So apparently we're back in primary school & calling women dogs is okay - Julia Gillard was right, the men here are a pack of misogynistic jerks

For the last few months the mainstream media has decided to bully Jacqui Lambie.  And it is, it is bullying now.  At the start it might have been disagreeing with her controversial views but when you call her a dog as the image in the below link does, it's a situation that's gone too far, lost decency and just isn't cool.

pic.twitter.com/afn608ehyt

I don't have an issue with people disagreeing with Lambie's views.  Even I disagree with her views on using Remembrance Day to protest ADF wages but calling her a dog is a step too far and is not only derogatory to PUP leader Clive Palmer, it's disrespectful to women.

How in one week can we say catcalling isn't acceptable in various places in the world and then think it's okay to call a woman, an opinionated women a dog?  I try to avoid the issue but poor policy wasn't the only issue with former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, sexism was too.  If Gillard had been a man and changed her mind on the carbon tax it's highly unlikely she'd have received the flak she did as a result.  It's more probable people would simple have disagreed with the bloke, said the policies were awful and then moved on.  Even today however people on Twitter and in the mainstream media still think Julia Gillard is fair game for abuse.

Are we forgetting that Lambie is a person?  Given she was likened to a dog I think that's pretty obvious that we have forgotten that.  As a person she has thoughts, she has emotions and she cares about issues.

Like her or not Lambie has achieved more than these abusive people will achieve in a lifetime so please people, keep it clean.  If you're going to disagree with Senator Lambie, disagree with her, but don't lower yourself to calling her a dog.  It's highly offensive.

The Twitter picture took me to a link where a few people were discussing her and amongst the quotes were:

Bill Leak explained    @BLeakEksplayned

Jacqui Lambie should do what she is told. Women who are troublesome to the government are dogs to be kept on leashes. pic.twitter.com/kkgQ3wmxNx

I have real issue with Bill Leak's comment on the website quoted in this blog.  To repeat.

"Women who are troublesome to the government are dogs to be kept on leashes".

Haven't we moved past those days where women weren't allowed to speak their minds?  Haven't we moved past the days where women weren't respected for their ambition?   How can men here oppose the burqa and oppose Islam because it demeans women then have an issue with Lambie speaking her mind?

In all honesty I have noticed more sexism in Australia than in New Zealand and it needs to change, it needs to change urgently.  We are not just trophy wives, nor are we just supposed to sit there and look pretty or rely on a man to bring in the money (if I ever get married the guy needs to know it's 50/50 all the way - money, housework, everything split evenly down the middle).

So come on Aussie blokes, what are you actually afraid of?  Are you afraid of women in power?