Most horrific historic accounts of the second world war would not talk about the plight of the comfort women. These women mostly 17 and above but some accounts say 10 and above, were take an sex slaves to Japanese militia during the second world war. There are enough evidences of the atrocities for anyone to deny.
Recently the Korean community in Sydney erected a memorial for the victims. This was subsequently objected by the Japanese Australians as an act of racial discrimination and filed a complaint under 18C. With utmost possible I have to say “what the fuck? “. This is insane for the below reasons.
1. It has nothing to do with racial discrimination. It is a part of history which cannot be denied. It is in the league of holocaust and atomic bombing that are purely factual.
2. Japanese people have to own up to what their Government did. It was an institutional crime. You can’t use a different yard stick to the US from yours. No one is asking existing Japanese people to suffer for the crimes of their ancestors. However, they have to acknowledge history.
3. 18C is not discrimination that is happening not for historic references to acts by people of certain community. It dilutes the law and prevents people from exercising upon actual need.
Such frivolous application of an important legislation dilutes the purpose and gives an impression that these legal provisions infringe on free speech. Acknowledgement of historical atrocities will go a long way in making present better.
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