[Xylochick216]

Racism is a huge issue in Australia. When I went to school there, one of my courses was Indigenous Studies. People in my class (most of whom were of Indigenous Australian descent) were shocked that one of my friends, an African-American, would speak to me "after the things my ancestors did to hers." We had to explain over and over that A. Just because she is African-American didn't mean that her ancestors were slaves, B. Just because I am white doesn't mean that my ancestors owned slaves, and C. That happened IN THE PAST. A lot of people there still hold grudges since the Indigenous people were only given some freedoms in relatively recent years. I know race relations in our country aren't perfect at all, but after seeing how things are there, I think we are a bit more advanced.