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[–] Caradoc879@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Slave. The word is slave. "Forced labor" sounds like it's downplaying the severity.

[–] GFY@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It's crazy to me that people can look at this picture and then immediately start arguing about semantics.

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Didn’t know Australians still had slavery so late in history.

[–] LavaPlanet@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They didn't even class indigenous Australians as people, until late 1960's. They were considered fauna.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Floufym@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is it ? Australia hold a référendum this year to give a bit more rights to native people. They voted against it.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes?

I am Australian. And the vote wasn’t about rights, it was about representation.

[–] Floufym@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You can use the wording you want, Australia is a racist country that shows no respect to the native people.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

America still had slavery in the 1940s when the last slave was freed (might've been later than that) and it still has slavery in the form of prison labor

[–] A_cook_not_a_chef@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

And we still have slavery. It is legal per the 13th amendment. Disgusting.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

China still has slavery today.

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can you tell me more about that?

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Here's where I got this information, it's a long watch but well worth it. video

His videos are really detailed, fact based and eye opening for sure.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Formally, it wasn't slavery. Effectively, it was.

[–] Poop@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

I'm seeing chains on necks, looks like slavery to me. Even if they were prisoners, that is inhumane.

Fucking greasy to think it's so close to recent history.

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 2 years ago

hahahahaha you think this is late???

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

"We forge the chains we wear in life." -some white person.

[–] Fleur__@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Man we really fucked this place up

[–] jhulten@infosec.pub 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

By "we" do you mean "Europeans and their colonial spawn" and by "this place" do you mean "earth"?

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Europeans werent the only colonisers. Just saying

[–] novibe@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago

They hate the truth! It hurts their eyes.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That enormous cockhole Rolf Harris sung about this in Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport like it was no big deal. And it was a huge hit and no one said anything.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't speak for anyone else, but the lyrics you wrote are the only lyrics to the entire song that I know, and I've always thought it was just some weird gibberish. Granted, I've never actively listened to it or sought it out, I've only heard it in passing.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_Me_Kangaroo_Down,_Sport

There was an offensive verse in the original song, later deleted. But this is far from the most offensive thing about Rolf Harris.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 years ago

Holy fucking shit…

[–] Lowpast@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Could be the low resolution/beards but I am honestly surprised at how similar everyone looks. I guess that's how it is as an island aboriginal - not a lot of genes to mix

Did your dumbass really just look at a group of slaves and say "Wow they all look the same to me, they must be inbred?"

What the fuck is wrong with your brains, Lemmy?

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Well, they all have the same expression on their faces, probably because there's only one way to feel when you're chained up and made to sit on the floor while someone takes your picture.