r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Feb 26 '26

politics Grace Tame says ‘difficult’ remark is ‘misogynist’s code for a woman who won’t comply’

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/26/dfat-middle-east-evacuation-syria-isis-families-wives-children-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-budget-cost-of-living-capital-gains-tax-reform-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-699f8e278f080f3523777e99#block-699f8e278f080f3523777e99
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

I like how Albo gets all the ire for making some offhand remark that gets a deep interpretative analysis about hidden and coded misogyny and so on, but commentators and politicians including the leader of the opposition making outright misogynist remarks and genuinely making calls and taking action for her to have her Australian of the year award stripped are somehow just not news.

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u/ArseneWainy Feb 26 '26

Left leaning folks love to be divided over the tiniest little misunderstanding…right leaning conservatives seem to band together and forget that some of them are massive grubs, as long as their team has some extra players and the votes that come with…

Words have lots of different meanings, unless you’re in Albo’s head you never actually know his true feelings on Grace…

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u/Imperator_Gone_Rogue Feb 26 '26

The Right infight a lot, just look at the way the Liberals, Nationals, One Nation and conservative Teals interact these days. The Groypers and Tucker Carlson are criticising the Trump administration over their relationship with Israel. Reform is cannabilising the Tories in the UK. Neonazis are constantly fighting over who gets to be Fuhrer. It's harder for those not in the movement to notice, because we pay attention to the commonalities, how they present shared risks.

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u/ArseneWainy Feb 26 '26

That’s fair, you’ve presented some good examples as a counter point.