This article discusses Prime Minister Scott Morrison's controversial use of the colloquial phrase 'wasn't a particularly flash day' to describe conditions for British colonialists aboard the First Fleet.
SBS News - 26 January wasn't 'particularly flash' for those on the First Fleet either, Scott Morrison says
He used the expression in a press conference on January 26, 2021 while addressing the debate about whether this date is appropriate for our national holiday. He was drawing a comparison between the difficult experience for those on the British ships, and that of Indigenous victims of genocide due to colonisation.
Morrison's informal manner of speaking, and particularly his lexical choice, was viewed as disrespectful towards Indigenous Australians as it did not consider their face needs. It was seen by many to be inappropriate and as making light of quite a serious issue.
From the article:
'Critics have accused Mr Morrison of drawing a false equivalence between those aboard the First Fleet and the experience of Australia's Indigenous people. Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe said it was disrespectful and offensive to compare the experience of First Nations people with those aboard the First Fleet ships.'
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