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@StuddertNatalie I never understood his appeal, he always seems like an unfunny weirdo to me

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@AnnaH5067 He was a destructive monster and I’m so glad he’s dead

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I hope you watched tonight’s ABC program and no longer feel any pity for that monster @JaneCaro
The damage he did to those girls was life long

[Jane Caro @JaneCaro]

I know what he has done is awful but I find myself feeling some pity 4 Rolf Harris. He did wrong & should b punished but I take no joy in it

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@xskinn I know the heat from them is lovely but the smoke all your neighbours have to put up with isn’t and they are very bad for the environment.
The one thing that might make me move from our beautiful village in Central Vic is the stench of smoke all winter/washing stinks too

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@blowingtom2 Collect them all but never look at them

[Louise Greene @GreeneLouiseAus]

I am absolutely fed up with the relentless targeting of Grace Tame.

Let's be clear. There is a difference between fair criticism and a public pile-on. What we keep seeing directed at Grace is not constructive debate. It is constant scrutiny, personal attacks, outrage cycles and a level of judgment that seems reserved for women who dare to speak too loudly, too honestly or too unapologetically.

Grace Tame survived child sexual abuse. She helped change laws. She gave a voice to countless survivors. She has spent years doing work that most people would never have the courage to do.

Yet the attacks never seem to stop.

A few weeks ago it was the Prime Minister taking aim at her. Now it's Charlie Pickering. Before that, countless commentators, columnists and social media critics. Different names, same pattern.

And frankly, it disgusts me.

No, women in public life should not be immune from criticism. Nobody is. But there is a world of difference between criticism and the kind of sustained public hounding that seeks to diminish, discredit and exhaust someone.

As someone who has experienced public judgment and media attacks, I know how destructive these campaigns can be. They reduce human beings to caricatures. They erase context. They encourage outrage while ignoring the very real emotional toll on the person at the centre of it.

What troubles me most is that women who survive violence are so often expected to be perfect. The moment they become angry, outspoken, political, imperfect or inconvenient, they are treated as fair game.

Grace Tame has contributed more to the conversation about sexual abuse and survivor advocacy in this country than most of her critics ever will.

Maybe it's time some of the men lining up to take shots at her stopped and asked themselves a simple question:

Why are they spending so much energy attacking a survivor instead of supporting the change she helped create?

Enough. #gracetame #charliepickering

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@xskinn Good cold weather food

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@rolandgavince @Her_Nonymous_D Roland is a creep and women are wise to reject him

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@xskinn Sometimes these traumatic events end up being life saving as in your case. But it took you having the determination to make the change, bravo for that strength

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@lesstenny @raywilton4 Morrison

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@xskinn About bloody time too

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@xskinn You are well and truly due for a delicious home roast chicken…enjoy

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@xskinn I lasted less than 1 second 😂

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@lesstenny What a machine, no wonder you kept the girl who had a car like that

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@xskinn I’m always shocked when I see your Friday post to realise that another week has passed us by 😂😂

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@xskinn I don’t know how you can stand to watch those shows, I just can’t

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@Tg_Moscow @luxemiaa If you cook, you don’t clean up afterwards…that’s the rule is normal households

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@Therese_Rein When I was in Brisbane a couple of years ago I was shocked at the lack of trees in some parts. How would you survive the long summers without shade?