Talk:Border Security: Australia's Front Line
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I believe this show is racist towards other nations. It truly reflects the racist attitudes of Australians and New Zealanders towards tourists or people from other cultures. Some episodes have been racially discriminating to some cultures especially the Chinese. Shame on them! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.238.112.221 (talk • contribs).
- As a legitimate Australian citizen I too feel that this television programme does ridicule people from variuos races. It shows footage of mainly non-European people failing to understand the 'complex' quarantine laws in Australia. This footage is then over-exaggerated.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.134.34.197 (talk • contribs).
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- Sorry but I have to disagree. I think just as many American and European passengers feature on the show as passengers from Asia. It probably is true that most of the cases of people smuggling food are people from Asia, but I expect that is because that's what happens, a lot of people from China etc like to bring in their own food, much of which is prohibited. If any people are depicted as not being able to understand the quarantine/immigration laws, it's probably because they don't! Also, please sign your comments next time.--Joe 1987 18:20, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
Were you guys actually like on the show?
- Firstly this show does not feature New Zealanders. Secondly it doesn't discriminate against races, it discrimates against people who break the law. Thirdly it is not awfully complicated to understand a complicated a customs declaration form - I probably understand the words "do you have any food" in half a dozen languages (from countries I haven't had the luxury of being offered citizenship of). However, probably you can agree with me on this serious point, I am a bit concerned about the mental health of the Australian population when a television program like Border Security is the most watched program (even when it competes with new episodes of The Simpsons) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.238.112.221 (talk • contribs).
I think I will add in here that the show actually featured New Zealanders a couple of weeks ago when they were caught smuggling into New Zealand (or changing planes to australia i'm not sure) a very large (commercial) amount of a drug which is meant to help asthma but is also used to make an illegal drug and IIRC, it was heroin. And the show is not just about ethnic people and is supported by many more cases than the one I have written. And as said before please sign your username or IP address by typing in 4 hypens and it will turn into the following: Lakeyboy 06:40, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Is it necessecary to have the comment about Torville and Deans Dancing On Ice?I like Radiohead 14:48, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
- No. I removed it, and requested a reference for the claim made about the show being the highest rating on Australian television. -- Longhair 14:55, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
- If someone had access to the Oztam tv ratings poll they could reference it there.I like Radiohead 07:10, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
