Online petition calls for ABC to sack Yassmin Abdel-Magied
IN less than 24 hours, more than 15,000 people have signed a petition calling on ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie to terminate Yassmin Abdel-Magied’s employment with the taxpayer-funded broadcaster.
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IN less than 24 hours, more than 15,000 people have signed an online petition calling on ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie to terminate Yassmin Abdel-Magied’s employment with the taxpayer-funded broadcaster.
Presenter Yassmin Abdel-Magied, who labels herself “first and foremost … Muslim”, caused outrage yesterday after hijacking the sacred “Lest We Forget” tribute in a sickening insult to the nation’s war dead.
As soldiers marched across the nation, the Sudan-born Australia Wide presenter posted on Facebook: “Lest. We. Forget. (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine ...)”
The online petition calls to remove Abdel-Magied from the public broadcaster stating: “Yassmin Abdel-Magied’s ANZAC DAY Facebook post ‘Lest we forget (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine)’ has caused gross offence to all decent-minded Australians and constitutes a smack in the face of those who served and gave their lives in defence of this nation.
“We, the taxpayers, who fund the ABC, call on its Managing Director, Michelle Guthrie, to sack Abdel-Magied for her despicable insult. It is bad enough that she would use ANZAC DAY to sully the sacrifice of our servicemen and women. To keep her on the public teat after this outrage would be to rub salt into the wound.”
This isn’t the first time the public have petitioned for the ABC to sack Abdel-Magied over her offensive comments.
Ms Abdel-Magied caused a furore in February after a heated exchange on ABC’s Q&A program with Senator Jacqui Lambie, during which she said Islam was “the most feminist religion”.
The activist’s taxpayer-funded book tour to repressive regimes in the Middle East has also been questioned.
In 2015, SBS sacked sports reporter Scott McIntyre after he lashed out on Anzac Day and said the commemoration was “remembering the summary execution, widespread rape and theft committed by these ‘brave’ Anzacs”. Mr McIntyre later sued SBS for wrongful dismissal, reaching an out-of-court settlement last year.
If the CEO of the ABC doesnt sack @yassmin, than sack the CEO for being complete out of touch. and non Australian.
â Tee (@tee_bushlasss) April 26, 2017
What is the #ABC going to do with Yassmin Abdel-Magied after her post re ANZAC. Deleting the post is not enough. #disgraceful
â Jane (@Jane9873) April 25, 2017
@yassmin_a I'm a young veteran, and I'm hurting emotionally from your public disrespect for ANZAC Day. You should be totally ashamed.
â Darren (@dasharider01) April 26, 2017
So SBS reporter posts inappropriate comments on anzac day 2016 and is sacked. @yassmin_a does similar - whats the difference @ABCaustralia
â Colin Livesey (@col_livesey) April 26, 2017
@yassmin_a Politicizing ANZAC day for your own personal gain is disgraceful. It's a shame someone as intelligent as yourself would do this.
â Joss Cooper (@JossTupu) April 26, 2017
EDITORIAL: LEST SHE REGRET A HATEFUL SLUR