The gender card again...

[catsnknots]

Sorry to interrupt your no politics idea  but I still find the subject important and want to rant... 

How dare Gillard make abortion an election issue... There is no way that is acceptable and to even suggest that the Coalition will remove your right to one is scare mongering to the max. 

In this modern day time it is incredibly important that we don't use these topics to inflame a false war. 

Even if a person in any party did not like the idea of abortion there is no way that they would get the support to make it illegal. Or limit your access to one... or even make you feel bad for having one. 

So if Gillard wants to launch a campaign called "Labor Women for Gillard" then fine... but don't pull out the gender card and make something out of nothing.. 

And personally I find it sexist to have a women's only group calling for women to support Gillard. 

I have two sons and I also want their future to be positive and not forgotten but it seems that this PM only want to think of the future of women. 

[newstart2380]

#88

tit for tat

[izabsmiling]

it's really low 

[izabsmiling]

newstart, you have called yourself a women of caliber ? you excuse this ? 

[izabsmiling]

#91  I was referring to the menu 

it's been called what it is by MP's ..sexist and offensive .

what is hard to believe and saddening  is that people would excuse and defend it .

[catsnknots]

Can't you see the difference Cat?

actually... to clarify she called him a Fat Man

pretty direct sexist comment. 

[***super_nova***]

actually... to clarify she called him a Fat Man

pretty direct sexist comment. 

It might be "fattist" but in no way sexist.  Or maybe she should have called him a "fat person"? 

[donnashuggy]

He was a Fat Man though, Paul Keating described him as shrek lol

[newstart2380]

newstart, you have called yourself a women of caliber ? you excuse this ? 

Absolutely definitely NO excuse but the blame lies with whomever wrote it and I don't believe Joe hockey wrote nor had any idea of its existence prior to the event.

He seems to be coping the blame and is the scape goat, find out who wrote out the menu and then point your finger at the culprit.

I still think it was a bit funny, offensive but funny.

[***super_nova***]

Calling Hockey "fat man" is really mild comparing to what Gillard  had to cope with

[freakiness]

Finally but very importantly, we don’t want to live in an Australia where abortion again becomes the political plaything of men who think they know better.

I posted the transcript of the entire speech containing this offensive sentence.

What's wrong with those wishes?

How many weeks ago was it that an LNP members confirmed his thoughts about rape and pregnancy? This issue is very current here. It's very recently this old chestnut was brought up again.... and the mention of using abortion as a contraceptive.