The slur issued by Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe in the Chamber last week towards Hollie Hughes reaffirmed one thing, that hypocrisy is the currency of the Left’s debate on women. It’s apparent that it’s not about women, it’s about using women as a cudgel to achieve their aims. It’s difficult to imagine a more offensive remark that one woman could utter to another than Thorpe’s ‘At least I keep my legs shut’ issued during a debate on disability.
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