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hindy111

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Its always a big story when the tempreture gets close to 40. How will we all survive.
It was on the news today that one guy drove from penrith to bondi at 10pm for a swim to beat the heat. FFS. Channel 9
 

strider

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Its always a big story when the tempreture gets close to 40. How will we all survive.
It was on the news today that one guy drove from penrith to bondi at 10pm for a swim to beat the heat. FFS. Channel 9
They sensationalise everything these days ... and unfortunately it does rev people up

I remember times recently where adelaide was about 40 degrees for practically a week ... imagine if that happened in sydney, they'd be calling it armagedon
 

Incorrect

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They sensationalise everything these days ... and unfortunately it does rev people up

I remember times recently where adelaide was about 40 degrees for practically a week ... imagine if that happened in sydney, they'd be calling it armagedon

So so true...

FMD - it's summer, it's Australia.... it gets f**king HOT. There is no story here!! It has obviously been happening for thousands/millions of years. If it was 38 degrees in London yesterday, then yeah, I would start thinking maybe something is wrong!
 

hindy111

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I had to work outside you bastards. The life of a commoner.

We have air cons-cold water-ice cubes a shower and a bath. Don't see the big deal of warm weather.
 

TheRam

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Don't dig yourself into a bigger hole H111.


Don't be a politically correct, social justice warrior idiot Phantom.

Hindy111 wasn't being racist. If I said that I can't see any pygmies of Central Africa making it in the NRL due to their genetic limitation that would hardly be a racist view to anyone that think logically for a minute without the colour of PC influencing their judgment.

The same can be said about most Australian Aborigines. They tend to be on the slighter side or wiry side , not the heavy muscle(legs and arse in particular) side. There is nothing wrong with either, it is what it is. No racism intended there what so ever. Are there exceptions, yeah sure there are, but the norm is the norm and Hindy111 was just commenting to that.

So get your head out of this poisonous PC shit, it's destroying so much of our societies discussion and debates.
 

Haynzy

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They sensationalise everything these days ... and unfortunately it does rev people up

I remember times recently where adelaide was about 40 degrees for practically a week ... imagine if that happened in sydney, they'd be calling it armagedon

It happens every year in Adelaide. Mind you, it doesn't stop the papers making a big deal about it here too.
 

Haynzy

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Don't be a politically correct, social justice warrior idiot Phantom.

Hindy111 wasn't being racist. If I said that I can't see any pygmies of Central Africa making it in the NRL due to their genetic limitation that would hardly be a racist view to anyone that think logically for a minute without the colour of PC influencing their judgment.

The same can be said about most Australian Aborigines. They tend to be on the slighter side or wiry side , not the heavy muscle(legs and arse in particular) side. There is nothing wrong with either, it is what it is. No racism intended there what so ever. Are there exceptions, yeah sure there are, but the norm is the norm and Hindy111 was just commenting to that.

So get your head out of this poisonous PC shit, it's destroying so much of our societies discussion and debates.

The problem with your assertion that that most Australian Aboriginal people are slight or wiry is that it is false.

Many Australian Aboriginal people are thick set and yet still incredibly quick and agile.
Making broad sweeping generalisations that stereotype people on the basis of race is racism. It's not as blatantly nasty as calling people names but it continues to perpetuate the myth that one group of people are of less value because of their race, especially a group that has been beaten down by a dominant culture for centuries.
 

TheRam

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The problem with your assertion that that most Australian Aboriginal people are slight or wiry is that it is false.

Many Australian Aboriginal people are thick set and yet still incredibly quick and agile.
Making broad sweeping generalisations that stereotype people on the basis of race is racism. It's not as blatantly nasty as calling people names but it continues to perpetuate the myth that one group of people are of less value because of their race, especially a group that has been beaten down by a dominant culture for centuries.

Stop being ridiculous. It's all about intent. Whether you agree with Hindy or my comments, it's all about intent. Just because I may be wrong about my statement that most Aboriginals are on the slighter side(LEG and ARSE) when referring to the ones that play professional league, which is the most brutal sport in the world, doesn't make it a racist comment.

As I said before, there is no good or bad genetically, in that statement. It is what I and others have observed over the years. Are we right? Probably, if you worked out the numbers, but even if it turned out to be totally wrong, it is hardly a racist shot at them for being somehow an inferior race, especially in our modern society where the thinner you are the more beautiful, ethos is king.
 

Soren Lorenson

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The problem with your assertion that that most Australian Aboriginal people are slight or wiry is that it is false.

Many Australian Aboriginal people are thick set and yet still incredibly quick and agile.
Making broad sweeping generalisations that stereotype people on the basis of race is racism. It's not as blatantly nasty as calling people names but it continues to perpetuate the myth that one group of people are of less value because of their race, especially a group that has been beaten down by a dominant culture for centuries.
FWIW it's called covert racism. And it's very common. And it inadvertently widens the divide.
 

TheRam

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Oh ffs, you guys, stop being so precious. We are not being racist no matter how hard you try to turn it into that.
 

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