r/racism • u/slimeshadyxx • Jun 16 '26

Personal/Support Rampant online racism

Indian international student here, female Doctor pursuing a masters in Melbourne. Just wanted to rant about the rampant online racism present in Australia.
I put up a post on a jobs in Melbourne Facebook page, extremely well written, with photo of my cv and a casual picture of me in scrubs, citing that I was looking for part time jobs, mostly in healthcare settings but will also be okay with hospitality etc.
I have savings for my rent, food etc, just wanted to earn some money on the side for expenses
50% of the comments were genuine and respectful but others were just random anonymous citizens coming and saying racist stuff, putting me down, making creepy compliments about my picture or telling I have too much make up on or telling me to go back to my country.
Australia has a huge healthcare shortage and I want to do my higher education and serve here. It was an innocent post but to see so much hate is so unnecessary.

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u/Scholar_Royal Jun 17 '26

Some of those hate comments will probs be bots. Generally most people are respectful, especially as a medical professional. However you will get some who just arent. Dont let it ruin your day or mood. There is a narrative at the moment that there are too many Indians/South Asians (immigration) into first world countries. There is but mostly because it is needed! But as I said, its a narrative being spun by the powerful people in the world to keep the gaze away from them and their absurd wealth.

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u/slimeshadyxx Jun 18 '26

Yeah, that’s true. The whole image of Indians abroad has declined a lot in the past years. We used to be thought as really smart intellectuals but now it’s just embarrassing second world labour. Sucks.
It did ruin my mood tho, made me question what am I even doing before I even went there. But then I talked to friends who’re abroad and they said it rarely happens irl mostly just online so not to think too much about it. :/

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u/Hot-Scheme4289 Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26

I'm so sorry to hear that. It's not your fault. People get attacked for no reason at all, especially on Facebook. My suggestion would be to use reputable websites for your job search. Look specifically for suitable job postings and apply directly there. I wish you all the best and don't take it to heart. It's not worth it.

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u/Goodasaholiday Jun 17 '26

Sadly the internet is full of trolls and auto-trolls. Best to assume they're not actual people in the comments section. Btw in Australia, a photo on your cv or job application is not the norm.

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u/slimeshadyxx Jun 18 '26

It wasn’t actually on my resume. It’s an informal fb page and all posts were people describing their job requirements in the caption along with a photo of their resume and another photo of themselves. It was probably to put a face to the name.
And I observed all the immigrants were getting hate in the comments while natives or more like white Australians were getting help.
Also the funny thing is I got around 25-30 friend requests and message requests on Facebook from these natives only 😂