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|    Jumper to Ned Latham    |
|    Re: Mother Expelled From "Multicultural     |
|    03 Apr 17 22:26:00    |
      XPost: 24hoursupport.helpdesk, aus.politics, alt.politics.scorched-earth       XPost: uk.politics.misc, uk.legal, alt.politics.uk       From: Jumper@gmail.com              On 03/04/2017 19:57, Ned Latham wrote:       > burfordTjustice wrote:       >>       >> Mother Expelled From "Multicultural Playgroup" Because She"s White       >>       >> A mother in Australia has been forced to leave a playground with her       >> kids after the officials told her they can"t play in a "multicultural       >> group" because she"s white.       >>       >> Tara Coverdale, a mother of two and currently living in Sydney,       >> Australia, claims she was told to leave the playground because       >> it was a multicultural playgroup and she's a white Australian,       >> according to The Daily Telegraph Australia.       >>       >> The mother said went with her eight-month-old baby and her       >> four-year-old son to Alexandria Park Community Centre located       >> in the inner-city Sydney.       >>       >> Shortly after she arrived to the community centre for a playgroup,       >> a staff member approached her asking whether this was her first       >> time. Rather than being welcoming, the staff member announced that       >> Coverdale isn't allowed to be there.       >>       >> "I'm sorry you can't come here. It's a multicultural playgroup,"       >> staff member said and asked, "Can I ask what your cultural       >> background is"?       >>       >> Coverdale, a blonde mother with freckles, replied saying she's       >> Australian, prompting the staff to deny her entry into the       >> playground. "I'm sorry, you can't come here. It's for multicultural       >> families and people who speak languages other than English at home."       >>       >> The mother refused to leave the playground, claiming her son was       >> having a good time with a friend in the playground, asking "Why       >> should I leave"?       >>       >> She was then approached by Jo Fletcher, the centre's facilitator,       >> who asked the same question as the staff member: "Can I just ask       >> what your cultural background is"?       >>       >> "I'm sorry you can't come here. It's a multicultural playgroup,"       >> Fletcher said after finding out Coverdale is a fourth-generation       >> Australian.       >>       >> Fletcher didn't respond to the paper's requests for comment,       >> only confirmed to the NSW Department of Education that such       >> conversation had taken place.       >>       >> According to the Australian mother, the cener insisted that       >> the playgroup was exclusively for "multicultural" mothers who       >> "might be lonely and might want to build a network of people       >> who speak the same language".       >>       >> The centre"s facilitator also didn"t help Coverdale to find       >> a playgroup that she"s allowed to participate. "We don't have       >> one here for you," she said. "You'll have to go up to Erskineville       >> or Newtown," locations which don"t suit the mother as they are too       >> far away.       >>       >> "We're in a pretty progressive area, it's very accepting of all       >> people. But I feel like I'm excluded," Coverdale told the paper.       >> "How does that help Australia, help people to integrate, speak       >> English and build a life" I pay a lot of tax. I pay my rates.       >> To think '"m actually not welcome is unfair."       >>       >> She added that other mothers thought the way the center dealt       >> with her was "terrible" as they "think it's a great facility       >> and appreciate it but they don't want to exclude people".       >>       >> While she was at the center, she claims other mothers were       >> allowed to enter and "were made to feel very welcome. Because       >> they didn't look white, they didn"t even get asked about       >> their background."       >>       >> Following the controversy, Education Minister Rob Stokes had       >> instructed the centre to allow all families to attend the       >> playground.       >>       >> "I was disappointed to hear that a mum and her young child       >> felt they were not welcome" This is not acceptable. Everyone,       >> regardless of their background, should feel included in       >> these wonderful community activities."       >>       >> The Department of Education also "counseled" center's       >> facilitator Jo Fletcher on the requirements of the program       >> to be "inclusive".       >       > Okay. you Po;itikal Korrektness Kooks, just *who* are the       > bigots in this country?       >       > Med       >              It's the same with sexism, the modern day feminist thinks that women are       better than men, and wants to oppress men because women were oppressed       in the past by men.              It the same for people that work in the race relations industry they       want to oppress and get back at white people of whatever country they       come from, because that countries where white people come from       oppressed them in the past.              It's all a power game and the middle class liberals are very happy for       anti-men and anti-white racism to flourish, because the middle class       liberals feel guilty of the crimes of where white people come from did       in the past. Even though countries where white people come from are       much more enlightened now, and would never mistreat any person of       whatever race, gender or culture.              Humans learn by trial and error, it's obvious from the perspective of       the modern day that where white people come from should have not       mistreated foreigners.              ---       This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.       https://www.avast.com/antivirus              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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