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â€Å"Just another drunk black is what u said, When u came n helped him today, Your eyes were filled with a look of disgust, As you came and took him away. Who the hell are you to judge him, I ask, Do you think ur s*** really don t stink? Just because he has dark skin, Doesn t mean he always drinks. Guess what hero, he wasn t drunk, He had a fit and was really unwell, U can take ur prejudice Ambo driver, And stick it up ur butt and go to hell. People like you make me sick, And you have the hide to hold ur head up high, It s nice to know with people like u around, Prejudice will never die†¦Ã¢â‚¬  This famous poem by Indigenous Australian Colleen Kickner (George, 2015) highlights the extreme racial discrimination against Aboriginal Australians from the point of view of an Indigenous individual, specifically in regards to the consumption of alcohol. The somewhat vulgar language as well as being slightly comical in a way, paints a very good picture of how strongly Kickner feels towards the prejudice shown and assumptions made by the (presumably) non-Indigenous first responders to an emergency situation. These assumptions and stereotypes that she draws the readers’ attention to are wide spread throughout the non-Indigenous community of Australia, reiterated by the media and sometimes even strengthened by government policies. One example in particular being the ‘Northern Territory Intervention’. 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