Transcript of ABC’s Q&A in which precious minutes are wasted as I try to explain the term ’skanky hos’
Melinda Tankard Reist: What would have been controversial would have been if Tony Abbott had said: “I want my daughters to be skanky hos.” Then you might have had a controversy.
Satyajit Das: Sorry, what is a “scanty ho”?
Melinda Tankard Reist: Skanky ho. Whore.
Satyajit Das: What is that?
Rebecca Huntley: I’ll show you after.
Satyajit Das: You’re on.
Rebecca Huntley: We’ll just go out.
Barnaby Joyce: It’s a derivative.
Satyajit Das: It’s a derivative?
Lindsay Tanner: It’s a family show.
Satyajit Das: It’s a family show?
Lindsay Tanner: It’s a family show.
Melinda Tankard Reist: It’s a rough term for a loose woman. Skanky whore…
Satyajit Das: Oh, right…
Melinda Tankard Reist: You obviously don’t listen to enough rap music.
Gerard Henderson’s take on Q&A, with special empasis on the skanky ho educational segment.
Interview on 3CR ‘Right Now Radio’
Interview with Mia Freedman about Collective Shout.
Sarah McMahon’s guest blog post ’Promoting gastric banding to 14-year-olds: malnutrition and maintenance on the menu’ reprinted in On Line Opinion.
Emma Rush’s guest blog post ’The market is eating our children’ repirnted in On Line Opinion.
February 19th, 2010
Now in its second printing!
