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Message: [QUOTE="guppy, post: 2336253, member: 1807"] Someone recently said to me that Australians are "casually racist". It's probably true. I can't deny ever telling a racist joke, but the fact is I would never direct a racist remark [b]at[/b] someone. Especially in a professional environment. If I called someone a "f-ing wog" in the heat of the moment at work, I'd be marched straight to HR despite the fact that I work in a much more tolerant environment than most. I'm not personally offended by what Young said, but he shouldn't have said it. No-one here should be surprised that people on this board are defending Young. There's a lot of "casual racism" here, far beyond the joking level. It's no wonder Queenslanders have a reputation across the globe of being backward, dimwitted rednecks. Coxy, not to point you out but didn't you once criticise Slater for sledging Cory Paterson about depression? How is this any different? Is it possible it's because you have been personally affected by one thing, and not the other? [/QUOTE]

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