The word Eskimo is about to disappear from New Zealand’s shelves. Following in the steps of companies around the world that are removing racist or insensitive names and logos from their products, Tip Top and Pascall confirmed on Wednesday that the word seen as derogatory by Inuit will soon be history. Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Racial Prejudice’
St Patrick’s parish apologises for signboard notice
Monday, June 22nd, 2020
The Pastoral Council for the Wairarapa Catholic Parish has issued a formal apology for the All Lives Matter sign displayed outside St. Patrick’s Church last week. It attracted coverage from every major media outlet in New Zealand. “St Patrick’s Church Masterton and the Pastoral Council of the Catholic Parish of Wairarapa sincerely apologise for the Read more
Black Pete Christmas event criticised
Friday, December 11th, 2015An Auckland restaurant has ignited debate after organising a traditional Dutch Christmas celebration featuring characters in blackface. But its owner says the costumes are part of a old tradition, and the event is just harmless fun for children. Popular Birkenhead eatery Dutch Delight has had a visit from Sinterklaas (Santa Claus), and his helper Black Read more
Dob in desecrators of Jewish graves
Friday, February 20th, 2015
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has described an attack on Jewish graves in Dunedin as “gutless, shameful and ignorant” and urged anyone with information on the offenders to contact Police. Constable Greg Marsden said two headstones had been hit with so much force that they ”have broken in half”. The third headstone had a Read more
Tongan mockumentary labelled offensive
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014A new Australian mockumentary has been condemned as “self indulgent” and “deeply offensive” to Pacific Islanders. Chris Lilley’s comedy ‘Jonah from Tonga’ follows the life of a rebellious 14-year-old schoolboy and his run-ins with family, friends and teachers. Professor Helen Lee is the Head of La Trobe University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She’s spent Read more
Auckland Muslims have few problems with police
Friday, August 2nd, 2013South Asian Muslims living in Auckland reported feeling safe and secure but some said they had received “prejudicial treatment” in their dealings with New Zealand police because of their ethnicity. In the research for an AUT University study on ethnicity and policing, all but one of the 16 people interviewed by researchers Sameer Nisar and Read more
Cross-cultural news coverage suffers in re-invention of media
Friday, May 31st, 2013The pressure of slashed media budgets, faster news schedules and attempts by Governments to control the flow of information is making it harder for journalists to do their job – truth-seeking and truth telling. And that isn’t good for cross-cultural news coverage, says Professor Mark Pearson. Continue reading
We think we are racist – but what do we mean?
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Seventy-six per cent of responses gathered by TV3’s The Vote last Wednesday night agreed with the proposition that New Zealand was a racist country. But views are divided however on whether the problem is a lack of tolerance across the board or white institutional racism against people of colour. At a Conference on Racism convened Read more
Should Richard Prosser be banned from flying?
Friday, February 15th, 2013
A blogger has, perhaps light heartedly, called for New Zealand’s airlines to ban “Richard Prosser and his fellow Islamophobes from aircraft!” “How would he and they feel if that happened? Not too happy I would imagine!” says Chris Ford. On Wednesday Prosser apologised for comments made in a magazine column that young Muslim men should be Read more
Is there a problem with how media cover race issues?
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Is there a problem with how media cover race issues? A recent TV programme featured a Northland man, Wikatana Popata, talking about a hikoi in protest about the Government’s proposed asset sales last month. Popata made the most of his air time and said he had “had enough of Pakeha”, and wanted the Treaty of Waitangi Read more