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Saturday 22 June 2013

Racist encounter a few years ago

A few years ago my distant relative from Asia came to Australia for a holiday. My family took them for a picnic by the beach. I was telling them that I used to come here a lot when I was little and people are really friendly.While we were just sitting and chatting by the board walk group of young white Australians walked past making racist comments and throwing money at us. They said " Oi look at those Asian tourist!" "Lets throw money at them and see if they pick them up" I was so angry that I wanted to yell at them or something" but one of my family members reminded me that it was going to spur them on, It what they were probably trying to get us to do and would God be happy if I did it.  This was the first time I had encounter racism like this. Well I just hope those people have change their ways now because on day all the local Asian takeouts might up and leave Australia.  Racism it stops with me!