Young ACT leader tells woman to ‘get raped’

30 Jun 2011 12:35p.m.

Annoyed wrote:

@SF if it wasn't on the WYC then Im sorry for saying it was. with this situation all they have are screen shots of certain comments that have been made. It is very easy to mislead people when you do that. Comments can be easily taken out of context and that could easily lead to Cyber-harrassment thats why people don't do it. Secondly, it is not proper netiquette to post comments of other people with their names on it (unless it is the people in question). This way it protects them from being open to harassment from other people. I could tell you now that I could go to their page, take screenshots of certain comments and post them on the net and let others take them out of context. But thats not how a roll. Im against Cyber-harassment not for it. If they put up the post and all the comments with it then people would be able to make their judgement on the situation.

30 Jun 2011 04:54a.m.

AaronC wrote:

If he was baited, he took it hook line and sinker. What a schmuck.

30 Jun 2011 12:43a.m.

SF wrote:

Interesting this article mentions the Slutwalk, as Cameron Browne publicly retweeted on his twitter feed this comment: "Why does a #slutwalk need to be organised? They have them every Saturday night on Queen St already..." (It has since been deleted, but screenshots are circulating, as well as of other sexist remarks he has made.) It is clear that he doesn't take rape seriously. In fact, I think the idea of him volunteering in a rape crisis centre is terrible. Why is this always the immediate suggestion? People who say things like what Browne has said are the very *last* people I would want anywhere near me after an assault. @Brogan, Calling someone a wanker is not on par with telling someone to get raped. There is a huge difference between "I think you're a bad person" and "I hope something incredibly violent and traumatising happens to you." @Annoyed, The Wgtn YFC facebook page has nothing to do with this, they were not involved in the original debate, they are just publishing Browne's disgusting comment. Letting people know what an aspiring politician said in a public forum is not cyber-bullying. Also, Tania's name is absolutely getting dragged through the mud, because (as happens any time a woman mentions sexual assault) Browne's supporters rushed to call her a "lying b*tch". @Alfred, I actually agree wrt Judith Collins, several of us complained and got dismissive "how dare you imply such a thing" emails in response, and then she refused to respond to further questioning. However, calling white males "the biggest victims of vilification" is beyond ludicrous.

29 Jun 2011 04:45p.m.

Davo wrote:

Such heinous remarks are nothing new from this bigoted and inflammatory organization. They should be confined to the ranks of Fascism and National Socialism and subsequently banned. Many of it's members subscribe to the philosophical heresies of Ayn Rand, who essentially stated that being selfish is good, and that altruism is a mental illness. Ironic, because sociopathy is often associated with personality disorders.

29 Jun 2011 03:18p.m.

Freddy wrote:

The claims that Cameron was called a Nazi are false. I participated in the discussion and the only personal insults that had been thrown about prior to the "rape" comment were your typical accusations of stupidity. There were references to facism, but they were not directed at Cameron at all. There is therefore not even the slightest excuse for that comment. Moreover, even if he had been called a fascist it would still not excuse his comment.

29 Jun 2011 02:47p.m.

Annoyed wrote:

@Rach. I agree that he shouldn't have said what he said BUT he is the one whose name is being dragged through the mud here not Tania. Tania was the 'Green Party' perpetrator, she was the one calling him names, 'Cyber-harassing' him along with others on that page and yet she is getting to play the victim here. She is not the victim, she is the perpetrator that is what people aren't getting mainly because her comments have been removed.

29 Jun 2011 02:44p.m.

Alien wrote:

perhaps alfred you should learn what Collins said, obviously you haven't. as for the article, we get one side of the story, basically missing so much for anyone to form a view on it, it's the media way to create a storm out of nothing.

29 Jun 2011 02:43p.m.

Craig wrote:

It is unsurprising that the ACT Party is moribund if this is the sort of behaviour that its representatives manifest.

29 Jun 2011 01:49p.m.

Nic wrote:

Two distinctions.

1. 'Fascist' is a political description (albeit an extreme one). Telling someone to 'get raped' is simply mysoginistic and violent.

2. Cameron Browne claims to represent a main stream political party. The members of the Feminist Collective do not. Browne clearly lacks the self-control or judgment for any kind of public role.

29 Jun 2011 01:28p.m.

Rach wrote:

Irrespective of what ever other insults were slung at Mr Browne, as a public figure he has an obligation to rise above and not sling equally bad insults back. Its all very well and good to come out supporting him because "she started it" or because "it takes two people to have an argument", the fact of the matter is that in his position he should know better than to make a comment like that, irrespective of what it is in response to.