Sticker - 'Racism Is UnAustralian: Ignore Bogans With Slogans', Australians Against Racism & Discrimination, 2008

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Summary:: Sticker with the slogan 'Racism is UnAustralian: Ignore bogans with slogans' produced by Australians Against Racism and Discrimination in Sydney in 2008. The sticker was produced to counteract racism in Australian society, and was sold through the social networking sites of MySpace and Facebook in 2008 and 2009, and from 2009 at the website ozstickers.com. The slogan is an attempt to reclaim the word "UnAustralian" from people who have used it to perpetuate racism. 'Bogan' is a slang term in Australia and New Zealand referring to a person of low socio-economic background, typically living in an outer suburb of a major city or a rural town.
Description:: White sticker on white backing paper. Slightly off centre to the left are the stars of the southern cross in black. Upon this is the slogan in dark blue "Racism in UnAustralian", below this in smaller red font "Ignore bogans with slogans". Beneath the slogan is alexg@hiptop.com.au.

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	54 mm (Height), 203 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	national identity, racism, nationalism, stickers
Themes this item is part of:	Clothing & Textiles Collection, Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection
Primary Classification:	POLITICS & PUBLIC PROTEST
Secondary Classification:	Anti-Racism
Tertiary Classification:	promotional materials
Inscriptions:	Printed: "Racism in UnAustralian / Ignore bogans with slogans / alexg@hiptop.com.au."
Issued By:	Australians Against Racism & Discrimination, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2008
Place & Date Used:	Australia, 2008
References:	http://ozstraya.com/aard/Home.html http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33035913111&;ref=ts&nctrct=1239600787945 http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/facebook-under-fire-for-racist-rants/2008/12/12/1228585086888.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/ugly-side-of-facebook-call-for-action/2008/12/15/1229189500951.html?page=fullpage http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/facebook-turns-a-blind-eye-to-racist-rants/2009/05/07/1241289297544.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1