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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 47254" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, everybody.</p><p></p><p>TM, sounds like you've got a busy Saturday coming up despite trying to take things easy.</p><p></p><p>BBK, get plenty of rest while you can.</p><p></p><p>We've had an interesting day - my class went well, then we got home barely in time to go to a birthday party at our church. It was good to have a chance to just chat to people.</p><p></p><p>And tonight, easy child 2/difficult child 2 and BF2 are watching (yet again) - "Blazing Saddles" on DVD. They've both got it memorised. We were discussing how the "n" word is now so thoroughly politically incorrect in the US. BF2 said that it gets used a lot in his area (where his parents live) apparently with no serious racist overtones.</p><p></p><p>We then got talking - husband remembered something he'd read about Australia's own not-pretty past in this respect. Our indigenous people finally were granted citizenship and the right to vote, in a referendum in 1967. This referendum had a pass rate in the 90% range, apparently one of the most resounding referendum victories in the world. But before that? Management of Australian Aborigines was via the Flora and Fauna Acts in each state. In other words, they were not even considered human, legally - they were fauna! I was horrified - no wonder the various governments were able to get away with so much injustice, in the name of trying to help these people.</p><p>I remember that referendum - I had just spent four years at a school with a number of Aboriginal kids "from the Mission" who I now realise, were part of the Stolen Generation. They were great kids, heaps of fun and good at a lot of school things. But most of them never saw their families again. We weren't told THAT.</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow we're going to play little trains again. They've forecast a sunny day, although cool. We're getting classic blue sky late autumn days, now cool enough to toast toes in front of a wood fire. A relaxing day ahead.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Saturday.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 47254, member: 1991"] G'day, everybody. TM, sounds like you've got a busy Saturday coming up despite trying to take things easy. BBK, get plenty of rest while you can. We've had an interesting day - my class went well, then we got home barely in time to go to a birthday party at our church. It was good to have a chance to just chat to people. And tonight, easy child 2/difficult child 2 and BF2 are watching (yet again) - "Blazing Saddles" on DVD. They've both got it memorised. We were discussing how the "n" word is now so thoroughly politically incorrect in the US. BF2 said that it gets used a lot in his area (where his parents live) apparently with no serious racist overtones. We then got talking - husband remembered something he'd read about Australia's own not-pretty past in this respect. Our indigenous people finally were granted citizenship and the right to vote, in a referendum in 1967. This referendum had a pass rate in the 90% range, apparently one of the most resounding referendum victories in the world. But before that? Management of Australian Aborigines was via the Flora and Fauna Acts in each state. In other words, they were not even considered human, legally - they were fauna! I was horrified - no wonder the various governments were able to get away with so much injustice, in the name of trying to help these people. I remember that referendum - I had just spent four years at a school with a number of Aboriginal kids "from the Mission" who I now realise, were part of the Stolen Generation. They were great kids, heaps of fun and good at a lot of school things. But most of them never saw their families again. We weren't told THAT. Tomorrow we're going to play little trains again. They've forecast a sunny day, although cool. We're getting classic blue sky late autumn days, now cool enough to toast toes in front of a wood fire. A relaxing day ahead. Enjoy your Saturday. Marg [/QUOTE]
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