Honey Spot Play Analysis

“Honey Spot” comparison to “I’m Aboriginal, but I’m not.”
“Honey spot”, is an original play / book written by Jack Davis in the year 1987, while, “I’m Aboriginal, but I’m not” is an advertisement, made in 2015 by Buzzfeed worker, Tania Safi. Both the play and advertisement focus on stereotypes, discrimination and racism towards Indigenous/ Aboriginal people. They also focus on not judging and making assumptions by skin colour and race.
“Honey spot” and “I’m Aboriginal, but I’m not” both focus on racism, discrimination, stereotypes and how everyone should respect all races. William and Peggy from “Honey spot” and the 7 people from the advertisement “I’m Aboriginal, but I’m not” definitely change people’s viewpoint when William pointed out that “My people have lived here for forty thousand years before you blokes came here” and the advertisement had pointed out that they were “one of the oldest living cultures.” It really makes you think that you should not discriminate and judge Aboriginal people because we are living on their land, surrounded by their people and we should all be appreciative that they’re letting us live on this land.
Both the advertisement and play talk about stereotypes and judgement, and in one part of the advertisement one of the men say “I’m Aboriginal, but I’m not a
Ranger? You don’t have to change the colour of your skin. Just change here”, William had then pointed to the rangers head and heart. This comes to show that William doesn’t care what their race or culture is, all that matters to him is if you have a positive mindset and a good heart. That part of the book relates to what another women said “I am not ignorant of other cultures” and both the book and advertisement are saying they don’t care about what your culture or race is, they only want equality and no differences, racism, stereotypes and