In Wellington the centre right Mayoral candidate was smeared for issuing a public invitation to a painted lady to join him in the shower. He was subsequently cast as a misogynist, a "sexist relic".
“These incidents show the true nature of the man,” says Denise Ritchie. “It’ll be up to Wellington voters to decide if a sexist relic from a bygone era is suited for the role of our capital city’s future mayor.”
Despite being apparently happily married and supported by his wife, a forthright, calls-a-spade-a-spade type, the feminist led campaign against John Morrison possibly/probably cost him the election. He was leading Wade-Brown until the liberal Green/female vote ramped up. Post election Deborah Coddington wrote,
Relax Wellington women, Mayor Celia's back. John Morrison, the man who wanted to shower with a body-painted young girl, won't be the capital's ambassador.
I can't believe so-called sophisticates found it hard to choose between incumbent Celia Wade-Brown and Morrison, the "sexist relic from a bygone age".
Contrast that to Auckland where the centre left Mayoral candidate didn't just eye the object of his lust (what man or woman hasn't?) No need for me to canvas the rest.
But the absence of feminist outrage against Brown has been stunning. A man who used his power and position to exploit a young woman would ordinarily be a prime target. Yes, Chuang was using the Mayor too and I'm not playing the violin for her. But it is breathtaking how much the left will stomach to keep their man.
Me? I don't care whether he stays or goes. And the right team aren't looking too flash either. What winds me up is the staggering hypocrisy and moral twistedness political scandals throw up every time.
2 comments:
Exceptional, Lindsay.
I doubt many voters cared about the comment re JM. Could just be that the Greens have a particularly loyal following who bothered to go out and vote.
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