See, Senator Bernardi — wearing a dress isn’t that bad
AFTER Cory Bernardi’s incredible work raising awareness of an Adelaide primary school’s “wear a dress” fundraiser, we decided to give the Senator the chance to experience the joys of dressing up like a kid — with no sinister gender agenda in sight.
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AFTER Cory Bernardi’s incredible work raising awareness of an Adelaide primary school’s “wear a dress” fundraiser, we decided to give the Senator the chance to experience the joys of dressing up like a kid — with no sinister gender agenda in sight.
Warning: There may have been Photoshopping at work.
Craigburn Primary’s “wear a dress” fundraiser for the education of girls in poorer parts of Africa has gone viral, after the SA Senator called it “gender-morphing” and questioned its timing with the same-sex marriage debate.
Senator Bernardi said it was “entirely inappropriate” and “bordering on the absurd”. But the state and federal education ministers — one Labor, one Liberal — both said it was Senator Bernardi’s comments that were ludicrous.
“It’s about creating a scare campaign when there is only one simple question Australians are answering, and that is should same-sex couples be allowed to marry,” said Senator Simon Birmingham, the federal Education Minister.
His state counterpart, Susan Close, said it was a student-led initiative that was raising money for charity, and nothing to do with same-sex marriage.
Reaction to his criticism saw the fundraiser hit more than $50,000 by noon on Thursday. Its original aim was just $900.
Senator Bernardi left the Liberals and formed his own Australian Conservatives party earlier in the year. His usual attire is a dark suit rather than a fabulous frock, but we thought he looked particularly fetching in something a little more glamorous.
