Adelaide social experiment questions whether Australia is racist

An Adelaide YouTube prankster has conducted a confronting social experiment on the streets of his home city, which questions whether Australia is racist.

Brooke Roberts conscripted two friends – a white man and a black man – for the stunt in the CBD of the South Australian capital.

“I went out to see the comparison between my light skinned friend and my dark skinned friend,” Roberts said in the video.

“The sign didn’t say hug me, the sign didn’t say take action.

“Let’s see what reactions we can get.”

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Both volunteers stood in the same location holding the same sign, which read: “I trust you, do you trust me?”

The light skinned friend went first, holding his arms out as if to solicit hugs from the passersby.

There was no shortage of love for the blindfolded man. Men, women and children approached him, spoke to him and shook his hand.

This was not the experience Roberts’ black friend had.

Standing blindfolded in the same spot, bearing the same sign and with his arms spread as well, barely a person spoke to him.

There was not a single hug or handshake for the duration of the experiment.

The closest he came to receiving any ‘trust’ from the public was from a skateboarder who appeared to recognise what was happening.

The young man stopped, hopped of his board and walked over to the man offering a quick, “Good one” before continuing on his way.

"Please share this video to put a stop to racism,” Roberts signed off.