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Flat White

When you view all of life through the prism of offence, you’ll find offence in every fridge in the supermarket

4 August 2020

4:39 PM

4 August 2020

4:39 PM

The Indigenous activist who forced Coon Cheese out of Australian fridges now wants Paul’s to stop producing “Smarter White Milk” because it is offensive to Aborigines.

Dr Stephen Hagan has told The Daily Mail Australia that the brand name insinuated it was for “for smart, white people, not for smart, black people”.

“There’s a lot of Aboriginal people who take offence,” he said, leaving the world confused as to whether he was trying to end racism or satire.

Of course, smart people of any colour would realise the adjective “smart” was a reference to the product’s low fat content.

And the adjective “white” was...

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