1. Mona and the Rich Old White Males.
- Author
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PHOLI, KERRYN
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JOURNALISTS , *RACE discrimination laws , *FREEDOM of expression , *RICH people , *FREEDOM of speech ,AUSTRALIAN politics & government, 1945- - Abstract
The article presents the author's views regarding the response of Egyptian American columnist Mona Eltahawy to the Australian government's proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act's section 18C. Topics discussed include Eltahawy's argument that freedom of expression is bought by money and the implications of her statement about rich, old, white men (ROWM). Also provided is a response to her assertion that the freedom of political expression is only available to ROWMs.
- Published
- 2014