Australi A Sensational Place - 972 Words

In 2013, British comedian John Oliver stated â€Å"Australia turned out to be a sensational place. Albeit, one of the most comfortably racist I’ve ever been in† (Waterland, 2013). Racism is when a certain group of people belief they are superior to another which leads to discrimination. Australia is a multicultural country with its diversity highlighted through the lifestyles, food and traditions of those living there. It is hard to imagine such a culturally diverse country can be considered racist, however racism has been embedded in Australian society and culture since its colonisation in 1788. Australian law and people can be racist and often are in denial about their racist ways. Racism in Australia has been implanted since the period of colonisation. Due to overcrowding in British prisons, British explorers went looking for land to settle and send the convicts. Prior to finding Australia, the original Indigenous inhibitors had been thriving off the land. According to statistics, â€Å"The Indigenous population of Australia was reduced by an estimated 90% between 1788 and 1900† (Harris, 2003). This massive decline was due to the introduction to new diseases that the Aboriginals had not been exposed to and also from to the violent attacks and mass shootings on the Indigenous as the Europeans expanded through Australia. The Indigenous felt dispossessed from of the land through the White’s violent acts of dominance and superiority. The racist views of the white can be depicted