“I know this wasn’t because of a short fare, I know this was racism at its finest,” Donovan wrote.
You read the article and it was clearly about a short fare.
Indigenous singer Emma Donovan alleges entire taxi rank refused to serve her at Perth airport
Submitted 5 months ago by vividspecter@lemm.ee to australia@aussie.zone
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veroxii@aussie.zone 5 months ago
vividspecter@lemm.ee 5 months ago
One of them made a comment that they don’t take my kind of people, and that was when I started to cry and I got upset.”
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 months ago
I have been berated by taxi drivers from Perth airport for getting a short fair. I imagine that’s entirely what it was about.
saltesc@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yeah, nah. I find this incredibly hard to believe. It’s extremely unlikely that even one behaved like that. Australian taxi drivers are immensely racially diverse, as it’s one of the easiest jobs to get when first arriving here, and all would sell their child for a $20 fare. And you’re telling me an entire rank of 20 drivers are somehow all racist toward indigenous Australians, like at levels they’d refuse a job? Yeah, nah.
Something seems off, like it was more her behaviour or condition. Or, ya know, the album she just released…
ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 5 months ago
also, who would get a taxi instead of an uber/etc?
skittlebrau@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’d get a taxi if there was surge pricing in effect.