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When actor Shareena Clanton reported allegations of racism she experienced while working on Neighbours, she wanted something to be done to stop it.
After taking to social media to share her experiences, Shareena says she faced retaliation online that left her feeling ostracised and further marginalised .
So how do you deal with something as insidious as workplace racism when the stakes are so high? And whose responsibility is it to raise the issue?
We spoke to people who have been in this position, as well as the experts for their advice.
TONY MCDONOUGH/Sydney Morning Herald
Shareena Clanton has said the set of Australiaâs long-running soap Neighbours is a âculturally unsafeâ place.
Indigenous actor Shareena Clanton has accused long-running soap
Neighbours of being a “culturally unsafe place” where the N-word and other racially charged terms were bandied around in the name of humour. Ms Clanton, whose heritage includes Wongatha/Yamatji and Noongar/Gitja on her mother’s side and Etowah Cherokee, Blackfoot and African American on her father’s side, said that calling out the language and behaviour she encountered on the show “often left me ostracised and further marginalised”.
Published April 6, 2021
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CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses allegations of racism.
Some members of the
Neighbours cast and crew have been accused of creating and perpetuating a toxic workplace by actress
Shareena Clanton, who has spoken out about alleged “overt and covert racism” and virtue signalling she witnessed while working as a guest star on the long-running soap opera.
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