A conservative commentator has issued the most flimsy, hackneyed defence imaginable of yesterday’s on-air claim that she’d be tempted to run over activist, engineer, and commentator Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
“Well, actually, she might have been right there, because if I had seen her I would have been tempted to run her over, mate.”
You are a disgrace to this great nation Prue. Terrorists swerve their cars to intentionally hurt people. SHAME!!
— Rabieh Gharibeh (@RabiehGharibeh) July 12, 2017
It’s sad you want a nation where joking about violence against women is acceptable. That you also make it about a WoC shows an ugly racism.
— Kon Karapanagiotidis (@Kon__K) July 12, 2017
Try and elevate the tone a bit, Prue. You don’t have to like what YAM says, but your rhetoric is vile in the extreme. Older, not wiser.
— Peter Taggart (@petertaggart) July 12, 2017
But MacSween’s response to the criticism is something bloody else.
It’s sad this nation doesn’t have a sense of humour anymore. For all those who have lost theirs I apologise but can I suggest u lighten up
— Prue MacSween (@macsween_prue) July 12, 2017
To all you festering, humourless Twitter ferals. Go tell someone who cares. Last time I looked this was a country of free speech. Get a life
— Prue MacSween (@macsween_prue) July 12, 2017
Agreed. She said sorry. I’ve said sorry. But we should expect more from Yassmin on Anzac Day too. I’ve had Vets on air in a bad way. https://t.co/gtz9hVsq7m
— Chris Smith (@chrissmithradio) July 12, 2017
Public discourse, how about it.
Photo: Yassmin Abdel-Magied / Instagram.