Item HT 23306 Sticker - 'Racist Aussies Have Less Culture Than Yoghurt', Australians Against Racism & Discrimination, 2009

Summary

Sticker with the slogan 'I can't tolerate intolerance' produced by Australians Against Racism and Discrimination in Sydney in 2009. The sticker was produced to counteract racism in Australian society, and was sold through the social networking sites of MySpace and Facebook in 2009, and from 2009 at the website ozstickers.com. The slogan is a humorous way of noting that "Racist Aussies" are stereotypically less educated and less 'cultured'.

Physical Description

White sticker on white backing paper. In green type "Racist Aussies". Below this in red type: have less culture than yoghurt". On the right hand side is a tub of yoghurt and a spoon. Beneath this in red is: ozstraya.com

Significance

These stickers and T-shirts are representative of the group 'Australians Against Racism and Discrimination' efforts to counteract racism and discrimination in Australian society through the social networking site Facebook. Many of the slogans on these stickers and t-shirts were created to counteract racist slogans developed and used recently, especially since the Cronulla riots of 2005. The slogans and imagery on the stickers and t-shirts are also an attempt to counteract the 'hijacking' of the Australian flag and southern cross for nationalist 'Aussie Pride' protests.