The Cronulla Riots Board Game
October 17th 2006 13:38
As if the racially-motivated violence wasn’t humiliating and shameful enough, now there’s a board game to remind us all of that heated December day in Cronulla. Oh, you know what I’m talking about - that day when 5000 people gathered on the beach wearing t-shirts that read WE GREW HERE, YOU FLEW HERE.
The online game is called Cronulla Monopoly and just like the original, it’s all about buying and selling property. And getting very, very rich.
But you can forget about putting the money towards a red hotel on Park Lane, or a green house on Mayfair. The aim of Cronulla Monopoly is to fill up your pockets so you can donate it to right-wing groups who supported the riots last year.
The game even includes photos of the riots for your viewing pleasure.
It’s everything you’d expect it to be - disgusting, offensive and to use Mr Iemma’s words, it’s “racist garbage.”
So what are we going to do about this trash? Well, it is highly likely that the website content breaches classification guidelines and anti-discrimination laws. So really, this site should go down very soon.
But as with all internet content, regulation is very difficult. When a site is hosted by an overseas website, all the Australian government can do is block it locally. This means that people will still be able to access the game through foreign hosts.
The online game is called Cronulla Monopoly and just like the original, it’s all about buying and selling property. And getting very, very rich.
photo by Matthew Hull from www.morguefile.com
But you can forget about putting the money towards a red hotel on Park Lane, or a green house on Mayfair. The aim of Cronulla Monopoly is to fill up your pockets so you can donate it to right-wing groups who supported the riots last year.
The game even includes photos of the riots for your viewing pleasure.
It’s everything you’d expect it to be - disgusting, offensive and to use Mr Iemma’s words, it’s “racist garbage.”
So what are we going to do about this trash? Well, it is highly likely that the website content breaches classification guidelines and anti-discrimination laws. So really, this site should go down very soon.
But as with all internet content, regulation is very difficult. When a site is hosted by an overseas website, all the Australian government can do is block it locally. This means that people will still be able to access the game through foreign hosts.
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ragin cajun, it's always tough whenthe freedom to express thought and opinions is in regards to something so discriminatory. Everyone knows they shouldn't be doing it or saying it or making online board games about it and yet they'll use the freedom of expression excuse - sounds more like an abuse of the freedom to me. And i had no idea there was a terrorist board game! what on earth does that involve?
Mellisa, I hope they shut it down soon. It's really very disgraceful and i can't believe there are no laws which automatically render such a scenario illegal.
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There are so many common sense things that hide behind that freedom of information act that just shouldn't be allowed for the common good of the people as a whole don't you think?
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