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Originally Posted by slowsnake
Why is it that we white Australians are told that showing photos or naming dead Aboriginals is a no no?
Case in point David Dalaithngu?......who is this person?.....I certainly dident know who he was when they named this great Indigenous actor and dancer as being deceased, it's a lot of crap!
His Christian name is Gulpilil, David was bestowed upon him by the film directors.
But me being me, well I respect the Aboriginal peoples right to their cultural beliefs!
But it defies logic when on my TV screen is a video of the actor emblazoned on the Opera House sails, the channel 9 reporter is calling him by his 2 Christian names David Gulpilil, and to confuse white non indigenous Australians more his name is put up in text across the TV 
Either it's David Dalaithngu or its David Gulpilil?
I give up! |
Before he passed away David Gulpilil (Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu) gave permission that any photos or images of him can be shown after his death.