Iāve debated over the last few days with whether or not I would post this because I didnāt want to offend anyone. Then I realised that Iām sick of having to tip toe around everyone else to make sure they arenāt offended when Iāve been offended by this country my whole life. Donāt get me wrong I once had a great love for this country and in some ways I still do. I was once proud to call myself Australian. But I no longer feel that way. I donāt feel like an Australianā¦
I donāt feel like an Australian when Iām constantly questioned about where Iām from and people canāt accept Australia as being my place of origin because I donāt ālookā Australian.
I donāt feel like an Australian when Aboriginal people were made to feel like their culture was wrong and ugly yet itās suddenly become a trend for non Aboriginal people to appropriate our culture without showing respect.
I donāt feel like an Australian when Australia fails to recognise its black history. My familyās history.
I donāt feel like an Australian when Australia Day is celebrated on the day of invasion. The day genocide of Aboriginal people started. The start of ābreeding out the blackā.
I donāt feel like an Australian when white is seen as the standard for Australians and every person of colour āhas to be from somewhere elseā. No one questions where a white Australian is originally from.
I donāt feel like an Australian when destroying land for resources is seen as more important than sacred sites or preserving land and environment.
I donāt feel like an Australian when Australia treats refugees like theyāre not worthy of life because they werenāt born here.
I donāt feel like an Australian when an Aboriginal woman speaks out about racism and white Australian responds with more racism and hate.
Iām with you Miranda Tapsell.
Australia, you should be ashamed.
(NOTE FOR ALL THE SOOKS: obviously #notallwhiteaustralians, just enough for it to be a problem)
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