Wrapping Up the Posie Parker case, We hope
I’m a
regular watcher of Sky News Australia. Not that I watch umpteen hours a day.
There is a Sunday morning panel show, named Outsiders, three presenters. Their title
is a backhanded compliment to the opposition ABC Australia programme named
Insiders.
Outsiders
covered the issue from both Australian and New Zealand perspectives. They were
as appalled as could be over the Auckland nonsense. There was a point raised
which some of us might not have fully considered. It was that some sections of
the Australian lesbian community at least did not wish to be associated in any
way with the trans-activists.
Just in
passing, I came across a Daily Mail UK article about an employment dispute
involving an arts officer who was hounded out of her job after advocating for
both freedom of speech and for the rights of an LGB group. Rather a complicated
story. The LGB group in the UK does not want to associate with trans-activists.
The LGB group was accused of being a glorified hate group and having neo-Nazi
supporters. The UK story confirms the points made by the Sky Aust programme. [LGB
Lesbian Gay Bisexual, UK title LGB Alliance]. The Arts employer is the Arts
Council England ACE.
Posie
Parker was accused of gaining the support of neo-Nazis. So it seems that
wherever we go in this gender/sex argument there are Nazi accusations in all
directions. Accusing someone of Nazism is about as bad as it gets.
A
commenter invited to the Sky Aust show made a semi-humorous point in comparing
Auckland to a witch hunt. That was Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull arrived in Auckland
in 2023 but woke up in Salem 1692. The witch hunt label will no doubt be thrown
around by both sides of the debate.
Another
media comment. Jack Tame’s Q&A (TV1, Sunday 26 March) interviewed Carmel
Sepuloni with some very soft questioning on the Auckland brouhaha. Sepuloni was
scathing of Keen-Minshull to the extent that she congratulated and praised the “whanau” who protested. Sepuloni did
not wish to consider Keen-Minshull in any context, not even wanting to mention
her name. Closed it off by saying Keen-Minshull was quote “ridiculous” and was “nothing” to Sepuloni.
Sepuloni
did not condemn the violence, or comment on any other adverse aspects of the
event. Shame on Sepuloni. Jack Tame did not pursue Sepuloni at all and in
interview terms seemed to be guiding her towards the “off ramps”. We can now
expect Labour and the media to close ranks and the issue will be quickly wound
down to save embarrassment.
There is a
complaint in progress addressed to the IPCA (Independent Police Complaints
Authority). I think the complaint is being made by the NZ Speak up for Women
group. The ICPA will probably string it out so as to avoid this year’s election
campaigning.
I'm as
confused as anyone about where the gender/sex dispute might get to. It looks as
if for the moment the trans-activists have seized the agenda with Labour and
National politicians all following along
like sheep, goats maybe.
I will
have a note on my calendar to come back to the issue prior to the election.
Finally if
anyone wants to read one of the real stories of that day try Kiwi Blog. One
very brave lady who was in the middle of the chaos has written the guest post here. Semi long read but worth the
time :
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