After a debate with fellow Studio Ten panellist Kerri-Anne Kennerley on Monday over the Australia Day protests, Yumi Stynes will not be back on the show today.
The Zero F***s Cookbook author explained in a post to Instagram why she wouldn’t be on the breakfast TV show as scheduled on Tuesday morning.
Yumi insisted it wasn’t because of the fiery debate she and Kerri-Anne had on Monday’s show, but rather because she “really urgently want(s) to lie around and do nothing”.
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I don’t think what KAK said was racist - irrelevant to the topic of changing the date but not necessarily racist. She was stating facts. Yumi has no filter and is quite insensitive and ridiculous with her comments (not just this occasion). Then to put up a post about how she won’t be showing up to the studio today and it’s not “her problem” because she has to lie around and do nothing is extremely immature. Responsible, Working adults don’t do that. If she needed a mental health day then by all means - take one. But don’t put up a post taking the piss out of people that do actually use them for mental health
Maybe take a read at this- a response written by an indigenous woman highlighting exactly how and why what KAK said was racist.
https://www.news.com.au/ent...
Just to be clear, you think stating that these people are not being raped / abused by the people we think they are is some sort of proof that KAK is racist?
Personally, I consider the rapes to be bad no matter who is doing them.
Her implication that indigenous culture is inherently violent/criminal is racist and ill-informed. No one is saying there aren't issues faced by indigenous communities, but it's a lot more nuanced than KAK presented it. Her other implication, that we shouldn't bother changing the date, is also ridiculous, given the numbers of indigenous people who have stated the current date is a hurtful reminder of past and current injustices caused by colonisation.
Maybe she was going to be more nuanced, but calling someone a racist tends to shut down conversation. Plus, i've seen the stats, if that is indeed what she was implying I'm not sure she is ill-informed.
So if we celebrate on another date, will that not also be a hurtful reminder of past and current injustices?
If the "change the date" protests are starting to bring out the issues that indigenous Australians face to mainstream media - then I say good on the protesters. Yes we should be discussing these issues and it should be a priority for all Australians to ensure we close the gap. It is sad to see the debate turning into a "you can't protest unless you have personally helped remote communities" vs "you are racist".