Difference between revisions of "Mitch Fifield"
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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> |
+ | 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>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</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>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/fifield-accuses-gallagher-hypocrisy-over-mansplaining-criticism/7159178</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:31, 27 November 2022
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]
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