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Racism and Cultural Difference in Australia

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Running head: RACISM AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCE IN AUSTRALIARacism and cultural difference in AustraliaName of the studentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1RACISM AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCE IN AUSTRALIAAnswer 2:a.I think Pauline Hanson’s was trying to speak in the behalf of a white Australian. Inher speech, she has cried foul about the untrue fact that the indigenousAustralians are getting privileges and the white people are not (Wellings, 2014).She was aggressive towards the people of Asian descent.b.As an immigrant, the speech made me feel like I am unwanted in this country.She was so fierce against Asians and described us as anti-white, which is wrong.c.I do not agree with her thoughts at all. The indigenous population has beendiscriminated for centuries until recently. Answer 3.a.It was a historical day for the Australians as the Hon. Prime Minister KevinRudd apologized for the discriminations the indigenous Australians faced forcenturies. Kevin Rudd spoke in the behalf of the Australian Government, as thepolicies made by the past governments were discriminative towards theindigenous. I think, this apology brings both of the populations (indigenous andnon-indigenous) together. The apology speech was a step forward towards awonderful relationship between the indigenous and non-indigenous Australians(Hastie & Augoustinos, 2012).b.Yes, I definitely thought that the speech was an emotional experience. Theindigenous people has suffered from racism and faced discrimination forcenturies (Kunitz, 2017). May be, the speech is not compensating the loss thestolen generation has faced, but it can be a start for the stolen generations tokeep faith to the Australian Government (Hastie & Augoustinos, 2012).c.Yes, I definitely agree. In indigenous culture, the word sorry has a completedifferent significance. Many of the indigenous people thinks that sorry is anEnglish word which is used in many of the rituals surrounding death. Kevin Ruddused the word sorry twice. I felt, the ‘sorry’ was not for the legal requirement; itwas a genuine and powerful expression which shows respect towards the “stolengenerations” of indigenous population.d.Yes, it affected me directly, though, I do not belong to the indigenouspopulation. However, I am a resident of Australia, who belongs to another cultural
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