Media commentator Prue MacSween in trouble for joking about running over Yassmin Abdel-Magied with her car

AN OUTSPOKEN media personality has said she “refuses to become roadkill” after she “joked” about running over Yassmin.

OUTSPOKEN PR personality Prue MacSween has said she “refuses to become roadkill” after a comment in which she joked about running over controversial former ABC host Yassmin Abdel-Magied with her car.

The former journalist copped it on social media after she appeared on radio station 2GB’s Deplorables program on Wednesday, hosted by Chris Smith.

She lived up to her fiery reputation after delivering a rant surrounding the self-declared “most hated Muslim” in Australia, describing her as a “dangerous” yet “irrelevant flea” who she was “tempted to run over”.

Soon on @2GB873 & @chrissmithradio we will be talking about the PM's deplorable speech & Abdul Maggied's latest rantings.

— Prue MacSween (@macsween_prue) July 12, 2017

To all you festering, humourless Twitter ferals. Go tell someone who cares. Last time I looked this was a country of free speech. Get a life

— Prue MacSween (@macsween_prue) July 12, 2017

MacSween’s comments were sparked after Abdel-Magied appeared in a video interview with Buzzfeed UK. The Muslim activist and former Australia Wide presenter said she believed she had “toed the line” for 10 years in Australian public life before lashing out in the now-infamous Q&A clash with Tasmanian Senator Jacquie Lambie that catapulted her into the spotlight.

Ms Abdel-Magied said she was left feeling unsafe, and found life in Australia “exhausting”, before leaving for London earlier this month.

“We all breathed a sigh of relief when she said she was heading off to the UK and we all thought it was safe to get out from under the covers but she’s stuck her head up again”, MacSween said to Smith.

Smith claimed Yassmin had “showed so much disrespect”, referring to her infamous Anzac Day Facebook post.

It's sad this nation doesn't have a sense of humour anymore. For all those who have lost theirs I apologise but can I suggest u lighten up

— Prue MacSween (@macsween_prue) July 12, 2017

Googles "who is Prue MacSween?"

— Shalailah Medhora (@shalailah) July 12, 2017

Response from @macsween_prue over her comments about running over Yassmin Abdel-Magied with car. https://t.co/r5N1qcpG2R via @newscomauHQ pic.twitter.com/vOC1t46gd8

— Matt Young (@MattYoung) July 12, 2017

“She says she was betrayed by Australia and felt unsafe in her own country. Well, actually, she might have been right there because if I’d seen her I would have been tempted to run her over, mate,” she said as host Smith laughed in reply.

“She says that she’s Australia’s most hated Muslim. Well, she shouldn’t flatter ourself. What about all those Muslim terrorists parts in our jails?

“We don’t even give this flea a second thought any more, since she slinked away from this country in disgrace.

“She’s quite irrelevant but she’s dangerous. Every condemnation from us has been brought on by her own actions.”

Publicist and media identity Prue MacSween.

Since her comments, MacSween’s received a barrage of online criticism from shocked listeners, calling her out for her disrespectful comments. Some called her comments uncouth and unnecessary, particularly because innocent people have died in vehicle-related attacks.

“I have an opinion. I wouldn’t want to upset anyone, we know in terrorism people have resorted to using vehicles as weapons and that’s not certainly even in my mind, if people have taken it that way that’s a sad reflection on them,” MacSween said in her defence.

“If someone is totally offended, I apologise.”

But MacSween went on to attack the “left-wing loonies” that attacked her in the first place, arguing she has every right to voice her opinion.

On 2GB radio just now, Commentator Prue MacSween has joked about being tempted to run over Yassmin.

… just how on earth is this ok?? pic.twitter.com/ltVdoSbnMm

— Mark Di Stefano 🤙🏻 (@MarkDiStef) July 12, 2017

You are a disgrace to this great nation Prue. Terrorists swerve their cars to intentionally hurt people. SHAME!!

— Rabieh Gharibeh (@RabiehGharibeh) July 12, 2017

Try and elevate the tone a bit, Prue. You don't have to like what YAM says, but your rhetoric is vile in the extreme. Older, not wiser.

— Peter Taggart (@petertaggart) July 12, 2017

“It was done as a flippant comment, if anybody was listening it was done in a jocular way,” MacSween said to news.com.au.

“It’s sad people have now lost their sense of humour, we used to celebrate larrikinism in this country, celebrate free speech and sadly that’s gone.

“There is a left-wing swarm of loonies that don’t have anything better to do than to attack you.

“I refuse to be roadkill. Get a grip and get a life.”

prue macsween's comment was hypocritical, disgusting and just reaffirmed why she was my least favourite character in Charmed

— Colley (@JamColley) July 12, 2017

OMG, hilarious, jokes about running over ppl & calling them fleas. Like, the classics. Excuse me whilst I roll my eyes back from my ponytail

— Renee Pope-Munro (@RenInOz) July 12, 2017

And I suppose all the IS terrorists telling others to run people down in our streets are just exercising free speech?

— Richard Werkhoven (@rwerkh) July 12, 2017

Controversy has followed Ms Abdel-Magied to the UK. She recently made headlines when Channel 7 published a poll asking people to vote on whether she should have left the country or should “stay and face her critics”.

Ms Abdel-Magied told Buzzfeed she thought her freedom of speech was stifled in Australia.

“Freedom of speech doesn’t really apply to the truth,” she said. “To me, that was my truth, but I wasn’t really allowed to see it and people were very upset so it’s taught me a lot.”

You seem pretty selective about who gets to have free speech in this country. Why are you opposing other people's freedom of speech?

— Upulie Divisekera (@upulie) July 12, 2017

Why can't @macsween_prue apologise on her own terms @chrissmithradio? Why does she need you to do it for her? pic.twitter.com/i2YW8ECOwy

— Blake Antrobus (@bt_ant) July 12, 2017

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