Aboriginals kicked out of hostel after 300km trek 6:07PM Tuesday March 11, 2008
Members of a remote Aboriginal community ejected from an Alice Springs hostel are considering legal action. Photo / Getty Images CANBERRA - An Aboriginal woman in a group ejected from a Northern Territory hostel, allegedly because of their race, says the incident made her want to cry. Bethany Langdon and other members of her remote community are reportedly considering legal action against the Alice Springs hostel's management following their weekend ejection. "When we booked in, the manager, she gave us the keys to the rooms and we went and put our stuff in the rooms. "We all went outside and the manager came out and told me that we weren't suitable to stay there," Ms Langdon told ABC Radio today. "They said (it was) because we were Aboriginal. Other customers were making complaints that they were scared of us. "I felt like I wanted to cry because it made me feel like I wasn't an Australian, like I wasn't wanted there." Ms Langdon was one of 16 Aboriginal women and children from the Yuendumu community who had travelled 300km from Yuendumu to Alice Springs to train as lifeguards for their community's new swimming pool. ABC television reported last night the management of the Haven Hostel asked the group to leave following complaints from other guests. The hostel's management later said the Haven catered specifically for international backpacking tourists. Royal Life Saving chief exec
WOW!!!...looks like we really hit them where it hurts!!!...i mean if thats the picture that they claim that indicated the monkey gesture then australian media is a bunch of desperados!!...gimme a break the man is just scratching where it itches!!!...lol...it frustrates them that we not only beat them at their own game(both on and off the field) but we left making them look like an utter bunch of sore losers!!!
Why can't we just act mature and more classy and ignore all these comments about our Indian team. We will show the world we are mad of better stuff and not go down to the same level!!!
RE:RE: Australian Tour
by raj on Mar 04, 2008 11:37 PM
Hey U saw something Hyden was also scraching. So is he insulting Symonds or the spectators ..LOL
RE:RE: Australian Tour
by Bublu Bhuyan on Mar 05, 2008 05:52 AM
yes, he is showing fingure to Australian people. Its their culture. Remember Greg Chappell did that in calcutta?
Did anyone think of real side of al these? Looks like Australian media and white people are reminding Symmonds that he is black and monkey. They are just using Bhajji's name but actually they are enjoying by indirectly saying Symonds that he is monkey.
RE:Another side
by Tomboy India on Mar 04, 2008 06:06 PM
Waah! Kya khoob kahaa. Isi ko kehtey hain teesri aankh. Bhai maan gaye ustaad! It is highly possible that they are doing this..
Let symonds reach india for IPL. let him get inside the stadium. I want the whole stadium to act like monkeys and everybody (the whole stadium)should shout monkey at him
RE:i want to do that
by romy sharma on Mar 04, 2008 09:49 AM
hmmmm....this sounds to be a great idea to teach a lesson,..i think i too will try to be there...
RE:i want to do that
by Bublu Bhuyan on Mar 05, 2008 05:55 AM
Man..., I'm so disaapointed. Someone is using my name to post all these anti tendulkar messages. It must be that ashish guy.
Let us not harp over this issue much.Our crowd did their bit to taunt Symonds and the Australian public is responding to that.Let us learn to take it sportively.Why to forget what we did and accuse others?
