Indigenous Perth influencer accuses bargain store of racially profiling her: ‘We got a separate set of rules in life’

A Perth based influencer has hit out at a local discount store, accusing staff of racially profiling her.

Fallon Gregory, a proud Kija/Bardi and Nyul-Nyul woman, took to Instagram on Saturday to blast the store to her 26,000 followers.

Sharing an image of the store, Fallon claimed in the post that she was accused of stealing when she visited the premises with a friend. 

She claims she was accused of attempting to steal a packet of cleaning sponges. 

‘Great end to the week, getting racially profiled…over a three pack of Scrub Daddy’s on the way home. 

Continuing, Fallon said that her experience was evidence that Australia is a two-tiered society.

Perth-based influencer Fallon Gregory, a proud Kija/Bardi and Nyul-Nyul woman, has accused staff at a local discount store of racially profiling her

‘If anyone wanna shop there, by all means do so, but. if you’re mob you know we get a separate set of rules in life and they’re applied here.’

Rounding out the post, Fallon said that she was shocked by the alleged accusations.

‘A member of a legal team and a Trinity student,’ she wrote.

‘What in some lil busted $5 and under store would we be [sic] need to steal?’ 

The outspoken influencer recently told Australians why they should not be posting images featuring Australia Day celebrations to social media. 

‘It shows support and lack of sensitivity,’ she told news.com.au.

The mother-of-two said Aussies could show their support for Aboriginal people by instead sharing information on social media about why people shouldn’t celebrate Australia Day on that date, and by attending invasion day rallies.

‘If you’re wanting to show true pressure and support then showing up [at marches] to provide numbers, posting and going live from the marches and rallies is key,’ she said.

‘Great end to the week, getting racially profiled…over a three pack of Scrub Daddy’s on the way home,’ she shared to her. 26,000 followers

‘If anyone wanna shop there, by all means do so, but. if you’re mob you know we get a separate set of rules in life and they’re applied here’

Fallon has long been advocating changing the date to create a national day that can be inclusive of all Australians.

The movement has gained momentum in recent years, with thousands of protesters hitting the streets across the country on January 26 – renamed ‘Invasion Day’ by advocates – in support of the calendar shift.

Fallon said she is passionate about educating Australians about how to be mindful and respectful about Aboriginal culture – but it is ‘tiring’. 

‘I’ve always spoken about my experiences as an Indigenous woman and the good and bad that comes with that,’ she told STM.

‘I knew I had this voice, and a following, and I needed to use that to bring attention and awareness to these kinds of matters.’

‘(But) personally, it’s very tiring to continuously, every year, have to come out and educate people on why we shouldn’t be celebrating Australia Day.’

The activist and influencer said she has been told be some people to ‘be grateful’ or ‘get over it’.

‘It’s very invalidating of our position and our voices, and our experience with colonisation, to say things like that,’ she said

‘To celebrate a day that isn’t inclusive of all Australians and call it Australia Day, is morally incorrect.’

Australia Day, held on the date British Royal Navy vessels raised a Union Jack at Sydney Cove, called Warrane by the Aboriginal people who fished and lived there, remains divisive among young and older generations. 

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