• Contact
  • Privacy Policy
Blacksonrise.com
DONATE
  • Home
    • Caribbean
    • African American
    • African
    • Australian
    • Papua New Guinea
  • Ecourses
  • Herbs
  • Consultation
  • Login
    • LogOut
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • Caribbean
    • African American
    • African
    • Australian
    • Papua New Guinea
  • Ecourses
  • Herbs
  • Consultation
  • Login
    • LogOut
No Result
View All Result
Blacksonrise.com
No Result
View All Result

These TikTok Videos Explain Racism Against First Nations People In Australia

blacksonrise by blacksonrise
June 18, 2020
in Aboriginal Australia News
0
These TikTok Videos Explain Racism Against First Nations People In Australia
0
SHARES
163
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

As the conversation continues around the Black Lives Matter movement and racism against First Nations people, many Indigenous Australians have summed up the discrimination Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face through educational TikTok videos. 

In a clip featuring text reading, “Growing Up As An Indigenous Australian”, Brisbane-based makeup artist Sari-Ella Thaiday outlines stereotypes and assumptions First Nations people often hear about themselves by putting a finger down for each time she’d heard one. 

Being accused of stealing, followed around in a store, assumed to be on Centrelink or don’t have a job, and being told to “get over your people’s murder, massacre, genocide, stolen land and stolen wages” are just some of those she mentions. 

@sari_ella_thaiday

Removed for violating community guidelines, let’s be honest you’ll only feel attacked by this if you’re racist ##fyp ##fup ##foryou ##indigenous

♬ original sound – sari_ella_thaiday

Meissa Mason, a proud law student and artist from Wiradjuri, Gomeroi and Awabakal countries, also speaks about white privilege and the assumptions around government “benefits” provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait people.

“These Aboriginal ‘benefits’ are not benefits. They’re there for us to to catch up on disadvantages we have, which is equity if you’ve never heard of it,” she says.

“But not only that, did you know that a majority of the services available to us are also available to non-Aboriginal people as well?” 

She goes onto talk about people claiming only Indigenous Australians get free housing and healthcare, and free money. 

@meissa.com.au

Advertisements

Reply to @lillykitsi astronomical ##upcycling ##aboriginal ##fyp ##foryou ##blak ##systemicracism ##blackvoicesheard ##onlyinaustralia ##replytocomments

♬ original sound – meissa.com.au

Aboriginal man Andrew Lopez speaks about “the government’s plan when they had the White Australia Policy and the Stolen Generations”.

He addresses another TikTok user who claimed, “Mixed race people ARE NOT Indigenous or First Nations, they are just Australian like everyone else”.

Andrew says it was the government’s plan all along to instil these very thoughts and views. 

@andrewfyplopez

Reply to @4wdnumbat

♬ New Soul – Yael Naïm

Youth worker Paniora Nukunuku, who is of Maori and Cook Island decent, has also shared a series of clips demonstrating the disadvantages and systemic racism that Indigenous Australians face. 

Using a shopping trip at a local Woolworths supermarket, he decided to explain “the Black Lives matter problem in Australia”.

“So I have my culture, language, way of life,” he says, referring to different grocery items in his shopping trolley.

“I’m just missing one thing,” he adds while picking up a packet of soup. “Ability to dance.” 

Love HuffPost? Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.

Related…

Systemic Racism Isn’t Just an American Problem. Here’s How To Be A Better Ally To Australian First Nations People

What Does ‘Systemic Racism’ Mean? 21 Terms To Help You Understand Allyship

Vogue Challenge: Indigenous And Culturally Diverse Australians Show Importance Of Representation

At that moment a white man approaches his trolley. “Mate, Terra Nullius,” he says. 

“What do you mean, we’ve been here the whole… we’ve been here for ages before you. What are you talking about?” says Paniora.

“Look, I’m going to take this off you and I’m going to take those off you as well,” the man responds, gesturing to his shoes which represent babies and family. 

Instead Paniora is handed a basket with limited items, before a woman passing by says, “You get everything for free from the government”. 

@pnuks

Noticed how she ended up with my trolley ##HiddenTalents ##blacklivesmatter ##blm ##australia ##sydney ##woolworths ##woolies ##food

♬ original sound – pnuks

In another video captioned, “ppl benefit now bc of wat happened 200yrs+ ago”, Paniora shows the obstacles Indigenous Australians have faced as a result of colonialism.

How? He used two pool tables and the analogy is pure genius. 

The video has attracted over 132,000 likes and almost 400 comments. 

@pnuks

ppl benefit now bc of wat happened 200yrs+ ago ##blacklivesmatter ##australia ##history ##indigenous ##sydney ##pool ##educate

♬ original sound – pnuks

Credit: Source link

Previous Post

Visa cancellation shocks Australian man

Next Post

Papua New Guinea: its international and diplomatic relations

Next Post
Papua New Guinea: its international and diplomatic relations

Papua New Guinea: its international and diplomatic relations

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ADVERTISEMENT

HOT Updates

No Content Available

BlackSonRise.com is an online news portal which aims to provide Caribbean News, African News, Business and much more stuff like that. Feel free to get in touch with us!

Follow us on social media:

Recent News

  • Tax experts divided on Mboweni’s expected tax announcements – SABC News
  • LaRose Spotlights African-American Owned Businesses for the Month of February – African American News Today
  • Consultations with First Nations lacking on mines proposed in northwestern Ontario 

Subscribe NOW

Loading
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2019 Blacksonrise.com is an online news, e-learning, and business website that caters to the global black community.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • Caribbean
    • African American
    • African
    • Australian
    • Papua New Guinea
  • Ecourses
  • Herbs
  • Consultation
  • Login
    • LogOut

© 2019 Blacksonrise.com is an online news, e-learning, and business website that caters to the global black community.