Video Of Mildura Couple Abusing Aboriginal Family Goes Viral With #TooStrongForYouKaren
A video of a Mildura couple hurling racist abuse at an Aboriginal family, accusing them of not being Aboriginal, has gone viral this weekend.
Footage has emerged of a Mildura couple abusing an Aboriginal family in their home in northwest Victoria this weekend, as SBS reports.
In the video, which has racked up more than 260K views, Karen Ridge failed to tear the Aboriginal flag off the back of a car belonging to the family. Robby Wirramanda, filming the altercation, noted, “It’s too strong for you, Karen,”
He went on to call Ridge a “racist pig”, before she and Rob Vigors questioned his Aboriginality because of the colour of his skin. “This is going viral. I want to show racists like you to the world,” Wirramanda continued.
“People like you make a mockery of true Aboriginals,” Vigors said. “I have a lot of good Aboriginal friends”
After yet again demanding that the family take the flag off their car, Ridge concluded: “Go and live in your fuckin’ humpy down the river.”
WTF!!!! THIS HAPPENED TO MY PARENTS JUST LAST NIGHT pic.twitter.com/MqFfXgmV3z
— Beautifuldeadly Decolonisation (@toostrong4karen) December 13, 2019
The video was shared to Twitter by Wirramanda’s child on Saturday, who coined the hashtag #TooStrongForYouKaren.
They confirmed that the matter has been reported to police and released a statement from their mum, Jackie.
“This happened to my family last night. These racists behaved this way in front of my children. They entered our garage where I was painting and started their racist rant. This is not the first time racism has reared its ugly head with these two either. I feel sickened, as does my family. Trying to stay positive right now. Thank you to everyone who has supported us at this time.”
Statement from my mum pic.twitter.com/GZMZ8T3HCB
— Beautifuldeadly Decolonisation (@toostrong4karen) December 14, 2019
Racist behaviour is enabled by racist media, politicians and the grim legacy of colonisation. I think this shit is getting worse. Fancy going to someone's home and trying to pull down THEIR flag! Lucky it was #toostrongforyoukaren
— Yumi Stynes (@yumichild) December 14, 2019
While the hashtag continued to trend on Sunday, Wirramanda’s child has started to turn the abuse into a meme.
#toostrongforyoukaren pic.twitter.com/98VY724oNv
— Beautifuldeadly Decolonisation (@toostrong4karen) December 14, 2019
Other people online have also made fun of the character of ‘Karen’.
Karen reuses each teabag three times because the first cup is always #toostrongforyoukaren
— Celeste Liddle (@Utopiana) December 14, 2019
Karen tried to conceptualise Aboriginal people living in houses but the process of actually producing a thought caused her to have a massive migraine because thinking was #toostrongforyoukaren
— Celeste Liddle (@Utopiana) December 14, 2019
Wow this #toostrongforyoukaren character is like a parody of the very worst aspects of Australian boomer culture. Even down to her Facebook page with wine memes, jokes about Muslims and lazy young people, and clearly no understanding of how privacy settings work …
— Lisa Pryor (@pryorlisa) December 14, 2019
The confronting incident again highlights the way white Australia questions and prejudices fair-skinned Aboriginal people. It’s revolting.
My whole fucking life Ive had my heritage questioned, and I cannot put into words the fucking rage it puts inside me to have someone say "you're not aboriginal, you're white."
NOBODY has ANY right to question ANYONE'S heritage.#toostrongforyoukaren 🖤💛❤️— ❄️🎄 frosty the snow weeb 🎄❄️ (@realflashfrosty) December 14, 2019