I love KJK - even though I don't agree with her on everything! The irony, I know 😅 But she's marvellous, an absolute warrior woman who's incredibly brave. I feel so grateful to her for being willing to do everything that she is.
Of course, yes, it's imperative that she has a voice and speaks up about the violence in NZ. Maybe I'm just ignorant of the landscape in NZ but I was really shocked by the scale of the protest against her. Sadly, not by the violence because women are just fair game, aren't they?! 😕 It needs to be discussed publicly, and people need to realise this just isn't OK!
Also, in my defence, I didn't actually say that JHB shouldn't interview her. I did listen to the interview and I know that JHB really does get the GC perspective entirely. I also said earlier that I don't believe in silencing or deplatforming, unless it's for safety reasons.
I think the point I'm making really is that I vehemently wish that there were some prominent left wing journalists and politicians who would come out in strong support of GC views. And I wish the interview would have been done by one of those.
It's as I said in my post above, the problem is that those who aren't really engaged won't delve into it to find out what's really going on. When it's a right wing person who maybe they don't agree with on other subjects, people will just dismiss it and won't listen. It will be ignored as some right wing rant that's targeting minorities yet again....
Lots of people - especially men - still don't appreciate how hard women have to fight for equality every day, and how differently we're still being treated. So when it's just right wing voices championing this cause, it's easy for the casual listener/reader to switch off. Whereas, if it was someone who maybe aligned with the rest of their views, someone they usually liked or respected, there's a greater chance of them actually paying attention to what's going on.
I don't know how well I'm explaining my point of view 🤦🏻♀️
For example, on twitter if I see a tweet from JK Rowling, I'll automatically go and see what she's got to say. That's because I know our views align on many subjects and she's someone who I greatly respect.
But let's say a tweet from Owen Jones somehow makes its way onto my newsfeed, if it's not relating to sex/gender I'm unlikely to pay it any attention because I think he's a giant bellend and he's always banging on about stuff that I don't agree with. Candace Owens would be another one - she could post something relating to US politics that I'm not aware of. I'm unlikely to pay attention to her because I don't like her either. And that means I won't learn about whatever the issue is, because my dislike for her means I scroll past.
Of course, not everyone is quite so polarising! There are plenty of people I have mixed views on, but those that I really do dislike, I'm unlikely to waste my time on. And that's what I mean about JHB - there are plenty of people who have an issue with her, so they'll scroll past if she pops up with this interview on their newsfeed.
I'll get back to you on who would be the ideal interviewer - need to think about that 😅 There is a bit of me that wonders whether a man interviewing her would mean it gets taken more seriously. Absolute bullshit that it's still like this, but so frequently we are still dismissed as hysterical women. When men talk, people take it more seriously which is why it's important to get blokes speaking up for women's rights too - and that includes publicising and condemning the violence against KJK.