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Fifield was accused of "[[mansplaining]]" by the Australian senator [[Katy Gallagher]] during a debate in a Senate committee hearing regarding social services legislation, which subsequently went viral.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ireland|first=Judith|date=2016-02-11|title='What?': Katy Gallagher explains mansplaining to Mitch Fifield during fiery estimates showdown|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/what-katy-gallagher-explains-mansplaining-to-mitch-fifield-during-fiery-estimates-showdown-20160211-gmr3u5.html|access-date=2020-07-23|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref> Fifield responded, claiming it was hypocritical and sexist to reduce an opponent's statement based on gender. The resulting argument lasted several minutes with both parties accusing the other of inappropriate language unfit for public office. Ultimately, Fifield posited the use of a phrase "womansplaining" in the same context, to which Gallagher replied that mansplaining was "a term that's used".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-11|title=Fifield accuses Gallagher of hypocrisy over 'mansplaining' criticism|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/fifield-accuses-gallagher-hypocrisy-over-mansplaining-criticism/7159178|access-date=2020-07-23|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> |
Fifield was accused of "[[mansplaining]]" by the Australian senator [[Katy Gallagher]] during a debate in a Senate committee hearing regarding social services legislation, which subsequently went viral.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ireland|first=Judith|date=2016-02-11|title='What?': Katy Gallagher explains mansplaining to Mitch Fifield during fiery estimates showdown|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/what-katy-gallagher-explains-mansplaining-to-mitch-fifield-during-fiery-estimates-showdown-20160211-gmr3u5.html|access-date=2020-07-23|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref> Fifield responded, claiming it was hypocritical and sexist to reduce an opponent's statement based on gender. The resulting argument lasted several minutes with both parties accusing the other of inappropriate language unfit for public office. Ultimately, Fifield posited the use of a phrase "womansplaining" in the same context, to which Gallagher replied that mansplaining was "a term that's used".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-11|title=Fifield accuses Gallagher of hypocrisy over 'mansplaining' criticism|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/fifield-accuses-gallagher-hypocrisy-over-mansplaining-criticism/7159178|access-date=2020-07-23|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:02, 20 June 2021
Fifield was accused of "mansplaining" by the Australian senator Katy Gallagher during a debate in a Senate committee hearing regarding social services legislation, which subsequently went viral.[1] Fifield responded, claiming it was hypocritical and sexist to reduce an opponent's statement based on gender. The resulting argument lasted several minutes with both parties accusing the other of inappropriate language unfit for public office. Ultimately, Fifield posited the use of a phrase "womansplaining" in the same context, to which Gallagher replied that mansplaining was "a term that's used".[2]