Indigenous senator who yelled 'You are not our king' at Charles III is censured in Australia
Indigenous senator who yelled 'You are not our king' at Charles III is censured in Australia
Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month.
Summary
Australian senators censured Senator Lidia Thorpe for her outburst against King Charles III during his visit, calling him a colonizer and demanding land and reparations. Thorpe defended her actions, stating she would repeat them if Charles returned.
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How dare she say something true!
She's right, but outbursts like this are the equivalent of activists throwing paint at the Mona Lisa. It makes that side look petulant and doesn't effect change. If she really wants land and reparations, did she really think this grandstanding was the way to accomplish that goal?
No, not the plastic sheeting in front of the Mona Lisa! It'll take minutes for a janitor the come wipe that off.
I think she's as fully aware as black and indigenous Americans are that she'll never actually get what she's owed, so she might as well tell the king that's been forced on her people to fuck off.
The news coverage on this was the point. Bringing awareness to her people's situation.
Although its still too damn high, only 50% of British people believe the monarchy thats been forced on us is important.
They are losing the popularity contest here too.
If it made Charles momentarily uncomfortable then that’s enough justification for me.
Royalty should be uncomfortable, either temporarily or permanently
He’s used to it.
I have rarely seen him not acting like he's feeling awkward and uncomfortable.
It's the British way
I think the whole point of acts like you describe show how you (people) care more about a painting than the continual ravaging of life on this planet by those who seek wealth and power.
What does the Mona Lisa matter when more and more of the worlds population is scrapping to survive under constant threat of environmental and economic collapse and war brought on by the people who host and visit such works of art.
You're right, that's why thanks to those brave protesters, climate change is now a thing of the past! Oh, wait...
TIL activists have to achieve their goals in a single act.