In Deadly Unna racism is explored in great depth by author, Phillip Gwynne. In the text Blacky finds graffiti that shows ‘BOONGS PISS OFF’. Blacky states that:
‘if you wrote something like MONICA IS A SLUT it wouldn’t last very long, maybe a week, but BOONGS PISS OFF had been there for ages’.
This quote displays the racism and hate at the simplest level. It shows that over time people become desensitised to hate and the immorality. I can relate to this when I hear people make racist remakes like jokes, others listening just disregard the racism and negativity and don’t filter anything they say. I believe that the ‘BOONGS PISS OFF’ graffiti significantly reflects the situation as we are becoming desensitised to racism and I share the same feelings with Blacky, some form of guilt, frustration and disappointment to think that people can still treat each other so horribly with regards to their race.