Reference:- The Australian Parliament's guidebook for acceptable behaviour advises that props may be tolerated at times , but are not encouraged .
Dear Pauline ,
What was all the fuss about ? The rules state that props may be tolerated in Parliament , but not encouraged . It is grossly intolerant to chuck you out of the room because you happened to wear a Burqa on that occasion . Besides , who gets to decide what constitutes a prop ? Freedom to embrace a particular sartorial style is surely a fundamental right in a free market ... I mean democratic society . Remember when Scotty from marketing , then known as Prime Minister Scott Morrison , waved a lump of coal about like Darius Jedburgh clasping a fistful of plutonium in " The Edge of Darkness ? ( If you have never heard of Darius Jedburgh , I recommend googling him ) . If Scotty could get away with that , surely you can front up in a Burqa .
Anyway , wearing a Burqa is sure to endear you to the million or so Muslims in the country . Your gesture will go a long way towards calling out racism and healing division within our communities . And I reckon you have opened the door for other displays of religious tolerance . Perhaps we may see one of our Muslim Parliamentarians show up clad in Christian attire , the Papal Mitre perhaps , or that charming little cap , the Zucchetto ? It's about time our Parliamentarians clobbered themselves up in classier threads and introduced some colour to their proceedings .
I do like the look of that conservative think tanker chap , Jordan Peterson . He dresses as colourfully as a clown , and his costumes do pleasantly distract from the content of his arguments when he occasionally flounders on the rocky shores of incomprehensible verbosity .
Good luck with it all Pauline . You are truly a trendsetter .
Your comrade
Ken
PS. I didn't mention Judaism . It is a sensitive topic at present , best avoided ,what with the genocide and all . But let me be clear , I am not antisemitic . Admittedly the definition of antisemite has changed over the years . Once upon a time they labelled you an antisemite if you harboured an irrational prejudice against Jewish folk . Now you are labelled an antisemite if Zionists don't like the cut of your jib . But rest assured , I belong to neither category .
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