2GB radio personality Ray Hadley and immigration minister Peter Dutton have been accused of sexism over a parody song attacking greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
During Hadley’s interview with Dutton, the radio shock jock played a two-minute parody song of the 1984 pop song Forever Young. This isn’t the first time Hadley has played the song, he first played the parody attack back in February 2014.
The song featured some classy lyrics like “Sarah Hanson-Young is just the worst ever. She makes Bob Brown even look kinda clever.”
“Talk about a half-wit,” the song blunders on. “Sarah Hanson-Young, I don’t want to hear Sarah Hanson-Young. I’m sure she’ll be quite mad forever, forever, not clever.”
“It’s beyond my comprehension that, that she has any credibility in any major issue pertaining to our country,” Hadley said.
“You know her well, Ray, you know her well,” Dutton replied.
The Greens deputy leader Senator Larissa Waters said both men were involved in “sexist claptrap” by laughing and playing the song.
“Unfortunately this sort of pathetic attack on a young woman doing her job exceedingly well in the Parliament just demonstrates what a problem with sexism we still have in the Parliament and sadly in the nation more broadly,” Waters told a Fairfax publication.
Twitter:
PLEASE. You’re such a coward that you attack women because you’re afraid of them. SHAME ON YOU #RayHadley #PeterDutton #cowards
— Katie (@cheekyontwit) June 11, 2015
@WWOS9 how can you keep the pig of a man #rayhadley on air with his constant sexism. @NRL wants more females tuning in. Get rid of him! — Greg Willmott (@gregglesspiked) June 11, 2015
Undoubtably poor form from @2GB873 bigoted and sexist #RayHadley. However, at least he didn’t assault his wife….. Oops #auspol
— Matt (@MatthewDarvill) June 11, 2015
@PoliticsFairfax Two pea-brained bullying (orc) males who should have no place in public life #RayHadley + @PeterDutton_MP PeterDutton_MP — virgo268 (@DanaScully2) June 11, 2015
@2GB873 #RayHadley Just letting @smh @theage know that he has played that @sarahinthesen8 song hundreds of times..& GUESS WHAT..WE LOVE IT
— Nellie C (@NC_24) June 11, 2015
#PETERDUTTON a bully, a prevaricater and another one of the arrogant #Lib #boysschool — chironicle (@koaladiary) June 11, 2015
#PeterDutton attacks on @sarahinthesen8 & @GillianTriggs Demonstrates Poor Quality of #OneTermTony‘s Leadership #auspol
— John Williams (@JAW1960) June 11, 2015
#PETERDUTTON TRIPS ON HIGH NOTE @PeterDutton_MP sullies his office with frat house-style sexist song #auspol#nswpolhttp://t.co/VfUyP520S8
— NorthernBeachesDaily (@NBeachesDaily) June 11, 2015
