Enough of the gender stereotyping
Camera IconEnough of the gender stereotyping Credit: Supplied/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Opinion: Time to bring stereotyping to heel

Trevor Preston, North PerthEastern Reporter

I AM disgusted at an article and photograph in your publication (“Warr on violence”, September 5).

Groucho Marx stated that “time wounds all heels”. On behalf of the heels of the world I object to Mr Warr’s comment that he “got the girls in the office to go online and find me a new pair”.

Aren’t there any men in the office? Couldn’t he do it himself?

PerthNow Digital Edition.
Your local paper, whenever you want it.

Get in front of tomorrow's news for FREE

Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.

READ NOW

It’s this kind of gender stereotyping that diminishes respect for women, leading to men, even well-heeled ones, committing violence.

We don’t need more hate, we need heeling.

(P.S. My letter is meant as a spoof on the politics of grievance, ie, nitpicking just to feed one’s indignation, combined with some bad puns. No disrespect or offence is intended towards Mr

Warr, Community News or anyone else).

MORE: State Budget 2017: $441m commitment to make Yanchep rail line a reality

MORE: State Budget 2017: Metronet commitment the centre of southern suburbs funding

MORE: State Budget 2017: Funding for Ellenbrook rail line pushed back

MORE: State Budget 2017: Wyatt sets WA on road to recovery, surplus tipped by 2021