tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999132152139258806.post2775466429833936072..comments2024-02-25T09:46:47.870+11:00Comments on Adaptive Radiation: Awkward conversations I've had with white peopleAdaptive Radiationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802440878512403627noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999132152139258806.post-39315142059363633302011-07-08T17:11:58.049+10:002011-07-08T17:11:58.049+10:00I have looks that confuse people. Many assume I am...I have looks that confuse people. Many assume I am from the Middle East or perhaps Turkish (both incorrect) and in younger days when I sunbathed a lot and became very tanned I was actually referred to by a client as 'that West Indian' (also wrong).Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778094395442538035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999132152139258806.post-57638353675894461452011-07-08T07:44:24.437+10:002011-07-08T07:44:24.437+10:00Sounds like Mrs M would do poorly on the race reco...Sounds like Mrs M would do poorly on the race recognition test on alllooksame.com<br /><br />In all seriousness though, I think Australia as a whole is heaps better than most other countries. I am proud of the fact that we are such a racially diverse country and all the benefits that come with living in such a society (e.g. food).Adaptive Radiationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802440878512403627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999132152139258806.post-72709423967354431102011-07-07T15:56:04.832+10:002011-07-07T15:56:04.832+10:00I was travelling in Japan with my ex partner and s...I was travelling in Japan with my ex partner and some of his friends. One of his friends, whom we'll refer to as Mrs M, said one night at a restaurant, "I guess that japanese people have to dress in such weird outfits because otherwise they'd have trouble telling eachother apart".<br /><br />I'm not even kidding here.<br /><br />And this was not the first time I'd heard her say something so racially ridiculous. My blood boils just thinking about her.Evol Kweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358540740207597037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999132152139258806.post-81521571204289643292011-07-07T07:52:14.273+10:002011-07-07T07:52:14.273+10:001/ Must have been because of your thick dark curls...1/ Must have been because of your thick dark curls.<br /><br />2/ Offensive<br /><br />3/ Downright offensive<br /><br />4/ You had a good English teacher back where you came from. An Aussie accent is very hard to teach.<br /><br />People should keep their traps shut, until they know differently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com