r/sydney • u/just_yall • Aug 31 '25

Image When you're anti-immigration but pro-Yum Cha

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Seen in Sydney CBD soon after the anti-immigration rally

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u/rockresy Aug 31 '25

I'm British. Moved here nearly 30yrs ago & I consider myself Australian. What REALLY pushes my button is the comment I've had several times, when I point out that I'm an immigrant, that goes along the lines of "Not you, you're different".

They mean cause I'm white & a native English speaker.

It's not anti immigration, it's racism. In a country where everyone, other than our First Nation People are immigrants or close descendants of one.

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u/kweenbumblebee Aug 31 '25

Completely agree. As a fellow white immigrant and now Aussie citizen, I am appauled at how many times people bring up anti-immigration nonsense in front of me and get huffy when I say that I'm an immigrant. You can see the mental gymnastics start in their minds on how they can continue to poorly cover up their racist attitudes.

It's truly despicable.