You wouldn't go into someone's and disrespect their rules and aren't we beyond sexism?

This is a bit of a follow up to the previous blog about the NZ Labour Party, David Cunliffe and his wife's posts.

Now the New Zealand media is carrying on as if David is responsible for his wife's tweets.  I'm not going to talk about whether or not what she said was right, or if she should have tweeted because people have been tweeting things they shouldn't for a number of years and they'll continue to do so.  People often use Twitter in the heat of the moment and don't consider their actions.

Instead what I'll be writing about is the way the media is treating Karen Cunliffe.  They haven't been too bad in their overall treatment, but what I do take issue with is the way the NZ media is acting like David can control his wife's tweets.  That is such a sexist view to hold.  I wasn't aware that this was 1955 and women weren't allowed to think freely or talk without a man's permission.  Whether or not what Karen said was appropriate or not is immaterial, the fact is the media shouldn't act like a husband, even if he is a politician has the power in this day and age to dictate to a woman what she can and cannot do.

A similar conversation is going on in Australia, but in Australia it's on a much bigger scale.  There has been a significant debate about the burqa and other Muslim attire.  The nation is divided with people calling it an attack on civil liberties while that same argument is being used against the wearing of the burqa in Australia.  Given that Muslim men are allowed to show their faces and don't have to completely cover up it is a major double standard.

Taking gender out of the equation though, it's also disrespectful to Australian culture.  If we were to go over to the Middle East we would have to cover up and respect their culture, so why is it so unreasonable to expect them to do the same?