5 of the weirdest things written about Australia in Vanity Fair's Margot Robbie profile

Much has been said already about Vanity Fair's profile of Australian actor Margot Robbie.

While some people have pointed out its questionable treatment of Robbie as an actor and a human, we can't help but be distracted by the article's seriously bizarre vision of Australia. We're still living in Crocodile Dundee down here, apparently.

As a country, we know we're not winning all the time, but why so mean, America? 

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Australia is "sunny and slow"

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Sunny and slow? Yep, Aussies are still stunned by the wonders of colour television and supermarkets. After all, it's too damn hot to make any cultural or technological progress. 

Also "throwback people" -- does that just mean white people?

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Australians still "live and die" with the plots of soap operas

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Australians apparently still "live and die" with whatever is happening on nightly soapies like Home and Away and Neighbours, which are made in Sydney and Melbourne respectively, not Perth. Also, pretty sure there are at least six other capital cities Down Under.

Game of Thrones? Netflix? Sounds like gobbledygook to us.

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Australians like to watch TV in the morning

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Two TV shows with the same name. Must be just like America, only different. 

Australians are studying Americans while they sleep

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Yep, we creepily watch you sleep, America. 

But then, how do you study us? Perhaps The Simpsons supplies an answer.

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Australia's "farm system" for actors

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We'll credit the writer for getting this right. The two nightly soap operas of Australia, Neighbours and Home and Away, are indeed a point of entry for a large portion of the country's acting talent, who often go on to Hollywood.

The problem is that these shows still have an Anglo-centric cast, despite Australia's diverse population. (There have been short-lived attempts by the shows' producers to rectify the situation.)

You may have our actors, America, but you cannot have our dignity.

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