A special episode of Q&A which featured speakers from ‘unapologetically feminist’ ideas has grilled vehement criticisms from the audience and sparked an investigation into whether ABC’s editorial standards were breached.
The episode featured discussions of rebellion and protest, which turned into a debate about whether violence is ever the answer in a civil rights situation. It also included swearing from some of the panelists.
The episode, titled Ageism, Violence against women and Post #MeToo, was led by Fran Kelly and featured an all-women panel with journalist Mona Eltahawy, author Jess Hill, writer/Indigenous rights activist NayukaGorrie, businesswoman Hana Assafiri and anti-ageism campaigner/author Ashton Applewhite.
Early on in the episode, Kelly said the panel were ‘trying to keep the language under control’, but joked that viewers who were offended should ‘probably turn off now’.
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