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Graic Gabtar posted:Some interesting comments. Sup Graic, I just wanted to clarify what you're actually talking about here. What is "the whole Australia Day malarkey" that constitutes the wank-fest? Do you mean people who want the date to be changed, or call it Invasion Day? Or just non-Aboriginal people who want the date to be changed, or call it Invasion Day? Or is the malarkey actually the people who are happy with the holiday as-is getting all defensive about it? Second, if the Australian people can accept giving a nod to both the good and the not so good parts of history, do you think that's worth changing the date of the holiday, to actually acknowledge the harm of that one not-so-good day? Or do you mean the date should stay the same precisely because it evokes some not-so-good things?
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Jumpingmanjim posted:Courtney Barnett is annoying as gently caress and can't sing.
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Bifauxnen posted:Sup Graic, I just wanted to clarify what you're actually talking about here. What is "the whole Australia Day malarkey" that constitutes the wank-fest? Do you mean people who want the date to be changed, or call it Invasion Day? Or just non-Aboriginal people who want the date to be changed, or call it Invasion Day? Or is the malarkey actually the people who are happy with the holiday as-is getting all defensive about it? Hi Bifauxnen, long time no chat. Park/phone posting so forgive me in advance. The malarkey is the over the top nationalism. I have no objection to a bit a flag waving but a lot of it is just pass the bucket time. You can be proud of Australia (well I can be) without looking like dickheads. Ironically the only people here who are doing the flag thing are a clan of Indians having a kick arse time and a family who would not meet this forum's definition of 'white'. They were really nice as well and very grateful went I loaned them all my BBQ gear as they had accidentally left it at home, but I digress. I have no problem with people raising the significance of the day for indigenous people. And I can appreciate that point of view. I do struggle to understand why seem people want out-emo each other in some kind of orgy of self-harm. As for the date itself? Unfortunately for people here I would in no way die in a ditch for it, but I don't think it needs to be changed. If it was moved a week would people still not equate that celebration to invasion? Are we going to chop and change it until we finally land on 25th December so no one gives a crap either way? I think your last sentence should sums it up. You can't deny the history. You can't deny the date. Just make people face into it or you're just fiddling around the edges. You're not going to get a better date to have the discussion. Let me now just duck off back home to slip into my asbestos suit
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Jumpingmanjim posted:How did Depreston only get to 82? What a poo poo country. We let Cosby Sweater become a hit. After the allegations about him came out. And not even a while after either, it was REALLY close. So we let a lovely rap that namedropped someone just ousted as a rapist become a hit single. After that, I think we proved that Australia just shouldn't do music.
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Amurca bringing us up againquote:Los Angeles: US presidential hopeful Ted Cruz's claim sexual assaults on women in Australia went up significantly after strict gun laws were introduced has been challenged by a Washington Post analysis. something something 3 foot tall lebanese woman with mace something
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 05:15 |
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gently caress australia day that is all
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 05:45 |
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Well then don't bring up Jesus to me. It was a long time ago, get over it. Graic, "making people face up to it" seems to be the problem. Of course you don't have the answer, no one does, that's how privilege wins by default. The irony here is that the same people demanding their complacent amnesia for one invasion are screaming about another invasion: How dare they not integrate to our satisfaction, why it's as if they have an opinion about our culture! Protect the rights of 8 year old bogans and their Australia Day tattoos! You culturalists!
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 05:50 |
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Jumpingmanjim posted:Courtney Barnett is Melbourne as gently caress. And boring as gently caress as well
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Jumpingmanjim posted:Courtney Barnett is monotonous as gently caress.
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 06:10 |
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gently caress this awful country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWIXZzg2KJI post tism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr67Jp2Ylx0 gently caress you
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 06:12 |
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Graic Gabtar posted:Hi Bifauxnen, long time no chat. Haha, I'm really glad I asked now, cause I was thinking that was vague enough to interpret it a few different ways, but my pessimism combined with your last paragraph had me thinking you might be eye-rolling at the Invasion Day crowd instead. I don't even mind people actually making the most of their day off, (I'm kicking back and having fun with a forums Mafia game myself) it only gets me mad when someone gets so defensive about it that they actively poo poo on anyone trying to raise the issue of Invasion Day. If they just acknowledged that yes, the choice of day is really lovely and it would be a good idea to move it, (or maybe keep it a holiday and rename it, while getting a NEW BONUS HOLIDAY for patriotic junk) and yes, our "black armband history" still actually matters in the present day, then maybe they could genuinely not have anything to feel guilty about. Instead of having to loudly protest too much to try and prove how they shouldn't be made to feel guilty.
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SynthOrange posted:As a non-whitey I'm gonna stay indoors tomorrow. What's your family, dawg?
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 06:30 |
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I like the one with the kangaroo making GBS threads out Aus the most
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 06:34 |
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cat doter posted:gently caress australia day I got a day off work, it's pretty rad m8.
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Halo14 posted:I got a day off work, it's pretty rad m8. days off are pretty good who changed my dang avatar, god damnit
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 06:49 |
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Thank you patriotic avatar buyer.
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 07:16 |
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Anidav posted:Thank you patriotic avatar buyer. cat doter posted:days off are pretty good Looks like someone has been invading your avatars #invasionday
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Anidav posted:Thank you patriotic avatar buyer. Crikey!
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 07:19 |
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I used to think australia was ok but this avatar is making me reconsider things
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Malkers, Coles is doing a recall on malk#thereABC posted:WA milk contamination worries spark mass recall
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 07:34 |
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i like that the verse in my custom title is a) the one noone remembers and b) still relevant today! I'm going to go and eat Vietnamese food now; may you all Have A Day edit: established 26/01/1901 lol Goodpart fucked around with this message at 07:43 on Jan 26, 2016 |
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Catallaxy asks the hilarious question:quote:What is it about Australia’s cultural cringe that we need a Government-mandated Australian of the Year? A person who gets a platform to espouse a cause, who gets an award for advocacy rather than achievement? Oh no, they keep picking the Wrong Australians Surely an appropriate cultural cringe would be to, say, knight a monarch. ewe2 fucked around with this message at 07:44 on Jan 26, 2016 |
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cat doter posted:I used to think australia was ok but this avatar is making me reconsider things OK. Birb Katter posted:Malkers, Coles is doing a recall on malk That's a paddlin'
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 07:43 |
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I really liked my avatar, and australia took it away from me
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 07:47 |
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ewe2 posted:Catallaxy asks the hilarious question: You just know we wouldn't be hearing from them if Abbott was made Aussie of the Year and he did a rambling speech on how Muslims sacrifice Christian children.
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Starshark posted:You just know we wouldn't be hearing from them if Abbott was made Aussie of the Year and he did a rambling speech on how Muslims sacrifice Christian children. Half the thread calls out Goodes for being a "sookboy", Batty for being a non-entity until she won, and Morrison is trying "too hard" with his Lefty Agenda. The Council should be disbanded, it's a waste of money of course. And then their mate Henry Ergas gets an AO and it's all "Arise Sir Henry", I kid you not.
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 07:56 |
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avatar-buyer, you do know that Federation was 1/1/1901, and it starts "Australians all let us rejoice" right? right?
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Mithranderp posted:avatar-buyer, you do know that Federation was 1/1/1901, and it starts "Australians all let us rejoice" They're doing the whole song avatar by avatar, in the original lyrics, not the 1984 version. edit: Cmon man you forgot verse 2, are you a good little colonial or not? ewe2 fucked around with this message at 08:10 on Jan 26, 2016 |
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Hmm yes a person who literally belongs in the 1870s I'd completely forgotten about the old version...rightly so, because it's poo poo. The Before Times fucked around with this message at 08:11 on Jan 26, 2016 |
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Let me say something overly sophisticated; People don't know poo poo. Sorry it has been a rough day, I'm drinking over the thought of a very ill close family member and it is a hard day.
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 08:07 |
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av check e: nope, still that loving dog
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 08:37 |
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Good to see people still rocking the Dooooooooooooooogatar
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 08:38 |
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Mmmm yes
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 09:24 |
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Man Australia is shaped really weirdly
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Recoome posted:Man Australia is shaped really weirdly It blew my mind that the Great Australian Bight is actually called that officially, it's not just a pet name.
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 09:36 |
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gay picnic defence posted:av check I miss my dog avatar.
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 10:45 |
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I will always have my dog.
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 10:46 |
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And as the BBQs wind down and the partners sit disgusted on the verandah, the argument between rememberer and forgetter continues because the rememberers just keep posting hurtful memes on fb:
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# ? Jan 26, 2016 11:40 |
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Anidav posted:I will always have my dog. I hate to break this to you...
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Please cleanse your palate after the Stan Grant speech with this utter refuse from noted piece of poo poo and Herald Sun columnist (trans: noted piece of poo poo) Rita Panahi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34wplH4Sb-k
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