starkebn posted:

I guess it's just that NSW actually has an ICAC and it's actually charging people. Everywhere else they seem to just get away with it.

Anidav posted:

It's an online slang widely used in Australia's boisterous Chinese-language media outlets.

But its meaning, and whether it's affectionate or condescending towards Australia, remains a hot topic of debate.

Taken literally, TuAo means "unrefined, backwards Australia".

The term's widespread use in headlines on popular WeChat platforms like Sydney Today is a window into how the hundreds of thousands of Chinese students, graduates and migrants view the country where they reside.

"I feel it refers to how close you are to nature in Australia", said Annie Zhang, a permanent resident and Sydney University graduate who migrated from Beijing.

But she says the term also refers to the "coarse" Australian accent, and the country's perceived backwardness in everything from urban design to mobile payment technology.

"I've heard people say that England is America's village, and Australia is England's village, so it's really rural and unrefined," she said.

"China is so grandiose, whereas in Australia there aren't as many magnificent tall buildings."

Each day, tens of thousands of readers of the fast-growing Australian-based Chinese WeChat platforms see clickbait-style headlines referring to TuAo.

Many Chinese migrants say the term is mainly affectionate.

"Those students who are attracted to Australia, who are interested in facets of Australian life and like it here, they'll say TuAo," said Josh Rong, a journalist who also studied in Sydney.

'Laidback, modest, unassuming'

Some members of the Chinese community though see the word as representing an increasingly confident nationalism among young Chinese.

"This is a phenomenon for those we call the 'little pinks'," said Feng Chongyi, a Chinese studies professor at the University of Technology, referring to slang for young patriots.

"It's popular among them, not among the older generations.

"For them, [the term] is also loaded with some political meaning to show their own nationalism — to compare the Chinese modernisation to Australia, which they call a large village."

Chinese internet slang is dynamic and often open to interpretation and regional differences.

Wai Ling Yeung, a former Chinese studies professor at Curtin University, points out that many Chinese-Australians use the character for village when referring to suburbs.

"Because of that, many China-based netizens think all Australian cities are like country towns, but this is in fact not what Chinese-Australians mean," she said.

She contrasts TuAo with humorous slang used by Chinese abroad in other countries, including FuGuo for Britain, meaning "decadent country" — a coded term believed to refer to the UK's attitudes towards homosexuality.

The US is also sometimes referred to online as MeiDi, meaning "American empire".

"In a way we are very proud of being 'Tu'," Ms Yeung said

Bolt posted:

If three Australian Patriots had attacked an ABC presenter in the street, that would be in every news bulletin, right? With much rage directed at thugs trying to silence debate?

Hmm. With the Left it's not the principle but the side.

snoremac posted:

""Pauline Hanson [Facebook posted:

Successive Governments to date have failed to act strongly enough to keep Australia safe from the growing threat of Islamic terrorism. More must be done. I believe police and security agencies’ powers need to be increased to allow them to effectively target those on terror watch lists before they become violent.

Stronger action needs to be taken on migrants and refugees who come to the attention of Australian security forces. Those on watch lists who are not Australian citizens need to be deported and those who are, interned to neutralise their possible harm to this country.

quote:

In October 2014, I was involved in the making of a TV Documentary “Go Back To Where You Come From” for SBS, which I travelled through many hotspots in the Middle East. At times I was placed in extremely dangerous situations where I spent a lot of time with the Kurdish fighters in front line positions and being shot at by ISIS while in Syria. During the making of the documentary, I visited the UN refugee camp and witnessed firsthand why Australia should be very concerned about its border protection and the disadvantages of having an open door policy towards immigration. It was from this experience, I learnt about the many security issues that could affect our country in the foreseeable future!

JBP posted:

Apparently a second Australian was killed in London and she's a hot blonde.

Battlestations.


e: also noting that the family needs to clarify that she doesn't drink or do drugs and this speaks to her being a "good person".

Anidav posted:

Bogan King posted:

Alternatively:



Alternatively 2.0:

Grog has [Guardian]

https://www.google.com.au/amp/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/london-bridge-attack-british-imams-refuse-to-perform-funerals-for-attackers/ posted:

Over 130 imams from across the United Kingdom have said they will refuse to perform the traditional Islamic funeral prayer for the London and Manchester terror attackers. The ritual is normally carried out for every Muslim, regardless of their actions.

In what is a highly unusual move, Muslim religious leaders from different schools of Islam -- both Sunni and Shia -- issued a statement late Monday saying their pain at the suffering of the victims of Saturday's attacks had led to their decision, and they called on others imams to follow suit.

"We are deeply hurt that a spate of terror attacks have been committed in our country once more by murderers who seek to gain religious legitimacy for their actions. We seek to clarify that their reprehensible actions have neither legitimacy nor our sympathy," the statement put out by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), an umbrella body representing over 500 organizations, read.

SMILLENNIALSMILLEN posted:

Somebody posted about having a friend who was talking about Muslim religious leaders secretly approving of terrorist acts they've publicly denounced a couple of days ago; this probably won't help but you could try:

https://www.google.com.au/amp/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/london-bridge-attack-british-imams-refuse-to-perform-funerals-for-attackers/

bandaid.friend posted:

If glitter bombings are the work of 'violent extremists', why haven't any fairies come forward to condemn the latest attack

https://twitter.com/KirralieS/status/872253571638505473

I feel like just a short while ago, I was angry about holiday eggs

bandaid.friend posted:

If glitter bombings are the work of 'violent extremists', why haven't any fairies come forward to condemn the latest attack

https://twitter.com/KirralieS/status/872253571638505473

I feel like just a short while ago, I was angry about holiday eggs

Cleretic posted:

Isn't Ramadan not really a 'happy' time of year?

Bogan King posted:

https://twitter.com/joshgnosis/status/872336741327417345

Bogan King posted:

https://twitter.com/joshgnosis/status/872336741327417345

Bogan King posted:

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS ROCKY V AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ROCKY. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD.

Bogan King posted:

https://twitter.com/joshgnosis/status/872336741327417345

Birdstrike posted:

snoremac posted:

bandaid.friend posted:

If glitter bombings are the work of 'violent extremists', why haven't any fairies come forward to condemn the latest attack

https://twitter.com/KirralieS/status/872253571638505473

I feel like just a short while ago, I was angry about holiday eggs

MaliciousOnion posted:

https://twitter.com/woolworths/status/872320374943383552

quote:

I LOVE being my husband's wife!

Cleretic posted:

Isn't Ramadan not really a 'happy' time of year? I always find it weird that basically the only mass culture/media thing I've seen that got that was The Simpsons making a joke about an all-inclusive holiday special.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/872319608086298624

fiery_valkyrie posted:

I'm not sure about the specifics but I travelled in Morocco during Ramadan one year. Muslims are not allowed to eat or drink during daylight hours but once the sun goes down everyone has a big feast. It was actually a really fun environment. After eating it seemed like everyone just went and had a big street party, kids and families everywhere until late at night, people having lots of fun.