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Implicit Racism
TigerLily Started conversation Jul 17, 2002
Being Asian by blood and dating a true-blue Aussie boy who loves his footie and beer often results in what I call implicit racism. Its the subtle unintentional and unconscious stereotyping of people due to race, colour, religion *whatever*...
At his cousin's 21st birthday party I met the family for the first time. A great uncle of his, known for hitting on younger girls, came up to me, kissed my hand and asked me earnestly "So how are you finding Australia?"
... speechless I just smiled.
"I suppose it's better then the boat," ... came to me later that night. Dont you hate it when that happens? At least next time I'll have a witty put-down ready.
Implicit Racism
Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986 Posted Jul 17, 2002
Maybe you could adapt this one for your purposes:
Mark Twain wrote that it was miraculous that Christopher Columbus found America, but it would have been even more miraculous to have missed it. 
Bels
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