Shadow Minister,

Ah, but think of the publicity she will get.

She's learning tactics from her more conservative
colleagues in the Senate. She's found out that
you can always learn something from anybody.
And that things are never as bad as they seem.

Foxy,

There is publicity that you don't want to get. Getting your suit dismissed on the first day and getting stuck with the bill for a couple of $100 000 is not a good look, especially as SHY is still trying to pay back unwarranted expense claims, and a bankruptcy would exclude her from parliament.

Shadow Minister,

Sarah Hanson-Young is seeking legal advice.
Senator Leyonhjelm has been given multiple
platforms to repeat his slurs against his
female colleague. Media companies that
broadcasted his comments could also face legal
action. It will be interesting to see what
develops. A wise move on Senator Leyonhjelm's
part would be to apologise.

It seems that Senator Hanson-Young has for years
winced and tried not to flinch at innuendos
about her dress, her face (being told by older
men that she didn't smile at them enough) and her
apparent sex life.

What started as mutterings while she was on her feet
speaking or during a debate, slowly over the years
have become slurs that are now shouted across the
chamber floor.

BTW: Senator Sarah Hanson Young won a defamation case
against Bauer Media's - Zoo Weekly magazine.
The magazine has now closed.

I don't think that SHY feels that this is a case of
"unwanted publicity." I think that she believes aome
things are worth fighting for.

Nationalist support against Islamic immigration is on the rise globally.
PC is starting to go out of flavour, white males are sick of being labelled racist and rapists, and all these idiots like SHY and her ilk are all backing dead horses, it's going to blow up in their faces.

Can't wait to watch it all unfold.

Armchair Critic,

I agree with you that no one should be labelled - be it
innocent white males or as you put it - "those idiots
like SHY and her ilk who are backing dead horses."

We can only hope and trust that what does unfold will be
better understanding and better behaviour for which all
of us will be willing to take our share of responsibility.

Imagine that, after the next Muslim attack on innocents, we were to be told that Muslims need to learn to behave better, become more civil, learn to control their base urges. Do you think there'd be an outcry?

Instead we'd be informed that these terrorist Muslims are just a tiny minority and don't in anyway represent the vast majority of peace-loving Mohamedians.

But when a man attacks and rapes a woman we are informed that 'men' must learn to control their toxic masculinity, become more civil, learn to behave better. Not just a minority of men, but all men.

Its hardly surprising therefore that one would wonder why a women like SH-Y would want to be around men when she thinks they're in need or re-education about appropriate behaviour.

That was Leyonhjelm's point. How his comment is defamatory is unknowable. But it was effective which can be seen in the way the left and the ABC (but I repeat myself) have swarmed to try to shut down the dissenter. They like the idea of blaming all men for the actions of a tiny minority.

I hope that Leyonhjelm tells them where they can put their apology demands.