Aussie slang phrases you didn’t know you were racist

Aussie slang phrases you didn’t know you were racist

A FORTNIGHT ago the Canterbury Bulldogs left jaws on floors as they drowned their sorrows following a disappointing 2018 season. The players were filmed and photographed naked while in the beer garden of Sydney pub The Harbour View Hotel.

Photos of stars’ bare backsides littered the press in what was described as one of the most poorly thought out Mad Mondays seen in years.

But they may have just been trumped.

Three Tasmanian footy players have put themselves well and truly in the firing line after wearing blackface at their club’s Mad Monday shindig.

One of the players, Beau Grundy, posted a photo of himself and two teammates dressed up as tennis sisters Venus and Serena Williams and Kenyan-born Swans defender Aliir Aliir.

The photo was uploaded on a Mad Monday group on Facebook where club footballers around the country share their end of season costumes.

“William(s) sisters and Aliir Aliir,” Mr Grundy posted before uploading the photo as his profile picture.

The post came days after Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight was scrutinised internationally for a “racist” cartoon of Serena Williams following her shocking US Open outburst during her loss to Naomi Osaka.

And they’re not the first this year to be put under the spotlight.

A group of young men from NSW’s Central Coast were slammed for painting themselves black as part of a Good Friday session on the beers.

The group of nine posed for a picture at Avoca Beach — in which they appear to be collectively carrying a mannequin — and then posted it on Instagram.

“Slaves for the win #beerolympics,” the caption read. The post “liked” by more than 120 people shortly after it was uploaded in April.

The uploader, Blake Jacob told news.com.au that it was “a bit of harmless fun”. However the photo was quickly criticised by Mr Jacob’s friends.

“This is seriously f**ked up,” wrote one of his followers.

“Soo (sic) not okay!!!” wrote another.

In 2016, Aussie basketballer Liz Cambage blasted Opals teammate Alice Kunek for wearing blackface.

The outspoken player took to Twitter forward Kunek for a “disgusting” photograph that showed her with her face painted brown and wearing a beanie.

“I am so shocked and disturbed to see this behavior from someone I’m meant to call a “teammate,” she posted in a since deleted tweet.

“Sorry to all my followers who were offended by my past post. It was never my intention to offend anyone at all,” Kunek posted after the storm.