Public Address | Monitor | Aussie comedy dissing Polynesians?

Chockasunday

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:44:39 +1300

Sounds like you're overreacting.
Comedy often has to make fun of someone for the laughter of others, that doesn't mean there's any nasty intent behind it.
Anyway, how do you know this isn't a reflection of the situation in Oz schools?

InternationalObserver

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:19:12 +1300

Either Maori or Pacific Island!!

Joe Wylie

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:19:53 +1300

Is that how the Aussies see us?

Got bugger all to do with us. It's not as if we hold some kind of copyright on 'Islanders' – there are heaps of them in Oz.

Craig Ranapia

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:41:07 +1300

With a new series of Bro'Town kicking off this week, perhaps we shouldn't be wagging our fingers at Chris Lilley too energetically. :) Anyway, anyone who remembers We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year may come to the conclusion that Lilley spends considerably more time and energy…

InternationalObserver

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:54:23 +1300

Summer Heights High – a mockumentary set in school with the writer/creator playing many different parts, including schoolkids.

I saw this on ABC in Oz last week and it was quite good:

http://www.abc.com.au/tv/video/downloads.htm#?vid=video1

Well, I enjoyed it up until the bit about the 'problem students'. They had their own special…