tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350211073017972998.post1148353910855802128..comments2023-10-19T21:31:51.018+11:00Comments on A funny thing happened on the way ...: Why I don't call myself "white"Bob Faserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09121069030405858127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350211073017972998.post-33350129778555821592016-12-21T15:39:32.277+11:002016-12-21T15:39:32.277+11:00I am glad, as a person who is also "An Austr...I am glad, as a person who is also <i><b>"An Australian by Choice"</b></i> that after 20 or more years newspapers, police and other groups have stopped referring to appearance as: <b> Australian</b> or <b> European</b> or <b> Asian</b>or, God forbid <b>Redhead</b>...which I am!<br />The great multicultural victory of Australia, despite Ms Hanson's protestations, is that all those descriptors; or none; defines the body of Australians...and couple of dozen more could be addedStephan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194782441138561354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350211073017972998.post-73486120459926443902016-12-12T16:25:30.437+11:002016-12-12T16:25:30.437+11:00I am on the pinkish side...went for a swim in the ...I am on the pinkish side...went for a swim in the 36 degree heat (which I love) on Adelaide's beachfront. But totally get your point that 'white' is not a proper descriptor....just as 'aboriginal' is not an accurate descriptor eitherStephan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194782441138561354noreply@blogger.com