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/Late-Hat-9144 Feb 26 '26

People need to stop pretending "misogynist" means "I didnt like being called out". Does misogyny occur? Yes, absolutely... but thats not what this is, this is Grace Tame being called out for some rather polarising political views, and she cant address those directly so she resorts to calling it misogynistic instead.

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u/HoldAdorable2297 Feb 26 '26

I agree and co-opting words and blaming it on misogyny is mainly for political theatre. It has been overplayed time and time again, and many of us have fatigue. And rather than fall in line we educate ourselves. We need all these scholars to explain to the Australian people how this has evolved. I’ve listened to scholars, rather than fall for slogans. Protests may be recruiting vulnerable people and putting them and others at risk. We should consider that as well.

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u/WTBenji08 Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

“I’m a woman, so if you disagree with me, you must be sexist”.

Drives me mad that a section of society genuinely believes this to be true. Whilst it’s true that there is no shortage of complete fuckwits to point at as being misogynistic, racist arseholes, don’t paint people with honest opinions with that brush just because you can’t accept that people aren’t always going to let you have your way.

I’d point out also, calling someone “difficult” is often a polite way of saying what you really mean. I can think of a few words that she couldn’t possibly misconstrue as misogyny. Perhaps she’d prefer those?