Racism at University

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • I, too, am Auckland is a Māori and Pasifika students initiative addressing racism at university

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  • @mvaigafaf
    @mvaigafaf 7 лет назад +22

    I am a Samoan and have never experienced any racism at AUT. There is a lot of support for Polynesians.

    • @Ornacia29
      @Ornacia29 6 лет назад +3

      That's AUT. These students are talking about Auckland University

  • @twibbledlop2699
    @twibbledlop2699 5 лет назад +8

    This is awesome to see bc I’m a Samoan that goes to school in the US and some very ignorant people even tell me that Samoa isn’t real like how is someone gonna tell me I just made a whole culture and country up in my head and I’m just shocked and it’s cool to know that people are stepping up I just think some people just say things bc they are not aware to our culture and our race

  • @jwul0058
    @jwul0058 7 лет назад +5

    How about those people who hang out at Culture Space all day and night? That is why they drop out. lol

  • @ericzhou3808
    @ericzhou3808 2 года назад

    Just laugh

  • @afiomai69
    @afiomai69 5 лет назад +3

    Racism is a disgusting waste of time and energy. Ignorance is Racism. We as Polynesian Uni students must not let these ignorant asswipes affect our dreams and goals and we must continue and complete our studies. Take a year off or two but always complete your studies. It took me 8 years to complete by BA and LLB and GDLP combined due to economic reasons not Racism. Though Racism wasn't a driving force wanting to complete my degrees I wanted to do it for me and prove it to myself. There were a lot of nay sayers who were negative about the time it took me to complete. All the nau sayers were fellow Polynesians and Faafafine.
    So much for support. But I used their negative words meant to push me down. But I ended up finishing and being the FIRST Samoan Faafafine & transgender woman to complete her law degree in Australia and be admitted to the bar and be on the role of the Supreme Court and Federal Court of Australia. No one can take those pieces of paper away from you. No one.

  • @sonyajeffkaisabenjaminsuem885
    @sonyajeffkaisabenjaminsuem885 5 лет назад +5

    I think racism all starts from the heart. Of being jelous. Maybe because the fact that a lot of Pacific islanders are graduating successfully that others just didn't like it. I don't know. But whatever it is. That's their problem. They will just have to deal with reality and get along. God bless.

  • @vosavaka-viti625
    @vosavaka-viti625 6 лет назад +5

    Indigenous Peoples have a role in Society. Children born with % of his/her 'Blood Quatum' as Indigenous ought to be proud of his/her heritage. Own it & know your Roots as an Indigenous Pasifika Islander. Stand tall & be strong. 💞 Vinaka Vakalevu.

    • @MrAhuapai
      @MrAhuapai Год назад

      Samoans aren't indigenous in NZ .They are migrants like the Pakeha and the Asians . No difference. Maori are the tangata whenua in Aotearoa and have no other land they can go where their language and culture are paramount. Pacific Islanders have that as a privilege.

    • @vosavaka-viti625
      @vosavaka-viti625 Год назад

      @@MrAhuapai True, Tangata Whenua are the Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa New Zeaand. However, the word 'Indigenous' is universal & applies to any First Nation Peoples from one's homeland eg NZ, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Niue, PNG, Solomon Is, Vanuatu etc in the Pacific. The word Indigenous goes with them regardless of what foreign land they migrate to.

    • @MrAhuapai
      @MrAhuapai Год назад

      @@vosavaka-viti625 Indigenous coming from a particular place and having lived there for a long time before other people came there. The term Indigenous relates to being from that place. They dont have to be first nations as we know them. Italians are indigenous to Italy.Migrants are not. In NZ its disingenous to refer to Samoans or Tongans as indigenous as they are a migrant population. Its also used in a political sense First Nation as terminology where the original population have been overtaken by a dominant population. pacific Islanders should use the term when they are in their own land not when they are living on another indigenous persons land.

    • @Brucemcleod2345
      @Brucemcleod2345 Год назад

      When were Samoan indigenous to NZ? University and Government are creating an apartheid NZ and causing division. Let’s all apologise for being white. How racist and divided NZ has become

  • @janinajaneelisesooaemalela7822
    @janinajaneelisesooaemalela7822 6 лет назад +1

    Why give two fucks bout people think don’t know why you let them get to you

  • @jessejones5985
    @jessejones5985 6 лет назад +4

    I never experienced any racism at uni as a PI, I'm not denying that any of it happens to other people but wonder how much of it is paranoia? like the guy who thinks that people hold their wallets tighter when he walks past them (LOL).

  • @darthvader3910
    @darthvader3910 2 года назад +1

    Im sorry, If any group deserves sympathy its the Maori, Not Pacifika. Apart from the Maori everyone else ended up coming here as migrants, and all other cultures (apart from the whites) work bloody hard under the white system. I dont understand why Pacifika must be given special rights, just doesnt make sense.

    • @antmanatthemoment7233
      @antmanatthemoment7233 Год назад

      Well if you want to get technical about it, the ancestors of the Maori migrated from eastern Polynesia, the only real difference, is that no one else was there when they arrived

  • @tuma420wc8
    @tuma420wc8 3 года назад +1

    My Dad was a pakeha whom married a maori women ,sought out a chiefs oldest daughter for control.Yes he was racist,used to always say to me,"You will never be anything in this world".Well that told me alot about him,and realised he did teach me ,how not to be.He worked as a prison officer for the ministry of defense,a jp ,freemason and later on became an acting high court judge. He had been bought up by his mum and a ngai -tahu ariki step father whom married a pakeha women with a boy ,whom was hated by this man.Racism is taught,not racist at birth.As he (my dad) got older and more irritating,i said to him to go to your step father to forgive him, and that shall free you from your transgression s as i forgive you,he broke down crying for days.Breaking not only my chains but for all three of us.Arohanui .

  • @pepemosby2226
    @pepemosby2226 9 лет назад +5

    Very true, racism, ignorance, rudeness and bad service I experienced at the Student Info Desk of UoA. Undergraduates with their parents, caregivers and guardians {of pasifika origin that has no knowledge of today's technology computers} are refused to see someone for help with their first time experiences to apply to UoA. Only to be told to go on the computer, go online and apply. No wonder, our Maori and Pacific students loose interest, give up and drop out because of such attitude coming from people that works at the UoA. This has to be stopped and something has to be done about it. School Career Services personnel are not so great helpers either. And so, who will help the unfortunate one's? God help us!

    • @chrischoy9
      @chrischoy9 9 лет назад +2

      +Pepe Mosby They do that to everyone unless if you have showed them that you and trying and having trouble, but it's a bit unfortunate that perhaps it has more to do with the annoyance of that technophobes doesn't know how to do basic things.
      Even my IT teachers at high school acted in the same manner unless if I was asking them advanced stuff, but than again, I am not entirely sure if it would be different if I was Pacifika.

    • @j.ckennedy2669
      @j.ckennedy2669 5 лет назад +1

      @@chrischoy9 - Rubbish !

  • @red2775
    @red2775 3 года назад +1

    Whose being racist towards them?

  • @central5358
    @central5358 2 года назад

    Seriously who are these people that are saying racist remarks towards the pasifika students ? They oughta grow up

  • @80spurple13
    @80spurple13 8 лет назад +2

    Interesting. I go to AUT and I have not experienced any kind of racism. I'd say there is more support at AUT for Maori/P.I students. Maybe they should just come to AUT haha

  • @ninjapirate123
    @ninjapirate123 Год назад

    So Maori people in NZ are more likely to be discriminated

  • @joeyaigot3499
    @joeyaigot3499 4 года назад +1

    Love his shirt!!

  • @TheSqhunters
    @TheSqhunters 2 года назад

    Having second taught about sending my school students there !

  • @toafavaikeli
    @toafavaikeli 9 лет назад +12

    Weak guys come on man. A bit of banter never hurt anyone.

    • @Nemo-fq6mj
      @Nemo-fq6mj 4 года назад +2

      Weak is being born with genetic deficiencies such as high anxieties and inferiority complexes lol What's a mid-life crisis? and what is it about life that causes you to curl up like a foetus and cry out your insecurities!??

  • @dobbynp
    @dobbynp 6 лет назад +5

    Weak people making weak claims.

    • @nemo9343
      @nemo9343 5 лет назад +3

      Oh dear me lol!? Would you be so kind as to explain to me, what is a mid-life crisis!? Is that even a thing!? and if so, what is it about life that causes you 'people' to break down in despair & break out with inferiority complexes and anxieties!? and be in constant need of psychiatrists, lying on their couch crying out in inadequecies and insecurities!? Is it because you are nowhere near as mentally strong as you claim to be!? :) lol
      Notice how no Islander is ever in need of psychiatrists!? :) LMFAO

    • @j.ckennedy2669
      @j.ckennedy2669 5 лет назад +2

      Oh puleaassee ~ !

    • @Nemo-fq6mj
      @Nemo-fq6mj 4 года назад +1

      @@nemo9343 This inbred has no answer because your truthful comment hit far too close to home for him. Now he's like a dear in headlights lol happens alot with those who suffer from genetic deficiencies such as anxieties and inferiority complexes.

  • @jowilson2532
    @jowilson2532 5 лет назад

    after Christchurch course theres racism

  • @rahuimaru8983
    @rahuimaru8983 6 лет назад +2

    Still carrying on today.. but i hope my last year will be better (I'm at a different uni though). Just those ignorant bunch stuck in high school that aren't open to different cultures. People fear those who are different and overweight. But I will survive.

    • @getyourfactsstraight4612
      @getyourfactsstraight4612 6 лет назад +1

      LAH MARU are you speaking facts or are you just making assumptions to me the true ignorant ones are those that reflect that shit on to others stop focusing on other people so much focus on you you invest to much time worrying about how others perceive you have you even given those people you say are ignorant the time of day to get to know them before jumping to accusations talked to those people who you feel are looking at you that way

    • @Nemo-fq6mj
      @Nemo-fq6mj 5 лет назад +2

      @@getyourfactsstraight4612
      Clearly comprehension isn't your friend :) Re-read the comment & you'll find she is speaking from experience.. Now you're suggesting she hasn't even tried giving THEM the time of day - as history has shown, it's Europeans who are closed minded, ignorant & afraid of what they don't understand. Take yourself for instance...

  • @harrisonbabington9935
    @harrisonbabington9935 5 лет назад +1

    This is so bull

    • @j.ckennedy2669
      @j.ckennedy2669 5 лет назад +3

      How so? Racism still exists today fool. Not just at Auckland Uni.

  • @teeera3308
    @teeera3308 8 лет назад +5

    That girl thats says those ignorant people who say things that are degrading or whatever how she starts to think is true i think she blames others to much an i feel its more about her insecuritys than anything else tbh an that guy who said about walking pass people an they hold on to there wallets tighter welk im jus wondering how he notices it alot tbh kinda weird

  • @chrischoy9
    @chrischoy9 9 лет назад +4

    The race based affirmative action entrance score and pass rate/scholarships is one of the reason why people display racist attitudes towards Maori an Pasifika people.
    Using history is no excuse to have those race based privileges. To stop pre-judicial attitudes, you need a even ground and proof to yourself that you, besides you race is no different to anyone else.
    What disguises me is your affirmative action schemes into hard subjects like med. There will be a few, admittedly less (as stats from Otago) Maori and Pasifika who achieved comparable exam scores to other Asians or Europeans which are been looked down on due to affirmative action.
    People in NZ will know about it. When they find a GP, they are going to automatically correlate race to qualification, skills and ability and as such, they'd likely choose a non-maori/pasifika GP.

    • @wayneamituanai7278
      @wayneamituanai7278 9 лет назад +6

      No, people who display racist attitudes towards Maori and Pacific students just don't understand affirmative action. You say history is no excuse ? Well Pakeha wrote that "excuse" when they agreed to meet the obligations of underprivileged populations under the Treaty of Waitangi to develop an "even ground".And mate don't ever go associating the word "privilege" with disadvantaged populations because that's just plain ignorant. Affirmative action for the Medical and Health Sciences is to bridge the health disparities and inequalities between Maori/Pacific and Non-Maori/Pacific populations. Also, Maori/Pacific medical graduates usually go back and serve their underprivileged communities so your whole "choosing a GP" argument is full of crap. The people doing the "choosing" here are Maori and Pacific patients who request for Maori and Pacific doctors. Can Asian or European doctors communicate effectively in Te Reo the effects/symptoms of treatment ? Define a "competent" doctor now.

    • @chrischoy9
      @chrischoy9 9 лет назад +1

      Grew up in a underprivileged background as well.
      Based on your assumption that every non-maori/pacific person is automatically branded a racist because of their skin colour.
      Your assumptions also assumed that the most discriminated group is NZ aka Asians faces no discrimination in NZ.
      Those assumptions automatically make you sound racist.
      "Disadvantaged population" -Another word I also hear. Ever heard of Chinese gold miners in NZ? They were discriminated by early European settlers and how do they earn respect? By simply working harder.
      The current system with MOST NOT ALL Maori/Pacific students are whining their way into a shortcut rather than being competitive.
      The most plain legalised racism: Giving a degree to someone with a lesser qualification due to their skin colour.
      How is that any different to racial segregation/maori supremacy?
      Only ignorant people won't know affirmative action is no different to a National Front for maori/poly.
      Does not having Affirmative action mean no Maori/Polynesians will graduate as doctors? No, it in fact encourages them to be more competitive rather than "incompetent" doctors who got a C- average vs A+ average for other grads.
      Doubt underprivileged maori/pacific community would choose a doctor who knows 50-55% of their stuff rather than one who knows 90+.

    • @wayneamituanai7278
      @wayneamituanai7278 9 лет назад +4

      +chrischoy9
      Just because you assumed that I made those assumptions doesn’t necessarily mean that I made those assumptions. You are totally missing the point of my argument.I am basically saying this:
      Affirmative action in relation to the Medical and Health Sciences is to bridge the health disparities and inequalities between Maori/Pacific and Non-Maori populations. Maori and Pacific have the highest rates of disease and have the poorest health outcomes (look at the stats). Having more Maori and Pacific doctors will reduce these health inequities (want me to explain, sure I would love to educate you).I do not know why affirmative action is implemented into other faculties and I have specifically referred to the Medical and Health Sciences in my previous comment.
      And if you are inferring that affirmative action in the Medical and Health Sciences is institutionalized racism then you are basically denying Maori and Pacific people their right to better health outcomes. Who's racist now?
      Only ignorant people won’t ever see the bigger picture and are confined to their own pre-conceived beliefs. If Asian/Indians or any other ethnic group had the highest rates of disease/poor health then of course the government would make a commitment to level the playing field through affirmative action. But they don't have the worst health outcomes which is great because I would never wish that upon any population.
      Finally, could you stop with the “stupid Maori/P.I doctor” generalizations because you have no evidence to back that up, again you are one who sounds racist here. There is no such thing as an "incompetent doctor", have you ever heard of a practicing medical license? You either have one or you don't ! So I doubt the Medical Council will employ incompetent doctors in the first place because nobody who knows 55% of their stuff would pass those vigorous board exams.

    • @chrischoy9
      @chrischoy9 9 лет назад +1

      Wayne Amituanai That is a very pro-Maori/Pacific-centric view.
      I can easily tell you're not the type of person who has even been to uni (by your use of American English and your attitude in doing bare-minimum).
      If I showed what you've just justified to one of my close hard working Pacific/Maori friends, they would be disgusted as much as I am.
      You can justify all you want, you can twist your justification and make Hitler non-racist, you can depict ISIS as a civilised human rights group, it's not hard. Anyone can do it, but ultimately, it sounds illogical which is what you're doing.
      I don't view Affirmative action as "racist" for manual labour jobs that don't require much experience, but denying someone getting a A from graduating in favour is someone with a C rather than someone more QUALIFIED due to their RACE/ETHNICITY is ultimately RACISM. -Dictionary definition of racism.
      If language barrier is a problem, they can give a double weighting on people who studied Maori.
      I don't see a problem in that as long as everyone has the same equal rights on a fair playing ground.

    • @wayneamituanai7278
      @wayneamituanai7278 9 лет назад +7

      I am having an online argument with a cartoon avatar, do you think I care If RUclips autocorrects my punctuation and grammar into American English. And of course I would give you my bare minimum because you are not worth my effort.
      Funny you say that your Maori/Pacific friends would be disgusted with what I have just said when all the hardworking Maori/Pacific researchers are the ones who are perpetuating these justifications in the first place. And now you want to associate "hard working" with Maori and Pacific people when you just generalised them as incompetent.
      Language barriers are ONE of the problems. There you go again being ignorant, trying to recommend "quick fix" interventions. But yeah, nothing further because you are entitled to your opinion and your facts so rant off all you want.

  • @josephl9619
    @josephl9619 4 года назад

    ridiculous

  • @phijer02
    @phijer02 5 лет назад +2

    An institutional bias against Maori and Pacifica people??? What next.......... safe spaces!?! Never felt any racism as a Maori at Uni

    • @Nemo-fq6mj
      @Nemo-fq6mj 4 года назад

      @@naphtaliawakening4862 You can put an end to that with body cams, especially in this digital age.