It's OK to be White and other dogwhistles - the Australian politics thread

[Harsulas]

But but…. Freedom of Speech!

[In_Like_Mcflynn]

@Trash

Wow the tide really is turning, now the right starting to cancel people for the first time since cancelling people became a thing (late 2010s?)

The Dixie chicks may beg to differ

[dibo_returns]

Scott McIntyre, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Antoinette Lattouf…

[dibo_returns]

I mean, there should be consequences for your speech, and “don’t miss” is actually pretty awful. Joke or not it’s an awful thing to say.

I don’t think they should be deported but I can see why some people would be pretty angry at them.

Comments similar to that on here (also in jest) were reasonably but firmly criticised.

I think this joke is much worse than the comments that got my three earlier examples in trouble.

[hillbilly]

@daveee

His comment clearly did not meet Newcastle’s community guidelines.

Should’ve punched on with some drunks in Hunter St Mall.

[Harsulas]

I think it went a bit far. But I find the bleating about how it shouldn’t be allowed from the predictable numpties who supposedly are all about unfettered free speech farking hilarious

[daveee]

Entire tour is can cancelled now

[MrRooney]

Kevin Rudd has unleashed on Jack Black’s music group Tenacious D stating that a joke made in Sydney by a band member about the near assassination of Donald Trump made him feel “physically ill” and they should “grow up and get a decent job”

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/sick-get-a-job-rudd-unleashes-on-tenacious-d/news-story/f58fe8a17aef8855f40e74c42f679b7d

[daveee]

A decent job? Only a fan of the arts when it’s not an opportunity to score political points it would seem.

[leroy]

Yeah well he’s not the brightest bulb and little nasty anyway.

[R_Trick]

@Trash

now the right starting to cancel people for the first time since cancelling people became a thing (late 2010s?

Tell that to Samah Sabawi.

[Mr2046]

I was thinking of going to their show but decided against it, I wish I had now. Could be the last ever Tenacious D show.

[toffe]

Cancel culture isn’t a thing, but I wish it was.

[R_Trick]

Senator Thorpe has gone fishing and landed the Australian Jewish Association: they’ve condemned her for posting this picture, with a headband which says “I love choccie milk”

Australian senator slammed for chocolate milk 'Hamas' headband

[phoiuy]

[Paulska]

Geez… Let’s make sure Rudd never sees a Jimmy Carr or Jim Jeffries show…

[Nath91]

@dots218

The Tenacious D concert in Newcastle tonight being postponed because they said some bad words about Trump, and the calls to have them deported, is absolutely insane. Weak as piss, it’s a rock concert, worse shit used to happen all the time.

It wasn’t just a joke in poor taste.

It was just a tribute.

[medisco]

You obviously know the Crown and Anchor …

[BlueSky]

100% agree. I’m surprised some people are willing to overlook the fact these comments were made only a couple of days after the attempted assassination took place. The timing of the comment was not clever at all.

[mental]

@Trash

now the right starting to cancel people for the first time since cancelling people became a thing (late 2010s?)

late to the party but this was satire right?!