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Aussie Life

Aussie life

8 February 2025

9:00 AM

8 February 2025

9:00 AM

Harpy. Shrew. Harridan. Virago. Vixen. Hellcat. Scold. Fishwife. Fury. The English language has no shortage of words for belligerent and bossy women, and nowhere was this behaviour more in view than during the confirmation hearings of Trump’s cabinet picks. After following hours of hearings, my overwhelming mind’s eye image was of pained, forbearing men closing their eyes as they endured various congresswomen such as Elizabeth Warren, Mazie Hirono and Kirsten Gellibrand yelling and raging at them.

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