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What does being Australian have to do with the color of his skin?

• holydude 10y ago
  We are being racist here and are assuming that being australian means being predominantly caucasian white.
  • chipperyman573 10y ago
    >We are being racist here No we aren't. Racism is when you discriminate against a person due to their skin color. We're not discriminating against anyone.
    • lsh 10y ago
      eh. racism is an umbrella term for being prejudicial and discriminatory based on a persons race. while definitely being prejudicial it certainly wasn't discriminating. also - article has a big photo of this guy's gormless white mug ;) also - he's from Sydney, so probably a wanker as well.
  • wutbrodo 10y ago
    His name is David Thornton (mentioned in the article, if you bothered to read it before commenting). Not 100% conclusive, but pretty strong evidence of being white, as Thornton is an English/Scottish name. FWIW, as a nonwhite person myself, I think that accusing someone of racism for assuming David Thornton from Australia is white is beyond idiocy.
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  • shalmanese 10y ago
    Or we clicked on the link and verified that yes, an Australian man named David Thornton does indeed look white in the provided photograph.