Australia: Must not probe Prime Minister Gillard's unusual living arrangements
Julia's live-in companion is a hairdresser who does seem rather effeminate at times. There is therefore a widespread presumption that he is bisexual. Apparently, you must not mention that, however
RADIO presenter Howard Sattler has been taken off air for being "disrespectful and irrelevant" in quizzing the PM over her partner's sexuality.
On Sattler’s Drive show yesterday, Ms Gillard was asked about the recent offensive menu saga, if she ever wanted to be a teacher, her lack of religious belief and the topic of same-sex marriage.
After discussing topics for 12 minutes, Sattler then asked Ms Gillard if he could address some of the rumours about her partner Tim Mathieson's sexuality.
“That’s absurd,” she said to Sattler.
Sattler prompted her further: "But you hear it, ‘he must be gay, he’s a hairdresser’."
Ms Gillard refused to be drawn on the controversial comments.
“I mean Howard, I don’t know if every silly thing that gets said is going to be repeated to me now,” Ms Gillard replied.
“To all the hairdressers out there, including the men who are listening, I don’t think in life one can actually look at a whole profession full of different human beings and say ‘gee we know something about every one of those human beings'.”
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4 comments:
Just gutter journalists looking for "sex-sational" garbage to sell to their prurient public!
Could it be that she is a lesbian, and he's simply her public "beard"? In any case, why is this anyone's business.
Sattler is crap - regardless of this interview - but this interview was beyond the pale.
I am glad that he got the sack.
Can you imagine having a country's head of government in for an interview and the best questions you can manage are stupid, snide and pointless questions about her living relationships with her partner.
How about asking about refugees, employment, the economy...???
“To all the hairdressers out there, including the men who are listening, I don’t think in life one can actually look at a whole profession full of different human beings and say ‘gee we know something about every one of those human beings'.”
Why not the left lumps all christians, conservatives and gun owners in one category! Sauce for the goose?
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