{"id":8100,"date":"2009-09-24T17:47:31","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T07:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=8100"},"modified":"2009-09-24T17:47:31","modified_gmt":"2009-09-24T07:47:31","slug":"nigel-the-crazy-19-year-old-curtin-university-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=8100","title":{"rendered":"Nigel the crazy 19-year-old Curtin University student"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Complain and we’ll get it taken down’<\/a>
\nChalpat Sonti
\nWA Today<\/em>
\nSeptember 24, 2009<\/p>\n

Australia’s race discrimination commissioner says he is confident YouTube, MySpace and Facebook will remove references about a fictional Aboriginal character – but he needs public complaints before he will approach the internet giants.<\/p>\n

Graeme Innes was referring to the furore that erupted over the “Nigel the Crazy Noonga” website [www.crazynoonga.com] created by a 19-year-old Curtin University student.<\/p>\n

The site featured audio excerpts of a character who prank calls businesses using a fake Aboriginal accent.<\/p>\n

It was shut down after protests from the Aboriginal community and a complaint to police, but excerpts can still be found on US-based social networking and video sites YouTube, MySpace and Facebook [“Sadly Nigel can’t read or write so this group was established on his behalf after he threatened to quote, “Knock me on my hole” if I didn’t” — and ‘excerpts’ can be found all over the place].<\/p>\n

Mr Innes told WAtoday.com.au the Australian Human Rights Commission had “quite a deal of success” getting such material removed from the sites in the past, but he needed to receive complaints from the public before he could act.<\/p>\n

Such complaints could be made at the commission’s website.<\/p>\n

“Obviously this sort of material has a very negative impact on any community that’s vilified in this way,” Mr Innes said.<\/p>\n

“It’s not funny, it’s not humurous [sic<\/em>], it’s just having a go at Australian society.<\/p>\n

“To vilify someone on the basis of their race doesn’t just damage that group, it damages society as a whole.”<\/p>\n

‘Crazy Noonga’ website sparks racism outrage<\/a>
\nFran Rimrod
\nWA Today<\/em>
\nSeptember 24, 2009 – 2:19PM<\/p>\n

A website set up by a Perth student about a fictional Aboriginal character has been shut down and is being investigated by police amid racism claims.<\/p>\n

The website, which Radio 6PR reports was created by a 19-year-old Curtin University student, features audio excerpts of a character called “Nigel the crazy Noonga”, who prank calls businesses and fast-food outlets with a fake Aboriginal accent.<\/p>\n

The portrayal of negative Aboriginal stereotypes has sparked outrage from the Aboriginal community…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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