Anti-Indian Racism In Australia Moves Into Facebook

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.

"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.

Attacks On Indian Cabbies Continue in Oz, Taxi Council Chief Regrets Racism
As attacks on Indian taxi drivers continued in Australia, the chief executive of the Queensland’s Taxi Council expressed his concerns over increasing instances of racism in the country.

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."

Does a Black Chinese Deserve To Be on Reality TV? Racism Surfaces in China
Lou Jing sings Shanghai opera and speaks fluent Mandarin, but when she competed to be China's next reality TV pop star, it was not her voice that was criticised -- it was her black skin.

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.

40,000 Cases of Racism Occur Every Year in UK Schools
British schools have to face or deal with more than 40,000 cases of racism every year, a report published by the Manifesto Club, a civil liberties group, has claimed.

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.

"Racism on Facebook is an overwhelming problem and it is massively out of control," he said.

Australian PM�s Nephew Dons Ku Klux Klan Costume To Protest Racism
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s nephew Van Thanh Rudd donned white outfits signifying the notorious Ku Klux Klan to protest racism in the country.

Darlene Ford, who teaches Indian students at Adelaide's Cambridge College, said she followed Facebook procedure for reporting a group. She said she was frustrated by Facebook's lack of action.

Source-ANI
TAN