rss
07-18-2016, 11:19 AM
#AsAMother trends as Australia decides motherhood is ** excuse for bigotry
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/6kiyxjgIk529Y6rgbSRwLwhlreM=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F147625%2Fe9013186e17743009cbca97a90cde63c.png http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=%23AsAMother+trends+as+Australia+decides+moth erhood+is+**+excuse+for+bigotry&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F18%2Fa ustralian-tv-host-muslim%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07 %2F18%2Faustralian-tv-host-muslim%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
Turns out, motherhood is **t always the best excuse.
On Monday, Australian television presenter Sonia Kruger an**unced her support for ending Muslim migration into Australia on the breakfast show Today, immediately provoking plenty of backlash and outrage.*
SEE ALSO: How Change.org became a legitimate force in Australian politics (http://mashable.com/2016/06/30/change-org-australia-politics/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Tango-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Tango-All-Partial)
After her comments were met with heated discussion on social media (https://twitter.com/search?q=sonia%20kruger&src=typd), much of which called her out for being racist, Kruger responded using motherhood to justify the diatribe.*
"Following the atrocities of last week in Nice where 10 children lost their lives, as a mother, I believe it's vital in a democratic society to be able to discuss these issues without automatically being labelled racist," she wrote. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/18/australian-tv-host-muslim/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Watercooler (http://mashable.com/watercooler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and Australia (http://mashable.com/category/australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/YbRcaHcws-4
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/6kiyxjgIk529Y6rgbSRwLwhlreM=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F147625%2Fe9013186e17743009cbca97a90cde63c.png http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=%23AsAMother+trends+as+Australia+decides+moth erhood+is+**+excuse+for+bigotry&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F18%2Fa ustralian-tv-host-muslim%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07 %2F18%2Faustralian-tv-host-muslim%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
Turns out, motherhood is **t always the best excuse.
On Monday, Australian television presenter Sonia Kruger an**unced her support for ending Muslim migration into Australia on the breakfast show Today, immediately provoking plenty of backlash and outrage.*
SEE ALSO: How Change.org became a legitimate force in Australian politics (http://mashable.com/2016/06/30/change-org-australia-politics/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Tango-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Tango-All-Partial)
After her comments were met with heated discussion on social media (https://twitter.com/search?q=sonia%20kruger&src=typd), much of which called her out for being racist, Kruger responded using motherhood to justify the diatribe.*
"Following the atrocities of last week in Nice where 10 children lost their lives, as a mother, I believe it's vital in a democratic society to be able to discuss these issues without automatically being labelled racist," she wrote. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/18/australian-tv-host-muslim/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Watercooler (http://mashable.com/watercooler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and Australia (http://mashable.com/category/australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/YbRcaHcws-4