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This is cowardly capitulation by the ABC which is privileging the fragile sensibilities of white men over the wellbeing & safety of women. It is a reminder that imaginary violence against men upsets & disturbs more than actual violence against women smh.com.au/culture/tv-and… #qanda
This is what has driven #Australian white men hysterical: I asked “How long must we wait for men and boys to stop murdering us, to stop beating us and to stop raping us? How many rapists must we kill?"
Since I asked that on Q&A I've asked it at speaking engagements in NYC, Boston,Chicago & just these last few days #AbantuBookFest in Soweto, SAfrica. Everywhere I explain that the ABC pulled the episode & is investigating it,people have laughed at how fragile Australian men are
The same men who complained would be nodding along enthusiastically had I limited my comments to Muslim men’s misogyny. But because I included all men in my comments on misogynist violence, those white men are livid & continue to tweet hysterically at me,5 weeks after the episode
It is astonishing that my comments on Q&A continue to disturb at time when the country is literally on fire. I am proud to have been censored by the ABC and I am honoured that I turned #Australia upside down with my comments.
The ABC has censored only episode of #qanda w/non-male panel; just women & a non-binary person. What does that tell you? I will continue disturbing & disrupting patriarchal sensibilities by asking “How many rapists must we kill before men stop raping women?” Fuck the patriarchy
And I will continue being profane - politically and intentionally so. Fuck civility, fuck politehess, and fuck all the ways patriarchy wants to control women #qanda
I conclude with a reminder that the Minister for Communications I’m the ostensible democracy that is #Australia issued a statement supporting censorship of the #qanda episode. Fuck the patriarchy
How many white men does it take to censor a TV show? 235

This censorship should worry #Australians. What next?
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