From: Phil Shannon [Email him]

The Sudanese-born Majak Daw and Aliir Aliir are two very fine players of Australian Rules football (representing the North Melbourne Kangaroos and the Sydney Swans, respectively).

By ticking all the eligibility boxes for the Diversity Narrative (they are black, African, refugees) and by embracing Australian culture (the footy!), they qualify as immigration-redeeming Good Blacks and their race is thus to be Noticed, prominently, by Australia’s media, sporting and academic elites:

• “Majak Daw and Aliir Aliir's clash at Docklands a sign of welcome change”  Australian Broadcasting Commission
• “Aliir hopes Daw duel inspires Sudanese kids” Australian Football League
• “Daw and Aliir match-up extraordinary and brilliant"  SEN News

Their ‘refugee’ countrymen responsible for a long-running gang crime wave in Melbourne’s western suburbs, on the other hand, are immigration-kryptonite Bad Blacks and their race is thus Not To Be Noticed, or to be decried as ‘racism’ when it is, for example:

• “A group of men [sic] have used crowbars and other weapons in another daylight smash-and-grab robbery targeting a Melbourne jewellery store” ABC News
• “Is Melbourne in the grip of African crime gangs? The facts behind the lurid headlines” Guardian Australia
• “Sudanese heritage youth in Australia are frequently maligned by fear-mongering and racism”The Conversation 

Thus endeth today’s Diversity lesson on when to Notice and when Not To Notice race.

Phil Shannon is a veteran Australian working class socialist, VDARE.com supporter and retired Australian Rules footballer.