Right-wing activist Lauren Southern touches down in Brisbane wearing ‘It’s okay to be white’ T-shirt

RIGHT-WING activist Lauren Southern has finally arrived in Australia — and hasn’t wasted any time stirring things up.

RIGHT-WING Canadian activist Lauren Southern has touched down in Brisbane ahead of a speaking tour later this month sporting an “It’s okay to be white” T-shirt.

“It’s a pleasure to land here and see Australia upholding its commitment to free speech and Western culture — something that may not be here for much longer if left-wing Australian politicians continue their pathological worship of multiculturalism,” the 23-year-old said.

Her tour producer Caolan Robertson added, “The world’s most censored and controversial tour is about to take place and Australia has never seen anything like it.”

The phrase “It’s okay to be white” was originally conceived by trolls on 4chan’s “politically incorrect” image board for a poster campaign designed to provoke backlash, which in turn would make the mainstream “realise that leftists and journalists hate white people”.

It's ok to be white.

— Notch (@notch) November 30, 2017

Cards and signs bearing the phrase have popped up on university campuses, in high schools and other public places, sparking outrage. In April, Target sacked an employee who left “It’s okay to be white” cards featuring links to white nationalist websites inside boxes of nappies.

Ms Southern has promised “chaos”.

Ms Southern was originally scheduled to fly out earlier this week but her temporary tourist visa was denied at the last minute, leading to accusations the Australian government was attempting to prevent her from entering the country.

Her work visa was approved by the Home Affairs Department on Tuesday following what tour organiser Axiomatic Events described as an “unusually prolonged application process”. She will speak at a series of events in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland alongside commentator Stefan Molyneux.

This is so dramatic it’s almost comical.

I like how one of their reasons to protest our event is the screening of a documentary on the persecution of whites.

Really shows their true colours. @StefanMolyneux pic.twitter.com/1ASfeYw9fa

— Lauren Southern (@Lauren_Southern) July 5, 2018

Ms Southern earlier told The Daily Telegraph she believed the “unprecedented” number of hurdles being put in her way were due to her criticism of radical Islam.

“There are so many people that are offended by debate and free speech that sometimes governments cower, it’s just way easier to play into the hands of people who are totalitarian,” she said.

“I have criticised radical Islam, I have criticised the increasing blasphemy laws that are being brought into our societies. You won’t see Christians violently attacking people for criticising their religion like you do with Islam, things like the Charlie Hebdo attack.

“It’s scary because the more peaceful person loses out in these kind of battles. The government is always going to be far more afraid of the person who is going to commit violence, who will cause trouble for them.”

Ms Southern’s visit will also feature screenings of her documentary film Farmlands, which delves into the racially charged issue of South African farm killings.

Earlier this year, Ms Southern backed Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s call for fast-tracked humanitarian visas for white South African farmers. Mr Dutton sparked outrage by saying white farmers faced “horrific circumstances” and needed help from a “civilised country”.

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