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I just read your comments, and you seem to be saying your subjective experience amounts to evidence (for you, which is fine) But the argument was that this was

I just read your comments, and you seem to be saying your subjective experience amounts to evidence (for you, which is fine) But the argument was that this was an emotionally charged topic and you displayed that while appearing to argue the opposite. As a fellow Australian, I understand the over sensitivity, especially due to the Voice crap that's going on atm. As for generalizing racially, I agree, it makes no sense. Which is why the voice thing sounds stupid to me. I feel like there are two groups of indigenous peoples growing in Australia. What I call the 'technically aboriginals' and 'actual aboriginals' and I realize this might marginalize those with partial ancestry. I often wonder if the voice is just being pushed by super liberal very light skinned aboriginals (that to me probably never suffered real discrimination) or outback dark skinned tribal bush aboriginals (that are discriminated against on site). I feel like the more bush you go, the more conservative you get...idk

Zurrrrr 4y ago
No, I'm not talking about subjective experience at all. ALL that happened was that I made a generalization, and other people wanted to contest it because, well, they could. It's not more complicated than that. It's basically if I said most action movies have a car chase or gun fight, and someone wanted to die on the hill claiming that that generalization is inaccurate and not all action movies have to have a gun fight or car chase. I agree though that the discrimination of aboriginals is politicized though, and it shouldn't be.
riatin 4y ago
Based on my (very) subjective experience, a lot of the noise around the Voice + Invasion Day is being created by people with extremely tenuous links to indigenous heritage - which I think is maybe shifting away from what could be much more positive outcomes for truly marginalised Aboriginals.
sgt 4y ago
Basically white people who - to their delight - realized they are "aboriginals".

Zurrrrr 4y ago

No, I'm not talking about subjective experience at all. ALL that happened was that I made a generalization, and other people wanted to contest it because, well, they could. It's not more complicated than that. It's basically if I said most action movies have a car chase or gun fight, and someone wanted to die on the hill claiming that that generalization is inaccurate and not all action movies have to have a gun fight or car chase. I agree though that the discrimination of aboriginals is politicized though, and it shouldn't be.

riatin 4y ago

Based on my (very) subjective experience, a lot of the noise around the Voice + Invasion Day is being created by people with extremely tenuous links to indigenous heritage - which I think is maybe shifting away from what could be much more positive outcomes for truly marginalised Aboriginals.

sgt 4y ago

Basically white people who - to their delight - realized they are "aboriginals".