An Open Letter to Julia Gillard

Hello, Julia.

How are you today? I thought that you would appreciate a letter from a patriotic Australian 22 year old girl, who would love the phrase Australian's can have 'A Fair Go' to apply to ALL Australians, instead of just those you like.

I should first start off by congratulating you on being 'elected' the first female Prime Minister of Australia. No, really. Well done. With a back handed stab and a minority government, you can surely say that you, madam, were the countrys first choice! When I first saw you as Kevin Rudd's deputy, I turned to my mother and said, "Well, you are looking at our first female Prime Minister." You can take this as a compliment, if you wish, but I assure you - it wasn't meant as one. I always enjoy seeing ambitious snakes-in-the-grass rising to the top, trampling on others as they climb the ladder mercilessly.But luckily, this time - I got to watch someone do it in heels! Amazing. So thank you for taking that title from someone deserving and desired by the country, I really appreciated it. I'd hate to have thought that we would see democratically elected progress in this country. So thank goodness you saved us from that!

So I've been sitting here wondering (and please,Julia, if I have any of this wrong, please respond and correct me.) why on earth someone who wouldn't have been able to have their position in power 50 years ago, is so against change that prohibits discrimination? I mean, surely this makes little sense to you, Julia? What would you be doing with your life? Perhaps trying to climb the corporate ladder in those famous soul crushing heels of yours? Perhaps you'd be imposing your archaic views on school children? Well, lucky for you, Julia, this happens to be irrelevant. Luckily for you, someone stood up and said "Heck yes women should be allowed to vote. Better yet, they should be allowed to campaign!" Hooray! One step closer to being a free country! Oh, and then, someone decided that perhaps it wasn't appropriate to rape women, even if they were legally married to them - Hooray! Even more change! And Julia, perhaps you might have noticed, but this law change even occurred about marriage! Isn't that incredible? Someone changing an archaic law about marriage rules and the world didn't implode? Don't worry, Julia. I'm as shocked as you are.

I would hate to think what your opinions would be, if this change to the marriage act was propositioned about interracial marriages. Would you be so quick to dismiss change to this Marriage Act you seem so certain is fine as it is? What if it banned a black man and white woman marrying, Julia? Are you also against that change? For someone who is all for 'A Fair Go', you seem to be limiting this 'fair go' list pretty quickly. Almost as quickly as fundamentalist Christians who believe that God loves all his earthly children... Oh yeah, except; gays, people with different religions, ethnic minorities, people who wear purple t-shirts on a Sunday... perhaps you guys should get together and create some 'My way or the Highway' style t-shirts and parade around the streets of Australia imprisoning people for not conforming to your views. Sound like fun? I thought it might!

So thank you, Julia. Thank you for making me ashamed of my country. Thank you for making us look so foolish to other countries. Thank you too, for being a follower instead of a leader (Did Barack Obama enjoy his visit with his shadow?).

And most of all, Julia. Thank you for reminding me that I still live in a country where the rights of two people getting married is subject to their genders being appropriately assigned.

I don't know about you, Julia. But I sure hope that one day I'll think back on you as the first Female Prime Minster who wasn't a total dipshit - but instead a woman who honestly did some good for Australia and made this country a better place, by allowing men and women to choose the PERSON, they would like to marry.

Ahahhaa, I know, I know. Call me a dreamer.

Good luck to the Bulldogs next year; no doubt I'll be seeing you waste your days at the football again instead of running this country,



Yours Sincerely,


Janelle
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