I saw a conversation here where someone thought homophobia wasn't that bad in the 90s.
I had someone else say they didn't remember any anti-Japanese racism in Australia in the 90s. I being on the receiving end of it would remember it pretty strongly, but to forget it entirely?
Just really poor memory
(History? I guess this is history subbear. Given how much people seem to misinterpret events happening now, what does that say about writing of events at the tim?)
Sorry you had to experience that. I don't quite have the words to communicate enough solidarity but I can validate that that is terrible, it happened, and it shouldn't be something that happens.
I personally am not from Australia but a lot translates due to Anglo cultural influence. Plenty of "(anti-Japanese)" racism among the people that should've taught me ethics rather than racism or bitterness. And an astounding amount of pro-Italian thinking despite both anything vaguely Italian and anything vaguely Japanese being of the same "axis" in terms of the war propaganda influence on racist rhetoric.
Also ran into a fair share of people obsessed with Japanese pop culture. Both racists who had the worst opinions and behavior you can think of and then also people really into some Japanese band or art.
Anyways sorry again that you had to go through that. And sorry there are people who want to pretend it didn't happen.
Yeah, anime was a major cultural import at the same time. Dragonball Z, pokemon, Digimon, sailor moon on TV in the morning