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Anti-Indian Racism In Australia Moves Into Facebook

by Tanya on January 27, 2010 at 11:42 AM Lifestyle News

Anti-India sentiment has moved online in Australia. Inspite of all the hue and cry being raised by Indians Down Under, anti-Indian Facebook sites such as groups such as 'I think Indian People Should Wear Deodorant', 'Stop Whinging Indians, and 'Australia: Indians, You Have a Right to Leave' continue to flourish.

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"These sites must be shut down but, on the other hand, we must keep track of these hate groups being formed. They can be online or offline. When they're offline we call them gangs. These are essentially online gangs," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Gautam Gupta, secretary of the Federation of Indian Students, as saying.

Not only the anti-Indian hate groups are active on Facebook, many, including F*** Off - We're Full and Speak English or Piss Off!!!, are growing at a rate of about 2000 people a week.

"I don't think it's just a Facebook problem - it's a social problem, a problem in the society," Gupta said.

Speak English or Piss Off!!! recently posted a note stating: "We are actually winning the battle with Facebook to keep this page up and running."

Darrin Hodges, administrator of the group F*** Off - We're Full, was unapologetic and said Facebook was inconsistent in the way it dealt with groups.

"Our group has been shut down five times and defaced by internet trolls," he said.

Alex Gollan, who set up the Facebook group Australians Against Racism and Discrimination, said it is not in Facebook's interest to close racist pages that hosted advertising.

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