Grace Collier becomes a “right-winger” for criticising Gillard’s cleavage
Now the ABC is tying itself into knots with this I’m-more-outraged-about-sexism-than-you game which has already taken a Fairfax scalp:
THE ABC has defended the broadcast of allegations that Prime Minister Julia Gillard was disrespectin...
Fairfax columnist and industrial relations consultant Grace Collier told a panel discussion on ABC Radio National on Sunday that it was wrong to show so much flesh during parliamentary sittings as it was an issue of workplace conduct…
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for a Prime Minister to be showing her cleavage in Parliament,” the Australian Financial Review columnist said during the Outsiders panel segment.
“It’s not something I want to see. In my opinion as an industrial relations consultant, it is inappropriate to be in Parliament, it is disrespectful to yourself and to the Australian community and to the parliament to present yourself in a manner that is unprofessional...”
Her comments were immediately howled down by the other people on the show, saying she was a right-winger, a claim Ms Collier denied.
What fun. Love the way Collier, a former union official, is immediately accused of being a right-winger instead, as if no one of the Left has ever criticised the dress sense of the Prime Minister.
In this case, however, I think Collier is simply wrong - on the evidence.
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