Miranda Live: All focus on race and none on fixing problems, says Warren Mundine
THE PC brigade is more focused on whether “aborigine, Aboriginal and indigenous” are offensive words, rather than fixing real problems such as inequality and poverty, Warren Mundine believes.
THE PC brigade is more focused on whether “aborigine, Aboriginal and indigenous” are offensive words, rather than fixing real problems such as inequality and poverty, Warren Mundine believes.
“This is the standard of politicians we have today — we’re talking about every issue but the big ones,” he told Miranda Devine on her online radio show Miranda Live.
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Asked if he found terms such as “aborigine, Aboriginal” racists, the indigenous leader and businessman told Miranda Live it was time to move on.
“I think some of this stuff is getting too stupid,” he said.
“We’re starting to get all these government agencies — the thought police — telling us how to talk and stuff.”
The comments follow a report from the National indigenous Television which said many media outlets were using outdated and offensive terms when reporting on indigenous Australians.
But Mr Mundine said he’d rather focus on the bigger issues.
“We should be talking about keeping children safe and ensuring Australia can compete on a global stage,” he said.
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