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Dodgy Al · Joined: 15 May 2004 Location: Seoul

This just blew my mind. I think my jaw was open the whole time they were performing. For two reasons. 1) the obvious 'racism'. 2) the fact they were able to get as far as appearing on national TV without someone pausing for a second, to suggest that someone may actually find it offensive. Can they really plead ignorance? Is Australia really in such a bubble?

And what of the judge awarding them a 7??? From an artistic point of view, I thought their act was rubbish.

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andrewchon · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:36 pm Post subject:

Well, they have pride in their larrikin ways.

proustme · Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Location: Nowon-gu

Just plain wrong.

mongolian spot · Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Location: Seoul

whats the problem? people are so sensitive these days.

ThingsComeAround · Joined: 07 Nov 2008

andrewchon · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject:

What I observed in my stay in Australia was:
only the Australian Aborigines are racially discriminated American-style down there.
Other dark-skinned people were mostly treated like any other.
So, they're not really thinking 'blackman' when they see Michael Jackson.
I didn't see West Indian or sub-continent cricketers treated poorly. Pommy bastards on the other hand...
Hard to make fun of Maori when they regularly hand out flogging in Rugby.

So, in a way, Americans are the ones in a bubble.

kabrams · Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Location: your Dad's house

andrewchon · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject:

Another thing I remember from Australia:
There was a beer/trivia night.
Question was "Who's the first black man to win a F1 Grand Prix race?"
Nobody got that. Answer: "Lewis Hamilton"
There were protests "He's not black, he's a West Indian!"

Usain Bolt and Dwight Yorke are not considered black, either.
Well, in Australia anyway.

joeyjoejoe · Joined: 24 Sep 2006

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this guy is a racist

they were imitating the jacksons rather than imitating black people
none of the guys doing it are "white", not that that really makes a difference.
harry connick jr is a hypocrite
check this clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vtOt5mNEZE

roybetis1 · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject:

As an Australian....that was cringe worthy.

Burndog · Joined: 17 Feb 2008

I'm an Aussie....and I think that the clip was racist. It's also racist to say that "Australians discriminate against Aboriginals" or "Australians don't discriminate against Americans" or what have you. Because it's just rubbish. There are a lot of different people in Australia. Aboriginals are Australian people too. Yes, there is racism and discrimination in Australia...but there is in many other countries. I can say that I think that the network deliberately screened the act hoping for a bit of controversy. Controversy is just free advertising isn't it?

As for the scores from the judges...the 'talent' contest is a segment in the middle of a (very lame) variety show, and the contestants aren't supposed to be 'talented'. The judges give out deliberately high scores to try and keep the contest close...the female judge was just sticking to script.

It's a storm in a teacup in some ways...but it is really stupid, ignorant and backwards, and makes me feel like someone just did a poo on my cereal.

Old Gil · Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Location: Got out! olleh!

It's pretty bush leauge, Dodgy Al, it probably made me want to...well never mind. Probably.

Murakano · Joined: 10 Sep 2009

Is this show even popular in Australia?

I mean the studio that was filmed in looks so cheap and low budget and resembles a 70`s TV set ......so not only is their mindset stuck in that era too..... Wink

As for the whole blackface issue......you should check out Japanese TV. This sort of thing is common to see.

The Japanese obama was particularly popular last year from when I was living there.

http://www.japanprobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/obama-onsen.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpNSip5gyKo&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tnhUEEqCSc

etc etc

andrewchon · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:30 am Post subject:

The show has the highest rating of that time slot.

Congrats to Obama in Nobel Peace Prize. I feel it is a bit premature though.

makemehavefun · Joined: 12 Sep 2009

Just watched it. It's ignorant but I don't believe they were intentionally being racist. Like someone else said, they were imitating the "Jacksons" and not necessarily "black" people as a race. Still, they didn't have one producer, writer, or stage-hand that said, "Uh, guys..."???

Then again, I've seen numerous comedy skits of actors "putting on the makeup" and impersonating blacks on American tv... Darrell Hammond does a great impersonation of Jesse Jackson on SNL (complete with makeup) and I don't ever recall anyone complaining about that.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/update-thursday-jesse-jackson/768742/