The papers are trash but complaints against the last one seem misguided. The phrase itself is just a reference to 'south of the border', and I've heard people i

The papers are trash but complaints against the last one seem misguided. The phrase itself is just a reference to 'south of the border', and I've heard people in both states use it as a light-hearted joke to refer to Victorians. It has been used for many years in a non-racist context as a play on words. Though it does straddle the line a bit, I think it was worth clearing up that it's not just a reference to shutting borders.