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Simon interviews journalist Gay Alcorn, discussing recent articles she wrote about violence against women. In her analysis, Gay asks the  question: is feminism too narrow a lens through which to examine  gender-based violence? ‘It's a false comfort to say the murder and rape of women is caused by sexism’, by Gay Alcorn‘Let’s not use the murders of women to score ideological points’, by Gay Alcorn  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon interviews journalist Gay Alcorn, discussing recent articles she wrote about violence against women. In her analysis, Gay asks the question: is feminism too narrow a lens through which to examine gender-based violence? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/23/its-a-false-comfort-to-say-the-and-of-women-is-caused-by-sexism?CMP=share_btn_tw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘It's a false comfort to say the murder and rape of women is caused by sexism’</a>, by Gay Alcorn<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/26/lets-not-use-the-murders-of-women-to-score-ideological-points" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Let’s not use the murders of women to score ideological points’</a>, by Gay Alcorn Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Interview: Gay Alcorn

Gay Alcorn has been a journalist for over 25 years. She's been a Washington correspondent, edited The Sunday Age, won three Walkley Awards and is now the Melbourne editor for Guardian Australia. I wanted to talk with Gay about a whole many things (we began by talking about this week's 4Corners report on the refugee children of Nauru and the roles and biases of journalism), but the bulk of our chat became focussed on the notion of "political correctness": the nature of our public discourse, section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, identity politics and cultural appropriation. Gay describes herself as a progressive person but is a staunch advocate of the freedom of speech and has concerns about the way we go about talking with each other. Is it now longer possible for us to "reasonably disagree"?   This piece by Gay on PC is the basic starting point for our chat, I'd recommend reading that first before listening here. We also got on to  Lionel Shriver's speech at the Brisbane Writer's Festival and the ensuing furore; this will also be the focus of next week's episode with Yassmin Abdel-Magied.   Boundless Plains To Share at Belvoir Theatre in January 2017 The World Keeps Happening is being filmed for Stan at the Comedy Theatre on Saturday December 3rd; details on comedy.com.au @gay_alcorn Gay's writing at Guardian Australia  The Media's Moment of Truth by Frank Bruni   Hunt For The Radical Centre: Confronting Welfare Dependency by Noel Pearson   The Pacific Solution's brutal fact: we need it by Jonathan Holmes  Those fighting offshore detention don't need all the answers by me   Section 18C Explainer: What is it, and why do some politicians want it changed? by Luke McNamara  We need to talk about cultural appropriation: why Lionel Shriver's speech touched a nerve by Stephanie Convery Cause of the Week: Guardian Australia (theguardian.com/au), Oxfam Australia (oxfam.org.au)

Gay Alcorn has been a journalist for over 25 years. She's been a Washington correspondent, edited The Sunday Age, won three Walkley Awards and is now the Melbourne editor for Guardian Australia. I wanted to talk with Gay about a whole many things (we began by talking about this week's 4Corners report on the refugee children of Nauru and the roles and biases of journalism), but the bulk of our chat became focussed on the notion of "political correctness": the nature of our public discourse, section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, identity politics and cultural appropriation. Gay describes herself as a progressive person but is a staunch advocate of the freedom of speech and has concerns about the way we go about talking with each other. Is it now longer possible for us to "reasonably disagree"?  <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/26/conservatives-love-to-hate-political-correctness-but-the-left-should-rail-against-it-too" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> This piece by Gay on PC</a> is the basic starting point for our chat, I'd recommend reading that first before listening here. We also got on to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/15/we-need-to-talk-about-cultural-appropriation-why-lionel-shrivers-speech-touched-a-nerve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Lionel Shriver's speech at the Brisbane Writer's Festival and the ensuing furore</a>; this will also be the focus of next week's episode with Yassmin Abdel-Magied.  <a href="http://belvoir.com.au/productions/tom-ballard-boundless-plains-share/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Boundless Plains To Share at Belvoir Theatre in January 2017</a> <a href="http://comedy.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The World Keeps Happening is being filmed for Stan at the Comedy Theatre on Saturday December 3rd; details on comedy.com.au</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Gay_Alcorn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gay_alcorn</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gay-alcorn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gay's writing at Guardian Australia</a> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/opinion/sunday/the-medias-moment-of-truth.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Media's Moment of Truth by Frank Bruni</a> <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/noel-pearson/hunt-for-the-radical-centre-confronting-welfare-dependency/news-story/5982a9da4bcf405b31c37177978ecfdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hunt For The Radical Centre: Confronting Welfare Dependency by Noel Pearson </a> <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-brutal-fact-of-the-pacific-solution-is-that-we-need-it-20160502-gok4sf.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Pacific Solution's brutal fact: we need it </a><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-brutal-fact-of-the-pacific-solution-is-that-we-need-it-20160502-gok4sf.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">by Jonathan Holmes</a> <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/comment/those-fighting-against-offshore-detention-dont-need-all-the-answers-20160508-gop53f.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Those fighting offshore detention don't need all the answers by me</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/02/section-18c-explainer-what-is-it-and-why-do-some-politicians-want-it-changed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Section 18C Explainer: What is it, and why do some politicians want it changed? by Luke McNamara</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/15/we-need-to-talk-about-cultural-appropriation-why-lionel-shrivers-speech-touched-a-nerve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> We need to talk about cultural appropriation: why Lionel Shriver's speech touched a nerve by Stephanie Convery</a> Cause of the Week: Guardian Australia (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theguardian.com/au</a>), Oxfam Australia (<a href="https://www.oxfam.org.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oxfam.org.au</a>)

78 - Gay Alcorn

Gay Alcorn travels to the Victorian seat of Indi, which independent Cathy McGowan won from Liberal party MP Sophie Mirabella in 2013. Can McGowan repeat her success or will the electorate return to Mirabella, or possibly Nationals candidate Marty Corboy? Voters in the electorate talk about what matters to them, who will they vote for and why More coverage: Will Indi hold on to the power of one?

Gay Alcorn in Indi: voices from a divided electorate – Behind the Lines podcast