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I once went to SBS for an interview about a potential casual position years ago — super informal — and a higher up who interviewed me asked what my family background was. I said Palestinian. How did we end up in Australia? I explained my parents were refugees. He then told me he https://twitter.com/ms_michellelaw/status/1277478942459359232
was good friends with someone from a Zionist interest group (one who had been targeting me at a previous workplace to have me fired). He told me he went on a political junket to Israel and had a great time. How was this relevant to me? I politely nodded. Very little asked about
my experience. It was brief and felt very calculated. I didn’t hear from him again. I remember driving back home to Western Sydney feeling sick to my stomach. I have experienced anti-Palestinian racism everywhere in the media. For years I stayed mostly tight-lipped but it’s more
important than ever to talk about it and to document it somewhere — even if it’s here on Twitter.
For some reason we’ve duped ourselves into believing Australian public broadcasters are “better” and non-racist spaces. They’re supposedly more progressive. That’s a lie 
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I’ve buried so many of these experiences because they make me feel physically ill but every time I see someone else speak out/point out how monolithic an outlet is, so much of it comes rushing back. I know in my heart of hearts it’s better to share than hide, regardless of price
