Australian Senator Called Out For ‘Meowing’ At Female Colleague During Debate

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by Alex Alvarez | 4:36 pm, June 2nd, 2011

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When a fellow senator “meowed” at Australian Labor Party member Senator Penny Wong during a meeting of the senate economics legislation committee, she wasn’t content to simply ignore his rudeness and let it go.

Without skipping a beat, Wong called her colleague, Liberal senator David Bushby, out on his juvenile behavior:

Oh, yes. Why don’t you meow when a woman does that? That’s a good idea. That’s… You know, it is just extraordinary. The blokes are allowed to yell, but if a woman stands her ground, you want to make that kind of comment. It’s sort of schoolyard politics, right?

That’s about seventeen varieties of “yes.”

Take a look for yourselves:

h/t ABC.net

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Glackin

Hear! Hear!
Alex, sign her up.
notsofast

Meow!
Leckan

You go girl!
eingriff

At least somebody’s got standards, Mate.
lane

She’s fantastic, the perfect response to such a rude, juvenile, sexist comment.
david r

She gave him a proper butt whipping.
Nacho

Nicely done.
Nacho

She just opened his eye to what a sexist jerk he is, he will never be the same.
Sean68

Oh, it’s not that extraordinary. And I usually hear that particular sound/comment come from other women. Doesn’t make it right, thought!
JasonMays

I think that was hilarious. We need alot more of this here.

How I would love to hear someone bellow out a MEOW!!!! when that hatchetface dingbat Wasserman-Schultz is running her bagel hole on the house floor.
BOMBSHELL

Maybe SHE will buy me a kitten. Ya think?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bruce-Kennedy/1439463341 Bruce Kennedy

WOOF!