Excellent example of blissfully unaware arrogance working with cultural ignorance. I don’t think I would call the author a racist though without an established pattern of similar behaviour.
Clearly, neither Oliver nor his publishers consulted with anyone who had any familiarity with Australia. To have a story hook built around an Aboriginal child being abducted is obviously “tone deaf” in light of the “Stolen generations” - one doesn’t need to be indigenous to know that. Oliver should write kids’ books about what he knows if he isn’t prepared to do the research.
Excellent example of blissfully unaware arrogance working with cultural ignorance. I don’t think I would call the author a racist though without an established pattern of similar behaviour.
Clearly, neither Oliver nor his publishers consulted with anyone who had any familiarity with Australia. To have a story hook built around an Aboriginal child being abducted is obviously “tone deaf” in light of the “Stolen generations” - one doesn’t need to be indigenous to know that. Oliver should write kids’ books about what he knows if he isn’t prepared to do the research.