Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month.

Summary

Australian senators censured Senator Lidia Thorpe for her outburst against King Charles III during his visit, calling him a colonizer and demanding land and reparations. Thorpe defended her actions, stating she would repeat them if Charles returned.

    • Zess@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1319·
      2 days ago

      She also called him a colonizer and said he committed genocide, both very stupid statements. Shit happened hundreds of years ago, he had nothing to do with it. If she wants reparations and land she should be asking the UK and Australian governments for it, not an elderly monarch. And now she’s gone and got herself censured, making her a pariah and reducing Aboriginal influence in parliament. This is nothing but a loss for her and the people she represents.

      • MonkRome@lemmy.worldEnglish
        71·
        2 days ago

        The Commonwealth still owns land in Australia (and 14 other countries ) and still heads the government all be it with limited powers. Literally, they are still colonizers. Fuck em.

  • werefreeatlast@lemmy.worldEnglish
    134·
    2 days ago

    But before she did that I didn’t even know her name. Now I know of the great Lidia Thorpe. In Spanish Thorpe sounds like Torpe which means like careless goofy. But let me tell you, I was driving home from work Friday when I heard that woman roar.

    I mean she might could be like MTG, I don’t know anything about Australia. But one thing I know is that she’s part of my brown people. At least from that perspective I can totally understand her and her desire to prevent more damage and to instead try to lift her people.