Current Events > Elevator racism. ELEVATOR racism. *video*

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Elevator.

Racism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFTjZilAwhM

I don't know how you aussies did it, but you actually managed to find a social cause stupider than sexist air conditioning.

Congratulations (?)
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Why couldn't she just...get on the elevator?

Fuck it, elevators only rob us of much needed exercise anyway.
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The man was racist, not the elevator.
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The elevator did nothing wrong.

TheBiggerWiggle posted...

The man was racist, not the elevator.

Certainly, but I'm highly skeptical that "elevator racism" is actually a thing.
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are we sure that the man wasn't planning to do the other woman harm, and didn't want any witnesses?
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Australia, folks.
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Mal_Fet posted...

TheBiggerWiggle posted...

The man was racist, not the elevator.

Certainly, but I'm highly skeptical that "elevator racism" is actually a thing.

just like manspreading, mansplaining and all the other useless shit americans invented
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pretty sure it's about casual racism in the workplace, not "elevator racism". I can tell because the description says so and also I'm not braindead
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Are you being intentionally dense here? Elevator is the name of the video. The stuff after the dash is the tagline.

bevan306 posted...

pretty sure it's about casual racism in the workplace, not "elevator racism". I can tell because the description says so and also I'm not braindead

Exactly.

The ad did a pretty terrible of getting across the point unfortunately. But casual racism is a fucking epidemic in Australia.

@Mal_fet this advert is not literally about the oppression of elevators, lol
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bevan306 posted...

pretty sure it's about casual racism in the workplace,

Thing is, "casual racism" seems to mean "racism that is only detectable if you assume that every single perceived slight is because of race"

Take an example they give in the video. Clearly they believe that not holding an elevator open for a black person = casual racism. It couldn't be that, in a similar scenario, the offending party just didn't notice that the black person was heading to the elevator. No, the only possible reason for a black person having to jog a little to catch an elevator is racism, and an official government agency must produce a commercial about it.

I mean, even if the impetus actually was racism, if that is the extent of racism in the workplace then I think we can safely declare that there is no racism in the workplace.
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Australia trying to condemn racism yet systematically oppress their aboriginal people to this day.

Top lulz
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Mal_Fet posted...

bevan306 posted...

pretty sure it's about casual racism in the workplace,

Thing is, "casual racism" seems to mean "racism that is only detectable if you assume that every single perceived slight is because of race"

Take an example they give in the video. Clearly they believe that not holding an elevator open for a black person = casual racism. It couldn't be that, in a similar scenario, the offending party just didn't notice that the black person was heading to the elevator. No, the only possible reason for a black person having to jog a little to catch an elevator is racism, and an official government agency must produce a commercial about it.

I mean, even if the impetus actually was racism, if that's the extent of racism in the workplace then I think we can safely declare that there is no racism in the workplace.

Which is a failure of the video and their attempt to convey a message, but I think anyone who has spent even a little bit of time in Australia would be fucking amazed at the lowkey racism that goes on there everyday towards aboriginal people specifically. They're honestly treated like a different species.
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pinky0926 posted...

Which is a failure of the video and their attempt to convey a message, but I think anyone who has spent even a little bit of time in Australia would be fucking amazed at the lowkey racism that goes on there everyday towards aboriginal people specifically. They're honestly treated like a different species.

I've been to Australia three different times (Melbourne once and Sydney twice) and I never noticed anything like that.

But maybe it's the because I'm white and therefore incapable of detecting racism.
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pinky0926 posted...

lowkey racism that goes on there everyday towards aboriginal people specifically.

not saying racism is acceptable, but in a lot of places, especially rural australia, aboriginals commit the most thefts/assault etc by far. do some searches about what they do in kununurra for example. again, not saying racism is acceptable, but they aren't doing much to prevent it
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Mal_Fet posted...

pinky0926 posted...

Which is a failure of the video and their attempt to convey a message, but I think anyone who has spent even a little bit of time in Australia would be fucking amazed at the lowkey racism that goes on there everyday towards aboriginal people specifically. They're honestly treated like a different species.

I've been to Australia three different times (Melbourne once and Sydney twice) and I never noticed anything like that.

But maybe it's the because I'm white and therefore incapable of detecting racism.

I'm not talking about some accidental sleight on someone trying to walk into an elevator. I'm talking about situations like being among co workers at a bar and an aboriginal person walking by and someone saying "fuck me, watch your bags" and everyone chuckling and acting like nothing weird was just said. Can you imagine someone saying that towards a black person in America among co-workers? Well it's fine in much of Australia.

My fiancee works in Coles and has been told by her management (off the books) to watch out for any aboriginal people who come into the store because they're probably going to steal something. This is so prevalent that you couldn't even report every instance of someone saying it.

You might jump on me for these being anecdotes, but it's hard to understate the negative attitude towards aboriginal people in Australia. This isn't merely a black/white issue. They are considered subhuman by no small amount of people.
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Rika_Furude posted...

pinky0926 posted...

lowkey racism that goes on there everyday towards aboriginal people specifically.

not saying racism is acceptable, but in a lot of places, especially rural australia, aboriginals commit the most thefts/assault etc by far.

There's no doubt that's true, but it creates a problem when it allows a generally accepted view of how aboriginal people are and how it's ok to discriminate against them.
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pinky0926 posted...

My fiancee works in Coles and has been told by her management (off the books) to watch out for any aboriginal people who come into the store because they're probably going to steal something. This is so prevalent that you couldn't even report every instance of someone saying it.

again, in a lot of places, especially rural australia, this is an unfortunate but necessary warning. in some places you cant even get out of your car for a minute if there's teens around without them rushing over to steal from your car, or steal your car itself. you're pretty safe in cities though
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Rika_Furude posted...

pinky0926 posted...

My fiancee works in Coles and has been told by her management (off the books) to watch out for any aboriginal people who come into the store because they're probably going to steal something. This is so prevalent that you couldn't even report every instance of someone saying it.

again, in a lot of places, especially rural australia, this is an unfortunate but necessary warning. in some places you cant even get out of your car for a minute if there's teens around without them rushing over to steal from your car, or steal your car itself. you're pretty safe in cities though

Sure, and having worked in rural australia I know what that's like. I think what this ad attempted to convey (but utterly failed at) is how this kind of stereotyping carries over. This is a young professional woman just going about her daily life dealing with the same "kind of glue-snuffing, bag stealing junkie" attitude, which I think is definitely a problem.

I lived in Perth for 6 years, couldn't believe the shit people had no problem saying in open conversation.
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Why is everyone calling that girl black?
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Behaviorism posted...

Why is everyone calling that girl black?

The video description says she has an African background, which I assume is SJWspeak for black.
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remind me, how do aussies feel about abos

pinky0926 posted...

Rika_Furude posted...

pinky0926 posted...

My fiancee works in Coles and has been told by her management (off the books) to watch out for any aboriginal people who come into the store because they're probably going to steal something. This is so prevalent that you couldn't even report every instance of someone saying it.

again, in a lot of places, especially rural australia, this is an unfortunate but necessary warning. in some places you cant even get out of your car for a minute if there's teens around without them rushing over to steal from your car, or steal your car itself. you're pretty safe in cities though

Sure, and having worked in rural australia I know what that's like. I think what this ad attempted to convey (but utterly failed at) is how this kind of stereotyping carries over. This is a young professional woman just going about her daily life dealing with the same "kind of glue-snuffing, bag stealing junkie" attitude, which I think is definitely a problem.

I lived in Perth for 6 years, couldn't believe the shit people had no problem saying in open conversation.

ive lived in brisbane and surfers and they weren't that bad there. a little sure but not enough to warrant a commercial. must be far different in perth
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