Stereotypes: All Australians Are White And Love The Beach
Australia is a unique and diverse country where among many people have strongly held beliefs, values and attitudes. Australians claim themselves to be a multicultural society. It is a nation that allows immigrants and ethnic minorities into the Australian life extremely fast. However, there are many stereotypes held about different minority and groups within the Australian society. Stereotypes are often generalized, durable and inaccurate, the problem with stereotyping is that, it becomes the principle of identifying characteristics for people from a particular culture or tribe. The stereotypical idea of “all Australians are white and love the beach” is injurious enough, and a stereotypical statement such as “all aboriginal people are dole
bludgers” can have serious implications. There are many ways in which aboriginal people are stereotyped. For example, aboriginals are primitive and lack of complex laws and social organization. “before the colonist first arrived to Australia, they were people before them who saw that this land (Australia) belonged to someone, but when the British arrived they did not see that this land was owned by people and claimed it Terra Nullius. (Aunty Debra Bennett, 2016)
bludgers” can have serious implications. There are many ways in which aboriginal people are stereotyped. For example, aboriginals are primitive and lack of complex laws and social organization. “before the colonist first arrived to Australia, they were people before them who saw that this land (Australia) belonged to someone, but when the British arrived they did not see that this land was owned by people and claimed it Terra Nullius. (Aunty Debra Bennett, 2016)