Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 14, 2016 7:46:52 GMT 12
RACIAL AND STATISTICAL DISTORTION BY THE HERALD
Herald reporter Olivia Carville’s name can go on the list of racial stirrers in New Zealand. Along with Kathrine Clarke, national manager of Whakawhetu, a Maori programme dedicated to reducing SUDI and also Dr Tipene Leach.
Rather than approach a very sad problem we have objectively, they have all chosen to make it a racial problem by publishing statistical distortions and labelling people Maori or brown. They then throw accusations of institutional racism around as this seems to be the quick fix to every problem facing a brown person in New Zealand.
To clear things a little, as the article loses shape and meaning because of all the racial taunts and name calling, we need to look at the problem objectively and without a racial bias.
To do this we must look at the behavior and the result of the behavior.
Behavior: Parents sleeping with babies in the same bed.
Result: Babies can die by suffocation if they sleep with the parents. The chances of it happening are increased when things like smoking, drinking alcohol and excessive weight are introduced.
It does not matter what colour the baby is, it does not matter what colour the parents are, the result is the same.
I agree with the government’s stance on this, I do not want my tax contribution going towards something which reinforces the notion that it is alright to sleep with baby in bed. It’s sort of like allowing people to drink drive once they and everyone else on the road has an airbag fitted to their car.
As we have done with drink driving we need to collectively change the behavior and not be swayed by the racial point scoring of halfwits.
In my book institutional racism begins the minute an institution changes it’s behavior or policies to favour one race or another. I know of no institution in New Zealand that has any open policy or behavior that favours any race, except Maori.
The halfwits, one of which is the national manager of an organization to reduce SUDI, are merely making excuses for people who are living in social clusters where bad lifestyle decisions are being made, such as Kaitaia.
You know you are dealing with a misguided person when they start throwing statements around like:
"If those were pakeha babies dying the Ministry would be going to extraordinary lengths to find an innovative way of saving them," said Hastings GP Dr David Tipene-Leach.
Leach and the Herald are using labels and racism to put the focus on Maori babies.
Suddenly its as if suffocation is not a problem for Pakeha babies, when it is.
It is this attitude, particularly from Maori leaders which is a major contribution to the continuing social problems being faced by their people.
Here are further examples of it from the article;
“Historically, SUDI has been a controversial issue among Maori as many believe Government efforts to reduce the death rates have been too Pakeha-focused.”
What the hell is Pakeha focused?
And
“They are also more likely to be co-sleeping with their parents and anti bed-sharing messages touted by the Ministry of Health (and produced only in English) do not fall in line with this Maori custom”.
If bed sharing is a Maori custom why are the Maori leaders looking to blame our government for the problem?
It is obviously the custom which is the problem and they as Maori leaders are in a unique position to do something about it.
However, again we see Maori leaders are just making excuses for their own failures.
The fact of the matter is bed sharing is a worldwide problem and babies of all ethnicities and colours die. If a person is bed sharing this is a bad decision and they will likely be living in a cluster of other families all making bad decisions.
It is the bad decisions that must be addressed and no amount of flax baskets will help do that.
Whats the bet we see the flax baskets being distributed though, another ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.
- By Andy Oakley
'Institutional racism' behind funding decision
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11671632
Herald reporter Olivia Carville’s name can go on the list of racial stirrers in New Zealand. Along with Kathrine Clarke, national manager of Whakawhetu, a Maori programme dedicated to reducing SUDI and also Dr Tipene Leach.
Rather than approach a very sad problem we have objectively, they have all chosen to make it a racial problem by publishing statistical distortions and labelling people Maori or brown. They then throw accusations of institutional racism around as this seems to be the quick fix to every problem facing a brown person in New Zealand.
To clear things a little, as the article loses shape and meaning because of all the racial taunts and name calling, we need to look at the problem objectively and without a racial bias.
To do this we must look at the behavior and the result of the behavior.
Behavior: Parents sleeping with babies in the same bed.
Result: Babies can die by suffocation if they sleep with the parents. The chances of it happening are increased when things like smoking, drinking alcohol and excessive weight are introduced.
It does not matter what colour the baby is, it does not matter what colour the parents are, the result is the same.
I agree with the government’s stance on this, I do not want my tax contribution going towards something which reinforces the notion that it is alright to sleep with baby in bed. It’s sort of like allowing people to drink drive once they and everyone else on the road has an airbag fitted to their car.
As we have done with drink driving we need to collectively change the behavior and not be swayed by the racial point scoring of halfwits.
In my book institutional racism begins the minute an institution changes it’s behavior or policies to favour one race or another. I know of no institution in New Zealand that has any open policy or behavior that favours any race, except Maori.
The halfwits, one of which is the national manager of an organization to reduce SUDI, are merely making excuses for people who are living in social clusters where bad lifestyle decisions are being made, such as Kaitaia.
You know you are dealing with a misguided person when they start throwing statements around like:
"If those were pakeha babies dying the Ministry would be going to extraordinary lengths to find an innovative way of saving them," said Hastings GP Dr David Tipene-Leach.
Leach and the Herald are using labels and racism to put the focus on Maori babies.
Suddenly its as if suffocation is not a problem for Pakeha babies, when it is.
It is this attitude, particularly from Maori leaders which is a major contribution to the continuing social problems being faced by their people.
Here are further examples of it from the article;
“Historically, SUDI has been a controversial issue among Maori as many believe Government efforts to reduce the death rates have been too Pakeha-focused.”
What the hell is Pakeha focused?
And
“They are also more likely to be co-sleeping with their parents and anti bed-sharing messages touted by the Ministry of Health (and produced only in English) do not fall in line with this Maori custom”.
If bed sharing is a Maori custom why are the Maori leaders looking to blame our government for the problem?
It is obviously the custom which is the problem and they as Maori leaders are in a unique position to do something about it.
However, again we see Maori leaders are just making excuses for their own failures.
The fact of the matter is bed sharing is a worldwide problem and babies of all ethnicities and colours die. If a person is bed sharing this is a bad decision and they will likely be living in a cluster of other families all making bad decisions.
It is the bad decisions that must be addressed and no amount of flax baskets will help do that.
Whats the bet we see the flax baskets being distributed though, another ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.
- By Andy Oakley
'Institutional racism' behind funding decision
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11671632