We’ve all seen the footage of Karen Bailey’s racist outburst on a Sydney train, but what does it say about Australia?
In the viral video, the 55-year-old Bailey subjected an Asian woman and a group of boys to a foul-mouthed racist rant on a Central Coast-bound train. Bailey imitated an Asian voice and referred to the woman as ‘gook’.
Bailey has since insisted she isn’t racist. “Everyone’s playing the race card,” she told the Daily Telegraph. “It wasn’t purely the Asian lady. It was Australians too. It was basically anybody that looked at me, they were a target.”
Bailey has offered a “public apology” for her rant, but added: “It’s only names. It’s not like I’m murdering anyone.”
What do you think? Is Bailey’s outburst indicative of a deep-seated racism problem in Australia, or does the reaction of the other passengers prove that she’s the exception, not the rule?
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we have , rainbow sheep , indigenous football,indigenous cricket , indigenous medical centres , aboriginal hostels , aboriginal agricultural colleges ,
WHO IS RACIST , while some of us white pensioners who live in communities throughout Australia , we have to pay our way , and for our medicines while aboriginals do not .
Imagine if we had white only football clubs or anything else .
Please post this
yes Australia is definatly racist,
@ Peter, I assume you have real life experience to reffer to? I lived in Dandenong for many years and was always amused by the anglo aussies, Dandenong now has over 200 nationalitys and as a first Australian I liked the slow change to a more multicultural society, all white Australians would all of a sudden treat me better, always making the comment ” remember the good old days” like I enjoyed constant discrimination, Peter seems a little confused as to how these indigenous orgs came about, any sporting team was rasied from the ground up by Indigenous people without any special help, they are capable to, and anyone can join, question is why dont anglo aussie go down and try out? any medical center, school or hostel is an attempt to catch up to national standards due to intergenerational neglect through government policy and historical injustices, my best mate ( anglo aussie) came to an Aboriginal school with me and was never treated any worse or better, anyone who wants to test Peters theory should check the story of Rumbalara football club in Shepparton, they are very inclusive with many immigrants and refugees playing for them, also the seniors took out the flag this year, the futures with the youth, older and past generations have milked it for all its worth, dare to dream of owning a home now while the oldies payed next to nothing