28/03/2007
Stop the war on Julia Gillard!
Fellow travellers, it never ceases to amaze me that even now, in 2007, appallingly sexist attitudes still dominate in the Australian media.
Take, for instance, the endless and vicious campaign to destroy Julia Gillard. Journalists continue to portray this feisty, sassy sister as hard, cold and lonely. Remember that vicious campaign focusing on her "bare", "barren" kitchen? Would a male politician have suffered such a violation?
Of course not.
Tragically, the violence continues unabated. Here, one of Rupert Murdoch's henchpersons reminds us that even though Julia has a significant other (who, fortunately for her, does seem to be be at least partially attitudinally reconstructed) Julia is still not the marrying kind.
Appalling. Just appalling.
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I agree 100%.. as Julia said when I interviewed her earlier this year: the views journalists are putting forwards are behind those of most members of the public when it comes to their outdated portrayals of female politicians. It's time they got over the hair and the kitchen and instead focused on the policies.
Posted by: KK | 29/03/2007
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