As is often the case in Australia, the person who calls out racism faces far more scrutiny than the racism itself.
at the Sydney Writer’s Festival last weekend – that Australia is a racist country – have triggered a fierce backlash, ranging from outraged calls for the ABC to be axed or defunded to demands for Tingle to be sacked as chief political correspondent of the This is partly why our media is so timid in addressing racism – because powerful voices try to shut down conversations that challenge the status quo.
Many Australians find it difficult to accept the extent to which racism is embedded in our society and culture. This is why we need to learn from negatively racialised communities to improve racial literacy within society and promote better understanding of how race operates to give privilege and power to some over others. Doing so will enable us to talk about racism, and to identify and understand power dynamics and the role of racial bias.Racism remains a reality of Australian society.
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