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October 29, 2004

Stop the whingeing, pom is not racist

Western Australia has passed legislation that allows racially charged terms such as pom, wog and ding to be used without fear of prosecution. What do you think? Tell us your views and experiences.

From Stop the whingeing, pom is not racist

Thanks to Joe E. for this one. I don't know about Wog and Ding as much, however, POM????? I dont know what is worse: the fact they had to pass legislation to allow it to be used, or that THEY CONSIDERED IT RACIST and THEN they passed legislation to allow it to be used!

Posted by Court on October 29, 2004 01:44 AM Brisbane Time
Category: Oz in the News

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