Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I was there when Laura Tingle decided to state the obvious and declare that we are a racist country ( Letters , May 30). Those who say otherwise don’t get about but nevertheless Ms Tingle cops the flack for saying what most of our politically correct population won’t.
The problem is that the term “racist” is cast too quickly and too often by people who don’t understand the term except that it is offensive. That the ABC rebuked Ms Tingle shows how the organisation is losing its way in knowing what the population really thinks. Max Redmayne, Drummoyne Journalist Laura Tingle.
Credit: James Brickwood I’m astonished to see that some letter writers to the Herald seem to think that because Laura Tingle works for the ABC she should not express any opinion on political matters and racism in Australia. She was not promoting these opinions on air at the ABC. Surely, when outside the workplace, anyone is entitled to express an opinion on these matters.
Politicians do it all the time. Richard Mabbitt, Randwick The wide-ranging response by Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner to Laura Tingle’s assertion that Australia is a racist country identified a number of problem areas regarding racism in this country and zeroed in on how it can be addressed (“ ABC leaders should support Tingle ”, May 30). He left out one critical ingredient, however.
Leadership. Or lack thereof. Anti-racism strategies are of .
