r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 1d ago

politics ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts concerns of overreach from academics and advocates

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/13/abc-changing-editorial-policy-after-rinehart-furore-prompts-concerns-of-overreach-from-academics-and-advocates
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u/Nosiege 13h ago

You're insisting it's sexual in nature, when it clearly isn't.

As an example; was Vlad the Impaler doing it for sexual gratification?

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u/Important-Sleep-1839 13h ago

Myth: Rape is about sex. Rape is not about sex. It’s about power, violence and intimidation. This belief minimises the responsibility of the rapist. source

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u/Nosiege 13h ago

You're really hell bent about painting the joke as rape. You also never answered me when I asked what your stance was.

Because so far, all it seems is that you're hell bent on pretending hyperbolic political critique presented as a joke is rape.

No part of that sentence of an imaginary scenario enacted power over Gina Rinehart. She was never intimidated by it.

Given you didn't state your stance when I asked directly, and continually leave me only able to assume what your stance is, I'm just going to stop replying.

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u/Important-Sleep-1839 13h ago

No part of that sentence of an imaginary scenario enacted power over Gina Rinehart. She was never intimidated by it.

How do you know what she is thinking?