Grace Tame cautioned feminists against tearing other women down and the use of inaccessible language while Rosie Batty spoke of her battle to overcome trauma.
Former Australians of the Year Grace Tame and Rosie Batty have opened up about the mental toll of being thrust into the spotlight and cautioned feminists against tearing other women down and over-use of jargon-heavy language.
“I think I’m a little bit rougher around the edges,” Ms Tame said, comparing herself to the 2015 Australian of the Year. “I’ve got a bit of a wicked sense of humour that gets me into trouble sometimes.” Ms Tame said she had received some “justified criticism” over the past year, including during the past week for frontingAdvertisementLoading
Ms Tame said that “because there’s all this inaccessible language in this sector we have to ask ourselves about what really is inclusive”.Ms Batty agreed, saying: “Average people who have not got qualifications don’t speak in theoretical language. Ms Batty recalled almost being killed when getting out of a taxi in Sydney and a passing bus took the car’s door off its hinges.
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