“On November 25, International White Ribbon Day, we will ask all 10 million men in Australia to swear. After all, swearing is something that comes pretty naturally to most Australian men.
“If the PM can do it on TV and not cause a ‘shitstorm’ we can all do it.”
The Prime Minister was more than happy to take his host’s lead.
“Silence is tantamount to tacit approval,” he said. “This is the powerful statement of the White Ribbon Foundation and White Ribbon Day - that we cannot afford to be silent. That we have a responsibility to speak up and say ‘I swear never to commit violence against a woman’.
“I swear never to excuse violence against women and I swear never to remain silent about violence against women, and this is my solemn oath as a man, that is the oath to which all men of Australia should adhere to and swear.”
Mr Rudd says swearing comes naturally to Australians.
Rudd’s oath on violence against women - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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