Thelma Plum Continues To Speak Out Against 'Racist Gronks' Following Blackface Controversy

Indigenous singer Thelma Plum has called for Australia to continue the conversation regarding racism in the country, after two men were slammed by musicians and social media users earlier this week when photos of the two dressed as indigenous Australians and painted black faces surfaced online. 

A number of artists including Briggs, Hilltop Hoods and The Funkoars, as well as Plum, weighed in on the controversial discussion during the week and in a new Facebook post shared last night, Plum again addressed the issue. 

"I've been pretty sad the last couple of days due to the amount of uneducated a$$holes here in this country," the Delungra-born artist wrote.

"We have started the conversation and now we need to continue it. Unfortunately for some reason Australia doesn't have any laws regarding blackface unlike so many other places in the world. So until then its our job to pull the racist gronks up and hold them accountable for their actions."

It has been reported that the Ballarat men had dressed up for a party with the theme, 'Australian Icon'. 

"Maybe next time people will think before acting so careless and cruel. It is neither a joke nor your right to appropriate a culture that is not yours," Plum continued.

"Whether your intentions were genuinely to pay respect to an "Aboriginal Icon", now that I and many other mob have said we do not like this, you should accept that without any argument or defence."