So听Posie听Parker is on her way to NZ, due听to听land in听about听an hour鈥檚 time.
The court case听to try to ban her听failed听this听morning.听
The Judge said he had sympathy for the rainbow community, but courts are reluctant to weigh into whether听a听Minister听like the Immigration听Minister听should or should听not听have used discretion to ban her, and听so听for听technical听reasons he听dismissed听the application.
Let me tell you... that will surprise just听about听no one.
Because I听don鈥檛 think anyone actually expected a court to ban her. Just like we didn鈥檛 expect the听Immigration听Minister听to ban her. Just like we didn鈥檛 expect听the听Immigration听Department to ban her.
Because it鈥檚 a high bar to ban someone who has听permission听to come here.
She is a听British听citizen, and so she has visa free entry.
Which begs the question: why did her opponents do this?听
Why did they kick up this massive song and dance, and draw all this attention to听trying听to ban her when they听must鈥檝e听known the chances were slim to nil?听
Every single opponent of hers听who drew attention to themselves by听calling听for a ban should really reflect on what听they鈥檝e听done. Because听they introduced听Posie听Parker and her听ideas听to New听Zealand.
Most of us听had never heard听of听her at the start of the week, and now we do. Because听of them.
There's nothing noble in what they did;听which听was听to get听publicity听for听themselves听by听trying听to听ban听someone they knew they probably couldn鈥檛 ban.
If they didn鈥檛 want the Trans community to be hurt by the words that she says, why did they make sure we all heard the words?听
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