Malcolm Roberts distorts language, and the Oz offers Janet Albrechtsen as its poster girl. Plus more tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.
Import (culture war) ban Although it was lost, there was a One Nation motion yesterday — introduced by sovereign senator, the self-described Malcolm-Ieuan: Roberts., the living soul — in the upper house calling for a rejection of “distorted language” (by which he meant gender-neutral terms like “chest-feeding” and “menstruators”) and for government agencies to not use the terms.
It’s classic nasty, imported culture war bullshit, attempting to take a non-issue blown out of proportion in the UK into an Australian context — despite being barely able to raise any ire here last year around a similar issue.
Of course the government backed it. It’s not the first time the government has voted in favour of imported rhetoric with extremely nasty overtones.
