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Oh my oh my. I started to laugh and couldn't stop. And then I cried. Because it was truth upon truth. What a force of nature. Seriously the line about the Toyota not being a Bentley felled me. And she namechecked Forstater!!!! Rex Landy, a woman worthy of respect in a democratic society.

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I laughed so hard. I lived the ‘Fuck right off until you get to fuckoff…’ she is a star.

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“People with wooden legs are not tables”. Good God, I’m getting that on a t-shirt! ❤️

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There's one in my online tshirt store: https://born-not-worn.printmighty.co.nz/

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Loads of YouTube comments supportive of this very articulate woman. Great to see.

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So that's how women must talk to win: talk over the men and just keep your thread until the MEN shut up and listen. What is the Maori for "Right on, sister!"

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Tautoko, whaea!

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I admire women (and men) who do not allow hucksters and predators to interrupt or shout them down. I can't say what I wanted to do to that suit at the desk.

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From comments

"So rude of that woman to turn her camera off without excusing herself first. So disrespectful. It speaks volumes. And he also tried to cut the speaker off before time was up.

Well done Rex. We know you speak the truth"

"That man you mean"

From Rex..

"Deborah Russell shut her camera off so I couldn't see her distress aat calling men in dresses men. LMAO. 'Sore back' = brokenarse. That stale pale male was distressed at me naming actual men in dresses that are rapists, killers and pedophiles. THAT's why I was shut down."

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No backbone when truth spoken to power

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Love this woman. Totally despise the people silencing and patronising her with their silly smug laughs.

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They looked blank and stupid and she looked incredibly strong and sensible.

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Wow. She’s AMAZING What a tour de force. Didn’t let any of them speak and spoke only the truth. Absolutely fantastic delivery.

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And then they laughed at her when she finished. I'm assuming she was giving evidence to some sort of government committee. Governments must remember that they work for us - all of us.

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If you have EVER had a sense that a government worked for you, treasure it. I've never had that privilege.

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I lived in NZ for a while. The Maori women are tough, they won't move an inch on this, and either will their men.

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Yes, they are. But as with all walks of strong women, for some 'toughness' means pushing their sisters under the bus, and unfortunately Elizabeth Kerekere, a Maori MP for the NZ Greens, who are Totally Trans, is very 'tough' in this way and has been shamelessly mocking all the other GC submitters for this bill.

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Yeh - I guess it can work both ways.

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She is truly awful.

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Notice how he really started to shut her up when she began naming offenders who were taking advantage of their 'trans rights'.

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She IS amazing!! Shame on them LAUGHING when she left.

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WOW! I’ve literally just had a little cry after seeing this! What a woman!!! Magnificent! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Absolutely Brilliant. Way to go sister!!!!!

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That sneering cow who 'had to stretch my back' nearly got my vote, when an accident of visiting my elderly dad made me eligible to vote in their last elections. Her response to my question about gender self-ID nixed that. What I'd give to have had Rex Landy on the voting list.

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Now thats a real woman!

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A force of nature! "Not too tightly wrapped" - I love this expression and must start using it more often. God knows, there's call for it.

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Rex's follow-up is so satisfying after watching that shitshow. What a star.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiPXqWLgpto

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“Performing linguistic gymnastics is not exercise, no wonder your back is fucked, Deb”.

Honestly, I could live off this woman’s quotes.

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Me too. She takes an idea then wraps it around a hammer.

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What a star ! Loved her TERF ie Telling Everybody Real Facts , get her on Graham !

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Thanks for sharing that! It was hilarious! She is so to the point and blunt. Love it!

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That was *amazing*!

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