Football player dragged for 'racist' depiction of Aboriginal Australians

Well, here we are again.

A whole bunch of Australians seem unable to comprehend the obvious fact that racist costumes are not OK. Not under any circumstances.

The latest person to be called out for the error is Fabian Natoli, a football player who was a member of Sydney rugby union team the Manly Marlins before being poached by French team, Bordeaux.

The offending photo depicts Natoli dressed in a twisted version of traditional Aboriginal Australian garb and holding a petrol can -- a reference to the serious problem of petrol inhalation addiction faced by some Indigenous young people in remote communities.

Natoli was called out on social media by influential musician Thelma Plum, who is a Gamilaroy woman. Fellow musician, Yorta Yorta man Briggs, uncovered a bunch of offensive slurs in the backlog of Natoli's Instagram, which the sportsperson has now made private.

Another musician Djarmbi Supreme, who hails from the Quandamooka people, as well as Ryan Griffen, the creator of successful Aboriginal sci-fi series Cleverman, have also been vocal in condemning the footballer.

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Plum called Natoli "dead shit [idiot] of the day" on Instagram while others preferred to simply call him a "gronk," which is Australian for a really, really big loser.

Natoli apologised Tuesday, leaving a comment on Plum's Instagram post saying he'd "dressed as an Aboriginal to an Australia-themed party (No racism intended)."

He continues: "I've said sorry and I genuinely meant it ... saw the jerry can, picked it up to [take] what I thought was a funny photo, clearly knowing now that it wasn't and it was offensive to a lot of people," he said.

When Plum called him a "white privileged gronk," he wrote, "If you can’t accept my apology and continue to abuse it won't achieve anything other then showing your character.

"Once again I am sorry for offending you all. It was dumb and apart from what you all think I’m not a racist, honestly did it just for some 'humour' enjoy your day guys."

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Natoli has yet to explain the other times he used racial slurs and offensively stereotyped Aboriginal Australians on social media.

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The incident came shortly after the annual Koori Knockout in Sydney. The event is a football carnival, but also a "modern corroboree" of Indigenous Australians billed as the largest gathering of First Nations people in the Southern Hemisphere.

It's a great source of inspiration and cultural pride -- perhaps Natoli would like to attend next time and get an education.

Mashable has reached out to Thelma Plum and the respective football teams for comment.