Just wondering at what point the national broadcaster decided that "Person makes other peson feel uncomfortable" is worthy of national headlines.

www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-29/women-say-andrew-lamings-behaviour-made-them-feel-uncomfortable/100086994

Next thing you know she'll be Australian of the year and have a statue outside the MCG.

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AUS1111 said..
Just wondering at what point the national broadcaster decided that "Person makes other peson feel uncomfortable" is worthy of national headlines.

www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-29/women-say-andrew-lamings-behaviour-made-them-feel-uncomfortable/100086994

Next thing you know she'll be Australian of the year and have a statue outside the MCG.

Well, against my better judgement I'll bite.
I don't think you're seriously asking the question, but if you are then l guess you and andrew lamings just don't get it?
Cheers.

Here comes another Karen:
www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-30/andrew-laming-and-netball-mum-had-heated-exchange-on-sideline/100096284
yeh sure, the guy sounds like a dick, aren't all federal politician, seems to be in the job descriptions, "lying wanker funded by big business and/or unions" what is the public interest here ABC?
everyone should join a major party and have a say in who gets the nod, after preselection the game is over.
it ain't rigged but it sure ain't a real democracy

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sgo said..

Well, against my better judgement I'll bite.
I don't think you're seriously asking the question, but if you are then l guess you and andrew lamings just don't get it?
Cheers.

Are you a bit uncomfortable with this?

Be glad you don't have the BBC

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AUS1111 said..
Just wondering at what point the national broadcaster decided that "Person makes other peson feel uncomfortable" is worthy of national headlines.

www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-29/women-say-andrew-lamings-behaviour-made-them-feel-uncomfortable/100086994

Next thing you know she'll be Australian of the year and have a statue outside the MCG.

ABC needs to be privatised, it does not represent the ideology of most Australian. Far too much minority representation.

Where leftist Woke bollocks has now become the central dogma.

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MickPC said..

AUS1111 said..
Just wondering at what point the national broadcaster decided that "Person makes other peson feel uncomfortable" is worthy of national headlines.

www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-29/women-say-andrew-lamings-behaviour-made-them-feel-uncomfortable/100086994

Next thing you know she'll be Australian of the year and have a statue outside the MCG.

ABC needs to be privatised, it does not represent the ideology of most Australian. Far too much minority representation.

Bollocks. The last thing we need is another Murdoch trumpet. Someone has to hold the line and the ABC does a good job of that.

The case here is a good example of mainstream impartial news reporting that the dinosaurs on this page really should take more notice of. It's a changing cultural milieu. If you're not in tune you'll find yourself swimming against the stream, and if you behave like a twat because that was always acceptable before, you'll be made to pay for it.

Good luck with burying your heads in the sand or futile rants of objection.

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GasHazard said..

MickPC said..

AUS1111 said..
Just wondering at what point the national broadcaster decided that "Person makes other peson feel uncomfortable" is worthy of national headlines.

www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-29/women-say-andrew-lamings-behaviour-made-them-feel-uncomfortable/100086994

Next thing you know she'll be Australian of the year and have a statue outside the MCG.

ABC needs to be privatised, it does not represent the ideology of most Australian. Far too much minority representation.

Bollocks. The last thing we need is another Murdoch trumpet. Someone has to hold the line and the ABC does a good job of that.

The case here is a good example of mainstream impartial news reporting that the dinosaurs on this page really should take more notice of. It's a changing cultural milieu. If you're not in tune you'll find yourself swimming against the stream, and if you behave like a twat because that was always acceptable before, you'll be made to pay for it.

Good luck with burying your heads in the sand or futile rants of objection.

Yes, have to agree, at least in part. Privatising the ABC would just end up in a commercial channel that then starts aligning itself with politics.

If you don't agree with the ABC, sure, there are plenty of things that I don't agree with from them too, but its better than not hearing that alternate opinion at all.

Minority representation? Well, they are still a minority, and you don't have to watch or read those pieces.

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FormulaNova said..

GasHazard said..

MickPC said..

AUS1111 said..
Just wondering at what point the national broadcaster decided that "Person makes other peson feel uncomfortable" is worthy of national headlines.

www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-29/women-say-andrew-lamings-behaviour-made-them-feel-uncomfortable/100086994

Next thing you know she'll be Australian of the year and have a statue outside the MCG.

ABC needs to be privatised, it does not represent the ideology of most Australian. Far too much minority representation.

Bollocks. The last thing we need is another Murdoch trumpet. Someone has to hold the line and the ABC does a good job of that.

The case here is a good example of mainstream impartial news reporting that the dinosaurs on this page really should take more notice of. It's a changing cultural milieu. If you're not in tune you'll find yourself swimming against the stream, and if you behave like a twat because that was always acceptable before, you'll be made to pay for it.

Good luck with burying your heads in the sand or futile rants of objection.

Yes, have to agree, at least in part. Privatising the ABC would just end up in a commercial channel that then starts aligning itself with politics.

If you don't agree with the ABC, sure, there are plenty of things that I don't agree with from them too, but its better than not hearing that alternate opinion at all.

Minority representation? Well, they are still a minority, and you don't have to watch or read those pieces.

Cheers m8, your right. I don't. I went from watching ABC news pretty much exclusively because they did not have advertising & had a bigger overall world perspective. But then that became progressively not the case, I would pinpoint about when Donald Trump was elected & all dummies were not only spitted but became the standard editorial...Up until then dinner at 7 involved watching the abc news. The last 12 months is even worse with endless covid sensationalism. So we just switch on netflix now & seek out any info that involves us plus a few non biased trustworthy non msm information sources.

The ABC costs a billion dollars a year, yet less and less people are watching TV. Their budget should be based on viewers and if so it'd be cut massively every year.

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bjw said..
The ABC costs a billion dollars a year, yet less and less people are watching TV. Their budget should be based on viewers and if so it'd be cut massively every year.

the foundation of public broadcasting is that it is not governed by viewer numbers or commercial viability. their journalists & programmers are not driven by what's likely to sell.

i think it's swung too far to the left of late but that's no reason to get rid of or further cripple what is a crucial service; especially to rural australians.

and fewer tv watchers means little - they produce plenty of online and radio content.

successive governments have already gutted the abc. just leave it alone ffs.

^^^^
Don't leave it alone. Pay it some attention.
Double the funding or more.

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Mr Milk said..
^^^^
Don't leave it alone. Pay it some attention.
Double the funding or more.

Agree, creating and discussing alternative points of view in the public arena is essential for democracy to function. It is not a democracy if we all follow the same line and there is no avenue to voice secondary opinion.

Little too late. Those that fought against the oppression of free Speech have become the very thing they were fighting against. the free speech oppressors, cutting down/off anyone who disagrees with their point of view. It's been bred and imbedded in academia and has now spread into the real world, now fueled by social
media and now corporations using it for less than admirable needs. Those that had no power are salivating at the power they now hold ironic

the only way to squash destructive points of views is to listen to them so they can be seen for what they are. Otherwise they foster and seperate communities. That's democracy and free speech otherwise history shows what happens when that is ignored
but the leftist Woke momentum will Now have your career, livelihood and your head on a platter if you dare speak out against their strange diatribe.

not sure I want my tax dollars funding that one eyed and highly impressive viewpoint. Those that lean into all the "cisms" for their own gain.

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Agree, creating and discussing alternative points of view in the public arena is essential for democracy to function.

The ABC just follows the standard left journalist stance. It doesn't represent or defend the opinion of the majority. It preaches the same as "The Project" and most of the mainstream TV media.

If you want alternative perspectives Brent maybe watch Sky.

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Brent in Qld said..

Agree, creating and discussing alternative points of view in the public arena is essential for democracy to function.

The ABC just follows the standard left journalist stance. It doesn't represent or defend the opinion of the majority. It preaches the same as "The Project" and most of the mainstream TV media.

If you want alternative perspectives Brent maybe watch Sky.

I occasionally watch SKY alongside many other sources including the others mentioned. I also consciously gather info from all over the globe and
read a lot of books, 2-3 a month. Its how I attempt avoiding becoming dogmatic on any particular topic.

As for my view about SKY, mostly an extension of the Murdoch gutter trash print empire keeping dull minds angry about their lot in life.

Gee the slept are always looking for an excuse to complain when something does not fit with there conservative worldview.
Australian media is reasonable well balanced. If you take the trouble to look at a few media outlets you can get a balanced point of view.
But the slept want to keep their eyes closed.

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IanR said..
Gee the slept are always looking for an excuse to complain when something does not fit with there conservative worldview.
Australian media is reasonable well balanced. If you take the trouble to look at a few media outlets you can get a balanced point of view.
But the slept want to keep their eyes closed.

I always thought The Project was Right of Centre?
You also need a category way further over past the right for the "Alt Right" and add a few of the seabreeze.com.au users to it.

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IanR said..
Gee the slept are always looking for an excuse to complain when something does not fit with there conservative worldview.
Australian media is reasonable well balanced. If you take the trouble to look at a few media outlets you can get a balanced point of view.
But the slept want to keep their eyes closed.

Theres a few there that suggest the creator of this chart has never watched said program.
i think the abc manages to stay relatively unbiased, but theres an undertone of leftist think. The drum (which the chart says is centre) is one of the standout left leaning shows the abc puts on offer.

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Poida said..

IanR said..
Gee the slept are always looking for an excuse to complain when something does not fit with there conservative worldview.
Australian media is reasonable well balanced. If you take the trouble to look at a few media outlets you can get a balanced point of view.
But the slept want to keep their eyes closed.

I always thought The Project was Right of Centre?
You also need a category way further over past the right for the "Alt Right" and add a few of the seabreeze.com.au users to it.

Normal is the new far right.

No doubt all of our opinions are subject to all sorts of unconscious bias, and that's why we have democracy isn't it?

There's a problem with CEOs of corporations now taking, or being expected to take, positions on political issues that are unrelated to their business, whether it's gay marriage, climate change policy, BLM...whatever. As if these vastly prvileged individuals haven't got enough power, we now have them proselytising on all manner of issues, and their employees are expected to follow suit.

I think this is an abuse of power. They'll say that they're "on the right side of history" or "only doing what's right", but that's not how democracy works. It is, in fact, how the CCP justifies the one-party state. Why consult the people when you already know what's right?

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IanR said..
Gee the slept are always looking for an excuse to complain when something does not fit with there conservative worldview.
Australian media is reasonable well balanced. If you take the trouble to look at a few media outlets you can get a balanced point of view.
But the slept want to keep their eyes closed.

I looked over that list and only found 4 that I've watched or read in the last 10 years or so. SBSnews ABC news .7.30 and drum. I m starting to feel that Ive finally managed to let the world slide past. it feels good

Not exactly related but to support what I said above. A prac student (teaching today) told me all assignments etc they write and marking feedback etc they must the "they"
pronoun. Cannot use he or she - period. nor with any conversation with students now that's free
speech oppression at its finest. Not sure why they cannot see the hypocrisy


These pricks are poisoning the next gen man with their tribal diatribe. This cascade of bollocks is and will slowly seep into everyone's life and workplace. I say defund all these academic university whackers and nip it in the bud. Then again that sounds slightly Stalinist lol. Less BS lazy cats sitting at university providing no present nor future gdp Potential


it's a worry man, sorry it's a worry - they.

wtf

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Subsonic said..

IanR said..

Theres a few there that suggest the creator of this chart has never watched said program.
i think the abc manages to stay relatively unbiased, but theres an undertone of leftist think. The drum (which the chart says is centre) is one of the standout left leaning shows the abc puts on offer.

So where would you put yourself Subsonic. Not quite Alt. Right, but somewhere Right of centre

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eppo said..
Not exactly related but to support what I said above. A prac student (teaching today) told me all assignments etc they write and marking feedback etc they must the "they"
pronoun. Cannot use he or she - period. nor with any conversation with students now that's free
speech oppression at its finest. Not sure why they cannot see the hypocrisy


These pricks are poisoning the next gen man with their tribal diatribe. This cascade of bollocks is and will slowly seep into everyone's life and workplace. I say defund all these academic university whackers and nip it in the bud. Then again that sounds slightly Stalinist lol. Less BS lazy cats sitting at university providing no present nor future gdp Potential


it's a worry man, sorry it's a worry - they.

wtf

Is it prick's or vigina's that worry you.
When expressing an opinion I prefer the pronoun Me or I
When talking for a group I use we, us, or they
If I'm talking about a specific person I may use He or She. I may even use "they" if their gender is implied or irrelevant
What exactly is the pronoun you would have preferred the student have used
Could it have been the ewes the plural noun for female sheep

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IanR said..

Subsonic said..

IanR said..

Theres a few there that suggest the creator of this chart has never watched said program.
i think the abc manages to stay relatively unbiased, but theres an undertone of leftist think. The drum (which the chart says is centre) is one of the standout left leaning shows the abc puts on offer.

So where would you put yourself Subsonic. Not quite Alt. Right, but somewhere Right of centre

Just normal here.

Born in a generation before everyone had to take a side (which was really just one generation ago), when everyone was allowed to have an opinion on different issues without being labelled one way or the other, but take every opinion with a grain of salt.

Back (about ten yrs ago) when there were only two equally important genders, everyones lives mattered and the word "they" referred to a group of associated people. not someone confused about whether they wanted to have a penis or a vagina from day to day.

As i said, just normal here. But i guess the less corrupt among us would say i'm on the right of centre since we all need to be labelled now. not sure where. I'll leave it to their better judgement.

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eppo said..
Not exactly related but to support what I said above. A prac student (teaching today) told me all assignments etc they write and marking feedback etc they must the "they"
pronoun. Cannot use he or she - period. nor with any conversation with students now that's free
speech oppression at its finest. Not sure why they cannot see the hypocrisy


These pricks are poisoning the next gen man with their tribal diatribe. This cascade of bollocks is and will slowly seep into everyone's life and workplace. I say defund all these academic university whackers and nip it in the bud. Then again that sounds slightly Stalinist lol. Less BS lazy cats sitting at university providing no present nor future gdp Potential


it's a worry man, sorry it's a worry - they.

wtf

Don't stress - this is likely to be a fad.

You can't defeat biology with language.

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AUS1111 said..
Just wondering at what point the national broadcaster decided that "Person makes other peson feel uncomfortable" is worthy of national headlines.

www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-29/women-say-andrew-lamings-behaviour-made-them-feel-uncomfortable/100086994

Next thing you know she'll be Australian of the year and have a statue outside the MCG.

aus1111 take your vile hate speech elsewhere! those women are Brave! He should be replaced immediately with a black lesbian female and paid 150% of his salary.



Old mate was just trying to get his end in by the looks. Is this the beginning of the end of our species? where men daren't try it on because if unwelcome it's a hate crime? sure he's cringy and awkward AF but surely and half decent looking bird rejects advances often. I imagine if you are a stunner then it would be a constant thing. the burden of beauty. Perhaps it was a new thing for these women.

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eppo said..
Not exactly related but to support what I said above. A prac student (teaching today) told me all assignments etc they write and marking feedback etc they must the "they"
pronoun. Cannot use he or she - period. nor with any conversation with students now that's free
speech oppression at its finest. Not sure why they cannot see the hypocrisy


These pricks are poisoning the next gen man with their tribal diatribe. This cascade of bollocks is and will slowly seep into everyone's life and workplace. I say defund all these academic university whackers and nip it in the bud. Then again that sounds slightly Stalinist lol. Less BS lazy cats sitting at university providing no present nor future gdp Potential


it's a worry man, sorry it's a worry - they.

wtf

It seems utterly trivial to me, probably not so trivial to minority genders. Even if you don't accept gender proliferation I don't see why you wouldn't just regard it as inconsequential silliness. Why get your knickers in a knot about that?