Letter From The Editor: Women’s Rights, Kylie Fever & Solving AFL’s Homophobia
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So, welcome to the first edition of our weekly ‘Letter From The Editor’ series! I couldn’t help but wonder… is this my Carrie Bradshaw moment? (Probably not, because even on a full-time wage, no one in media could afford a Manhattan apartment with a walk-in wardrobe these days. Yet, I persevere.)
Our top story this week once again covers the AFL’s seemingly never-ending homophobia problem. Another week, another AFL player being obsessed with us, right? That鈥檚 how it鈥檚 felt lately, anyway. (Tbh with the rate that they鈥檙e dropping f-bombs it鈥檚 a miracle they have time to do anything else, like drink drive or treat their wives terribly.)
ANYWAY 鈥� at this point I鈥檝e been running out of ways to write 鈥済rown man says gay slur鈥� without my brain liquefying into a grisly mush, which sounds gross and messy. So, I decided to pitch some鈥� let鈥檚 just say creative solutions to the AFL鈥檚 homophobia problem.
YES, some of these are satirical, silly suggestions that I would never attempt in real life (maybe… okay nah, I’d probably end up in jail), but the others are solid ideas, I think! Check them out here.
Elsewhere in the news this week, NSW Premier Chris Minns copped fierce backlash over his comments about 鈥渂iological differences鈥� needing to “be reflected in law,” which were made while every conservative politician under the sun is demanding blood because of the result of last week鈥檚 Giggle v Tickle appeal.
Patrick Lenton has covered this wave of politicians demanding changes to the Sex Discrimination Act, almost all of whom claim they’re fighting for women鈥檚 rights. 聽So, we鈥檝e fact-checked these people鈥檚 track records with voting and policy, to see if they actually care about the wellbeing of women. Spoiler (and this will shock you): they really fucking don鈥檛 馃檭
But! Not all news is filled with dread. Kylie Minogue is celebrating 40 years of serving us pop perfection and emotional support bangers 鈥� and she鈥檚 going on tour to celebrate that milestone. Plus, she dropped her new single AND her Netflix documentary in the last couple of days too, at the same time!?
Only Australia鈥檚 pop princess can cure what ails us; thank you Queen Minogue! 馃憫鉁�
Have a GORGEOUS weekend!
鈥� Chloe Sargeant,
Managing Editor
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