Aussies fume over ‘disgusting’ sight at Mardi Gras: ‘Absolute filth’
Aussies are outraged by the piles of rubbish left behind after Mardi Gras and have even made drastic calls for the annual parade to be banned.
A video on TikTok showed a Sydney street littered with litter, including a car covered in rubbish, after the parade ended on Saturday.
“Note to self: If there’s ever Mardi Gras, don’t park your car on the street,” the person filming the video said, laughing.
Social media users were left confused by the sight, with many dismissing the state of the street.
Some Australians are calling for Sydney’s annual Mardi Gras parade (pictured) to be banned as they are outraged by its ‘absolute filth’ on Saturday night
“Ban Mardi Gras, I don’t know how to behave in public,” one person wrote.
“I hope the Mardi Gras organizers get the bill for this cleanup,” said another.
“How can people leave their town like that,” added a third, while another said they were almost fined for two Coke cans thrown away at a 60-person event they organised.
“The organizers of Mardi Gras should be given a huge fine for this,” he said.
Some claimed that previous Mardi Gras celebrations had been cleaner.
“Shows how far downhill Mardi Gras has gone,” one person wrote.
‘Forty years ago, all the waste was cleaned up by the public and the participants. Not now,” another added.
‘This is absolutely disgusting. No matter who you are, clean up after yourself,” a third wrote.
There were a few positive comments, with one commenter saying it “seems like it was a good night.”
The parade was declared a ‘success’ despite pro-Palestinian protesters hijacking part of the night and disrupting the event just meters away from NSW Premier Chris Minns.
“Ban Mardi Gras, I don’t know how to behave in public,” one disgruntled commenter wrote under a video showing trash on the streets and on cars (photo)
“I hope the Mardi Gras organizers get the bill for this cleanup,” wrote another
Another asked, “How can people leave their town like that?” Waste left over after the parade is pictured
Tensions leading up to the NSW Police participation in the parade culminated in a positive reception as uniformed police flanked plainclothes gay and lesbian liaison officers marching alongside Commissioner Karen Webb and Police Minister Yasmin Catley.
“Yesterday’s celebration was a great example of a successful Mardi Gras event. The majority of people were well behaved and enjoyed the event safely and responsibly,” said Operation Commander Anthony Cooke, Assistant Commissioner of Police for NSW.
An estimated 120,000 spectators and 12,500 participants attended the event, police said.