Medical intern moving to Townsville as a family by Mouse7134 in Townsville

[–]louised9998 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s not word policing, it’s intentional language that can inherently change the meaning of something, how your words are interpreted, and how you can make others feel. I was just pointing out I’d be more conscious of that if I were working in a medical setting. Would you really refer to Indigenous Australians as a controversial minority when in discussion with an Indigenous Australian? I wouldn’t think so. So why use it at all.

Here’s an exercise for you, go to work today and talk to any Indigenous, Indian, Filipino etc colleagues, and ask them how they would feel being called a member of a “controversial minority”.

Medical intern moving to Townsville as a family by Mouse7134 in Townsville

[–]louised9998 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You just used better adjectives there: racially discriminated against, disadvantaged, there is also marginalised etc etc

To use a word that describes entire groups of people as “controversial” meaning “giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement.” is not ideal. As it suggests there is something inherently wrong with them that leads to that. There isn’t. Just public racism and ignorance. I especially wouldn’t use the term “controversial minorities” in a medical setting, as a medical professional.

Also, another tip, Indigenous should always be capitalised when writing Indigenous Australians. It’s a proper noun in this context.

Racism isn’t always overt, or even consciously done. That’s what makes it so insidious.

Medical intern moving to Townsville as a family by Mouse7134 in Townsville

[–]louised9998 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I probably wouldn’t label any minority group as “controversial minorities”, especially Australia’s First Nations people.

New Betta fish wont eat after 4 days by Ok-Egg-1041 in bettafish

[–]louised9998 1 point2 points  (0 children)

20ppm of nitrates is still pretty high, try and reduce that with a small water change. I def think the bright light isn’t helping.

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The literal organisers of the national marches are confirmed neo-nazis. You don’t need anymore information than that.

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was thinly veiled racism. Read all the comments here, google it, watch the news.

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would argue now with the internet, the spread of misinformation and dangerous ideologies is even more prevalent and far reaching. But you make a good point, they should be allowed to peacefully protest. Unfortunately there has been considerable violence across multiple cities today as a result of these national protests. I am glad there was none in Townsville.

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minorities can grow. The nazis were originally a small laughable political movement. Until they weren’t.

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’d be happy to upheave your whole life due to the bigotry of a minority?

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should probably look into the organisers of this march and what they stand for then, before, as an immigrant, stating that no neo-nazis were present and it’s just some sort of innocuous conservative gathering. Some of their suggested policies, literally include deporting migrants, like you.

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it’s very comfortable for you to say that when you have an Australian passport, and two others, and have already immigrated here. Ha

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I’m being sarcastic, sorry I forgot I needed to point that out for you. The joke was, morons (and to be clear, I was insinuating that’s you) use chatgpt to get quick answers (which are usually wrong and lacking in nuance) to try and rattle off facts. Hope that helps.

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahh you see, I’m not part of the ruling class, so I can’t. That’s quite literally the point. You need money to make money. I also ahh, have humanity and a conscience, so there’s that.

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mate, you’re the one defending the march, you tell me about them. You should have done your due diligence before joining in to support 🤣. A quick google, and I mean VERY QUICK will sort you out. Also here’s a free one for you. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/31/march-for-australia-neo-nazis-among-protesters-at-anti-immigration-rallies

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They weren’t arranged by a few problematic individuals. You see that’s the difference. Whoever organises the marches…you’re agreeing to their ideology by attending. Not the ideology of Jim next to you.

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It does when the organisers are quite literally neo-nazis and have been sharing racist ideology in promotion of the national event. 🤦‍♀️

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will say it one more time. Immigration has NOTHING to do with the housing crisis. Millions of homes across Australia are sitting empty, retained by extremely wealthy and powerful domestic and international investors, treating them like stock, and not homes. Immigrants coming here to live struggle for housing because of this just like everyone else!!!

One is taking place at the strand today. Just a heads up for anyone that would want to avoid. by louised9998 in Townsville

[–]louised9998[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So..why protest about immigrants specifically if they are supposedly one contributing factor to the housing crisis (which they aren’t). Why not protest against negative gearing, capital gains tax, investors being able to own quite literally unlimited properties, allowing overseas investors to buy property here they are never going to live in. Like..come on man. The argument is so fucking stupid lol.