Dircksey Vol 6 Edition 2

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OCtOber 2020

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Dircksey editorial team Editor: Shaun Salmon dirckseyeditor@ecuguild.org.au Marketing & Promotions: Lauren Reed Sub-editor, Entertainment and Lifestyle: Amber Wilkinson Sub-editor, Arts and Culture: Adam Di Tullio Contributing writers and artists: Giles Chan Brianda Delgado Grace Flynn Izzy French Elizabeth Harris Jeremiah Jacob Violet K Brock Kelly Taylor Kingston Annie Lawrinson Josiah D. McMeekin Brianna Melville Remy Charlotte Robinson Shaun Salmon Amber Wilkinson The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Dircksey Editor(s), subeditors, Edith Cowan University or the Edith Cowan University Student Guild. Reasonable care is taken to ensure that Dircksey articles and other information are up-to-date and as accurate as possible, as of the time of publication – but no responsibility can or will be taken by the above-mentioned entities if an issue of Dircksey has any errors or omissions contained herein.

Dircksey acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which this magazine was created, the Whadjuk Nyoongar people.

If you would like to contribute to Dircksey you can contact the editor at dirckseyeditor@ecuguild.org.au or via 0414 343 984 Printed by Quality Press

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Do black lives matter to me?

Abhorrent as it was, what does a man being murdered in America have to do with us in Australia? Is it even a relevant conversation in our country? The United States is meandering through an election year that is a spectacle in and of itself. That Donald Trump has supporters is as baffling and ironic as Joe Biden having supporters.

Both men embody privilege, and both men have the type of checkered moral history that can only be explained away through Hollywood style scripting.

doesn’t every school and workplace define itself with some sort of multicultural statement?

As a US political movement, Black Lives Matter has little to do with Australia but Black Lives Matter as a statement?

BLM as a statement has plenty to do with us and maybe exposes things we would prefer not to talk about.

Perhaps the glossy, amicable, magazine-cover façade is hiding something not so palatable? I want to suggest that our greatest weakness when it comes to empathising with Black Lives Matter as a statement is our ignorance. In Australia, it is not a widespread, malicious ignorance. Instead, in our desire to appear cordial, our ignorance is demonstrated with a ‘she’ll be right, mate’, sweep it under the rug attitude. For example, statements like “there was no

As a country we love to characterise ourselves as well-meaning larrikins who get along with everyone and have a fair-go attitude.

We like to think of ourselves as accepting and, after-all,

Tone drop-outs Shaun Salmon

The USA is a country of religion, guns, government

and glamour, surely Black Lives Matter has nothing to do with our country, down under?

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