Assignment 7 - Cory Baker

On October 3rd, 1955, American children's show Captain Kangaroo, starring Bob Keeshan premiered on CBS. This marked an important turn in American history, as riots erupted in "little Australia"s all over the country. Many cried in outrage because captain kangaroo looked nothing like a kangaroo. The Australians were tired of the continued disenfranchisement of their people by the media, the government, and the majority of the people. Due to the representation of the Australian people by mainstream media, they were targeted much more both by the police and by non-Australians in mass amounts of hate crimes. Police targeted them more heavily and still do to this day. This misrepresentation allowed people to justify their ignorance. Those who were victims were painted as they real menaces solely because of their heritage. I believe it is a very serious issue that still continues today however most will pass it off as something terrible from the past. These events are still unfolding but they are being twisted and told in a way to cover the internalized structure of hate that this country has built itself upon.