Foundation cuts guild ties to newspaper A FOUNDATION in Perth has refused to accept charity funding from a university newspaper because of what it says is the paper's racist content. The University of Western Australia's (UWA) annual Prosh newspaper is often controversial in its satire, but is popular because it raises money for charities. This year, the paper published a column called "Dream time horoscope," which many have labelled racist and offensive. Your son ... has been taken from you and to be retrained and given a proper education and upbringing. Don't worry though, because in 75 years they'll make a movie out of it," the paper says. Another joke says, "It's Wednesday and we all know what that means - low prices at the petrol bowser." Indigenous Communities Education and Awareness Foundation (ICEA) founder Lockie Cooke said his group would not accept any money from Prosh because of the content. "In this day and age, it is totally unacceptable and morally corrupt that any organisation or group of people perpetuate mistruths about indigenous people," Mr Cooke said. Prosh is a student publication manned by well-meaning volunteers but we are disappointed that it has lost its sense of humour by seeking to make fun of those less privileged in society. Mr Cooke said his foundation would no longer accept any association with the UWA guild. UWA's student guild, which publishes the newspaper, has since apologised following similar outrage on social media and from opposition Aboriginal affairs spokesman Ben Wyatt. "This year's edition crossed the line from humour to tacky, blatant racism and has only served to humiliate some of Western Australia's most vulnerable people," Mr Wyatt said. It follows another recent indigenous gaffe involving WA Governor Malcolm McCusker, who said while opening the new term of parliament that Australia's democracy was created without civil war or bloodshed. WA deputy Labor leader Roger Cook commented in parliament that there was indeed bloodshed when the British colony settled in Australia.