Julia Gillard and some of her female ALP politicians must have bitten off their tongues after announcing that Tony Abbott was a misogynist.
Gals! Just because he is tough on you and your ideologies doesn’t warrant him be named a misogynist. If I was in parliament, and had some of you as political adversaries and strongly criticised you, would I be called a misogynist? You took on the job and you should know by now, politics is an aggressive place to operate within, and ‘if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen!
A true misogynist has a pathological hatred of the female sex, they often act out their hatred negatively on women. They feel mentally, materially and sexually threatened in the presence of a confident, self assured woman. In some instances, any female. I have met quite a few and I can spot one a mile off! They are uncomfortable in my presence and I forever avoid them when I can. But I haven’t found it in male politicians from any party. They might not or do not agree with my political opinions but they do NOT fit the profile of a misogynist.
Well Julia and Co, if you can’t take the political heat from any male politician, get out of politics. Especially as two politicians are now accused of using prostitutes and overt female gender sexist comments. You have set the liberal feminist movement back thirty years by making these comments against the opposition leader.
It will not impress more women to vote for you – any more than your policies will! Bite The Bullet!
Pat Lightfoot
Armidale
