Indigenous leaders say David Crisafulli’s use of term is a ‘racialised dog whistle’, whether he knows it or not
leader, David Crisafulli, has been accused of “racialised dog whistling” for his repeated use of a phrase common in anti-crime social media groups, where it is used as a derogatory reference to Aboriginal children.
But online the term “untouchables” is often used in anti-crime communities – including before it was used by the LNP – as a reference to Indigenous children.Examples of dozens of online posts include references to the “3% untouchables”, “aboriginal kids feel like untouchables”, and “the indigenous are untouchable and a protected species by the UN”.
“It plays into this racialised trope that Aboriginal people and young people in this country get specialised treatment,” Maddison said. “When terms like ‘untouchables’ are used, we see the dangers of this rhetoric in how people online and in our community receive that,” Yow Yeh said.
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