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- Sydney, Australia
I'm making an assumption here but it is very likely that Permangelder has experienced racism from two directions. In the first place from white Australians for claiming to be Indigenous but having a fair complexion and secondly from other indigenous Australians for not being black enough. If anyone knows the ins and outs of racist attitudes, Permangelder probably knows more than most of us.I hope Permangelder was writing out of frustration. Perhaps she has personally been treated unfairly due to her indigenous roots. That's why I initially agreed with her.
My daughter is bi-racial, and our nephews and nieces partners are of many different races, so I don't agree that all white people are bigots.
Disclaimer - I'm very fair skinned due to my ancestry but don't think of myself as white. No-one calls me Whitey constantly reminding me of my heritage. Being fair skinned has never been a hindrance to me (except in the hot sun). However, if I had been born with dark skin or Asian features, I am pretty sure I would have experienced overt and covert racism in Australia on a daily basis. Sometimes it is delivered as a joke, sometimes as an insult but more often as a denial of opportunity and other forms of discrimination.