happen if we were as racist, homophobic, anti-Muslim, xenophobic society as some commentators make out.
Opportunities exist for all to partake in central and local government; racism and prejudice have very little to do with it.
GRAHAM DICK, Masterton
Nelson Mail 13/7/19
RACISM
That's A Bit Racist, currently showing on TV, misses the point a bit. We bandy about the word "racist" or "racism" an awful lot these days, but it seems to me that those who most bring out the race card don't know where the sentiment comes from.
We are not generally anti-race or anti-skin colour. We are anti-behaviour.
The young Maori bloke who complained about the older woman who clutched her handbag more tightly at the sight of him undoubtedly had tattoos and dreads. A similarly decorated white boy would have evoked the same reaction.
It's said that we shouldn't judge a book by it's cover- but of course we do. A couple of months ago, an ex-prisoner (white) was complaining that prejudice was preventing him from getting a job, but he had DEVAST8 tattooed right across his face. Duh!
LARRY PETTERSON Nelson,
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers