How You Win a Debate

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Julia Gillard, the Prime Minister of Australia, went for the jugular during debate over a motion to dismiss the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who is currently embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal.

Because if he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern Australia, he doesn’t need a motion in the house of representatives, he needs a mirror.

The Speaker survived the motion but resigned a few hours later. But somehow, I doubt that his resignation will be the story going forward.

Lesson: If your opponent is a liar and a hypocrite, don't hesitate to point that out.

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Australia PM Julia Gillard prompts 'misogyny' definition update

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard's fiery speech on misogyny has prompted Australia's leading dictionary to update its definition of the word.

Footage of Ms Gillard lambasting the opposition's Tony Abbott as a misogynist in parliament last week drew global attention.

The Macquarie Dictionary describes misogyny as ''hatred of women''.

But editor Sue Butler says it will be expanded to ''entrenched prejudice against women'' in the next edition.

"We decided that we had the basic definition, hatred of women, but that's not how misogyny has been used for about the last 20, 30 years, particularly in feminist language," she told ABC radio.

A second definition was needed, she said, that was ''slightly stronger than sexist but heading in that direction towards entrenched prejudice rather than a visceral hatred".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19973687

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