barnaby "fuck my staff" joyce talking about respecting women and trying to take the high ground. . Barnaby "shit my pants and pass out drunk on a bollard" joyce censuring others for embarrassing the office. Fuck me dead. Why are we giving air time to these twats. Even Japan is "we don't give a shit there are more important things"

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yet some persistent media coverage of the prime minister’s comments – which were made last month on a podcast that encourages guests to shed any staidness – has elevated the matter to a crisis.

In what sense is i t a "crisis"? Right wingers went to the media out of desperation and the media is happily reporting on it because any controversy involving the prime minister, even a completely fake and manufactured one, brings in some revenue for them. No one who matters (i.e. Labor voters) actually cares about this.

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The question can be answered with one word "Murdoch"

The Murdoch media and their fellow travellers doing what they do best - beat up trivialities.

Obama and his tan suit was the best one ever though

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Conservatives drove the bar so low, they played their entire hand and nobody gives a shit anymore if someone else does something unsavory. We just say oh well, at least it's not as bad as _________ and you have unlimited choices to fill in the blank.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

The only correct answer.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Because we have quite a few melon-heads in our media and public life?

[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

If Tony Abbott said the exact same thing, these people would not complain.

[–] T4peMeasure@aussie.zone 0 points 1 day ago

i still think it's abhorent of the PM to mutter those melon comments. And Japan is somehow showing themselves as weak to consider the comment a non-issue.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz -2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Because it wasn’t the first time he brazenly sexualized a lady?

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you're talking about the fuck marry kill question that's not true at all

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What?

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Clarify your statement

[–] nevetsg@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am out of the loop, how did he do this? Evidence if you have it.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This article says he said something about Kylie Minogue.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

He didn't "brazenly" sexualise a lady.

Amid a lighthearted interview released late last week, in which topics included Albanese’s dog and gifts he’d received from world leaders, the host asked Albanese in a “rapid fire” question round to place Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore in a “shag, marry, date” game.

Albanese was initially reluctant, responding: “I just got married, I’m only six months in.”

Osborne replied: “But if it goes tits up, let’s just pretend.”

Albanese then responded: “Kylie, clearly.”

Osborne persisted: “You’d marry Kylie, and shag her, and date her?”

Albanese replied “all of the above”, adding: “She’s terrific.”

He refused to answer initially and then reluctantly gave a pretty tame answer.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't brazenly sexualising ladies one of Japan's primary exports, though?

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz -1 points 1 day ago

I think so, which is why it’s a non-issue. Well, that and they prolly just don’t think that much about dumb jokes.

Still, if you’re an Australian lady, you prolly don’t want that representation.