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why are they booing Goodes'y is the discomfort of goodes'y pushing for more truth in our history being taught at schools behind the booing? ..... and what part the shock jocks play in ramping up racial & fear based booing? ----------------------------------- & neil mitchell stick his 2 bobs worth in Earlier this week, he told BBC’s Extra Time* program that casual racism was a problem in Australian society, and that the first steps to eradicate it was education. He said you couldn’t really blame Australians for their racist views because they were taught the wrong things about the colonisation of the country. “I’d hate to put a figure (on the amount of racism) but the history of our country is based on so much lies and racial policies and things like that that have suppressed my people and lots of minorities in this country,” Goodes said. “So you can’t blame people for having the views they have... the way I see it is I can use my position to help educate people, to see through the things they can be taught growing up… to see Captain Cook didn’t found Australia as I was taught in high school, until I found out otherwise. “So, education is a big thing. People can change. I know they can.” Goodes’ comments on the true history of Australia provoked an immediate reaction from Melbourne 3AW’s Neil Mitchell today. “The sooner Adam Goodes finishes as Australian of the Year the better, as far as I’m concerned,” Mitchell said. “I’m sick of the continued sniping. At times Adam Goodes seems not to like Australia. He’s trying to change the country. Yes, parts of our history are not decent but we have moved on from that.” In the BBC interview, Goodes spoke at length about his own experiences of racism, and how it had affected his family members who internalised it and turned to other methods to cope. “Racism towards me… has shaped my life… I remember the person who said that and when and where they did it,” he said. “A lot of people still unfortunately in our communities don’t see how that has any effect racially.” When questioned by the interviewer about why he seemed so “tolerant” against racists, Goodes said: “We’ve had to put up with a lot unfortunately… you become quite tolerant because if you don’t you become very angry and you do things you probably don’t choose to do. “I have family members who can’t take it as well as I can. They react with violence, with drinking, drugs. These types of things are a coping mechanism because people don’t understand how much racial abuse can hurt people. It can put people into depression. “…I think also is if (you’re) constantly taking this racial abuse, (you’re) going to start thinking ‘I’m not good enough, I don’t belong here, where do I belong?’… If I can’t find an area where to belong, bad things happen around drugs, alcohol, depression… even suicide.” Goodes has stared numerous attacks since he began highlighting racism in Australia. Last month, New Matilda revealed that a specialist reviewer for the English section of the National School Curriculum review, Professor Barry Spurr repeatedly called Goodes an “[censored]” who only won the Australian of the Year title so that Prime Minister Tony Abbott could place “Abos in the constitution”. Spurr also wrote that as a footballer, and with a mother from the Stolen Generations, all Goodes needed was a disability and he would be the perfect role model for Australians. - See more at: https://newmatilda.com/2014/11/12/truth-hurts-shock-jock-lines-adam-goodes-over-racism-comments-british-radio#sthash.5araXEal.dpuf Earlier this week, he told BBC’s Extra Time* program that casual racism was a problem in Australian society, and that the first steps to eradicate it was education. He said you couldn’t really blame Australians for their racist views because they were taught the wrong things about the colonisation of the country. “I’d hate to put a figure (on the amount of racism) but the history of our country is based on so much lies and racial policies and things like that that have suppressed my people and lots of minorities in this country,” Goodes said. “So you can’t blame people for having the views they have... the way I see it is I can use my position to help educate people, to see through the things they can be taught growing up… to see Captain Cook didn’t found Australia as I was taught in high school, until I found out otherwise. “So, education is a big thing. People can change. I know they can.” Goodes’ comments on the true history of Australia provoked an immediate reaction from Melbourne 3AW’s Neil Mitchell today. “The sooner Adam Goodes finishes as Australian of the Year the better, as far as I’m concerned,” Mitchell said. “I’m sick of the continued sniping. At times Adam Goodes seems not to like Australia. He’s trying to change the country. Yes, parts of our history are not decent but we have moved on from that.” In the BBC interview, Goodes spoke at length about his own experiences of racism, and how it had affected his family members who internalised it and turned to other methods to cope. “Racism towards me… has shaped my life… I remember the person who said that and when and where they did it,” he said. “A lot of people still unfortunately in our communities don’t see how that has any effect racially.” When questioned by the interviewer about why he seemed so “tolerant” against racists, Goodes said: “We’ve had to put up with a lot unfortunately… you become quite tolerant because if you don’t you become very angry and you do things you probably don’t choose to do. “I have family members who can’t take it as well as I can. They react with violence, with drinking, drugs. These types of things are a coping mechanism because people don’t understand how much racial abuse can hurt people. It can put people into depression. “…I think also is if (you’re) constantly taking this racial abuse, (you’re) going to start thinking ‘I’m not good enough, I don’t belong here, where do I belong?’… If I can’t find an area where to belong, bad things happen around drugs, alcohol, depression… even suicide.” Goodes has stared numerous attacks since he began highlighting racism in Australia. Last month, New Matilda revealed that a specialist reviewer for the English section of the National School Curriculum review, Professor Barry Spurr repeatedly called Goodes an “[censored]” who only won the Australian of the Year title so that Prime Minister Tony Abbott could place “Abos in the constitution”. Spurr also wrote that as a footballer, and with a mother from the Stolen Generations, all Goodes needed was a disability and he would be the perfect role model for Australians. - See more at: https://newmatilda.com/2014/11/12/truth-hurts-shock-jock-lines-adam-goodes-over-racism-comments-british-radio#sthash.5araXEal.dpuf Earlier this week, he told BBC’s Extra Time* program that casual racism was a problem in Australian society, and that the first steps to eradicate it was education. He said you couldn’t really blame Australians for their racist views because they were taught the wrong things about the colonisation of the country. “I’d hate to put a figure (on the amount of racism) but the history of our country is based on so much lies and racial policies and things like that that have suppressed my people and lots of minorities in this country,” Goodes said. “So you can’t blame people for having the views they have... the way I see it is I can use my position to help educate people, to see through the things they can be taught growing up… to see Captain Cook didn’t found Australia as I was taught in high school, until I found out otherwise. “So, education is a big thing. People can change. I know they can.” Goodes’ comments on the true history of Australia provoked an immediate reaction from Melbourne 3AW’s Neil Mitchell today. “The sooner Adam Goodes finishes as Australian of the Year the better, as far as I’m concerned,” Mitchell said. “I’m sick of the continued sniping. At times Adam Goodes seems not to like Australia. He’s trying to change the country. Yes, parts of our history are not decent but we have moved on from that.” In the BBC interview, Goodes spoke at length about his own experiences of racism, and how it had affected his family members who internalised it and turned to other methods to cope. “Racism towards me… has shaped my life… I remember the person who said that and when and where they did it,” he said. “A lot of people still unfortunately in our communities don’t see how that has any effect racially.” When questioned by the interviewer about why he seemed so “tolerant” against racists, Goodes said: “We’ve had to put up with a lot unfortunately… you become quite tolerant because if you don’t you become very angry and you do things you probably don’t choose to do. “I have family members who can’t take it as well as I can. They react with violence, with drinking, drugs. These types of things are a coping mechanism because people don’t understand how much racial abuse can hurt people. It can put people into depression. “…I think also is if (you’re) constantly taking this racial abuse, (you’re) going to start thinking ‘I’m not good enough, I don’t belong here, where do I belong?’… If I can’t find an area where to belong, bad things happen around drugs, alcohol, depression… even suicide.” Goodes has stared numerous attacks since he began highlighting racism in Australia. Last month, New Matilda revealed that a specialist reviewer for the English section of the National School Curriculum review, Professor Barry Spurr repeatedly called Goodes an “[censored]” who only won the Australian of the Year title so that Prime Minister Tony Abbott could place “Abos in the constitution”. Spurr also wrote that as a footballer, and with a mother from the Stolen Generations, all Goodes needed was a disability and he would be the perfect role model for Australians. - See more at: https://newmatilda.com/2014/11/12/truth-hurts-shock-jock-lines-adam-goodes-over-racism-comments-british-radio#sthash.5araXEal.dpuf https://newmatilda.com/2014/11/12/truth-hurts-shock-jock-lines-adam-goodes-over-racism-comments-british-radio ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/11/i-dont-want-just-be-remembered-playing-footy-adam-goodes ....... it's his activities off the field that Adam Goodes hopes to be remembered for, like being named the 2014 Australian of the year. The honour was bestowed upon him on Australia Day, a day that means different things to different people - especially Indigenous Australians. "For Aboriginal people it means a completely different thing. But what I am trying to educate many of my Aboriginal brothers and sisters is that it should be a day of celebration also for us," he said. "That we are still here, that we are still alive and strong, that we still have our culture, there is still language. Let's not focus on the negatives anymore. Let's focus on the positives. Let's rise above it and be the better ones." Adam Goodes also talked of the impact of racism on his life, saying an incident in 2013 where a 13 year old girl called him an ape at a game, reminded him of just how far Australia still had to go to combat racism. The 13 year-old girl subsequently apologised. "I'm always going to accept an apology of a young kid, who made a mistake she didn't even know what she was saying." He added that the incident did give him an opportunity to raise the issue of racism publicly. "That opportunity to not only educate a 13-year-old girl, but help educate other members who sit in the football crowds, people in the communities, people in the society, that those sort of things are unacceptable." Adam Goodes told BBC he got his fair share of racist abuse growing up because of his Aboriginal heritage. He said many people don't understand how constant racial abuse, even low level casual racism, can affect people. Some people he said, fall into a downward spiral of depression and drug abuse because of the constant feeling of not belonging. "I've had family members who can't take it as well as I can, and be tolerant. Some react with violence, drinking, drugs, these types of things." Along with being one fo the co-founders of The GO Foundation which provides Indigenous children with education scholarships and support, Adam Goodes was also formerly a member of the Howard government's Indigenous Advisory Board. As for a career in politics? He hasn't completely ruled it out. "I think when you want to do something positive for a large amount of people, then you have to be at some sort of level, whether that be at federal or state. We will see what happens." http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/11/i-dont-want-just-be-remembered-playing-footy-adam-goodes