Brisbane is kind of weird politically. It’s definitely getting more progressive, but there’s still this solid foundation of Queensland conservativism, which is very socially conservative. Brisbane is also described as being a big country town because so many people (myself included) flock here from the regions. Brisbane feels like a bit of an oasis in the desert, but some people do still bring a lot of conservative culture norms with them when they move here. At the same time a lot of people from northern nsw also move here so they kind of level things out a bit.
As a proud weirdo this is what I’m looking for. Just somewhere that’s a little bit more down with diversity in all its forms.
Racism definitely. The voice has really driven this home for me. There’s a reason one nation is popular in QLD. At the moment there’s a lot of media rhetoric about youth crime and shit has turned into racist vigilantes ‘taking justice into their own hands’. It’s also not uncommon to randomly come across people with homophobic and transphobic views that you otherwise wouldn’t have picked as being conservative.
Brisbane is kind of weird politically. It’s definitely getting more progressive, but there’s still this solid foundation of Queensland conservativism, which is very socially conservative. Brisbane is also described as being a big country town because so many people (myself included) flock here from the regions. Brisbane feels like a bit of an oasis in the desert, but some people do still bring a lot of conservative culture norms with them when they move here. At the same time a lot of people from northern nsw also move here so they kind of level things out a bit.
As a proud weirdo this is what I’m looking for. Just somewhere that’s a little bit more down with diversity in all its forms.
What’s an example of conservative outlooks you have noticed?
Racism definitely. The voice has really driven this home for me. There’s a reason one nation is popular in QLD. At the moment there’s a lot of media rhetoric about youth crime and shit has turned into racist vigilantes ‘taking justice into their own hands’. It’s also not uncommon to randomly come across people with homophobic and transphobic views that you otherwise wouldn’t have picked as being conservative.