Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s comments that climate protesters should be used as speed bumps were ‘said in jest’, says Ten
Ten has said that Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s comments on Studio 10 that climate protesters should be used as speed bumps, put in jail and not fed were “said in jest” with “no intent to cause offence”.
Earlier this week, the panel was discussing climate demonstrations organised by Extinction Rebellion, a group encouraging civil disobedience to save the world from climate change catastrophe. The protests in 60 cities worldwide have sparked mass arrests, and involved protesters gluing themselves to the road, among other disruptive behaviour designed to draw attention to the cause.
In Australia, multiple people have been arrested, including one man who swung from a harness off Brisbane’s Story Bridge.
She’s kind of like Alan Jones. Deplorable. But without the intelligence.
Surely you jest.
Alan Jones isn’t smart at all, just a crusty bigot.
You obviously don’t listen to him.
Can this world just lighten up a bit
thought it was a fantastic idea myself!
The only shame about this is that Denise Scott, a professional comedian, didn’t say it first! 😉
Do I hear echoes of Alan Jones ?
Don’t back down now Kez, you were on a roll!!
.. you left the ‘t’ off your last word.
well of course it was hyperbole said in jest.
seriously, the whole world has gone mad
Dump that [Edited under Mumbrella’s comment moderation policy]
Are you sure that’s a photo of Kerry-Anne Kennerley?
Hey I reckon all homos should be run over by cars
** sorry ** .. in jest
Has 10 just gone Fox?
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Just a joke.
Get rid of her!
It was obviously said in jest but of course “many a true word said in jest”…
She is saying what a lot of people think
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Promote her!
Such a public is serious. One day, perhaps very soon we will look back on this emerging struggle with huge regret. We are out of time folks and climate change is about to deliver us some very big shocks.
Such a public is serious. One day, perhaps very soon we will look back on this emerging struggle with huge regret. We are out of time folks and climate change is about to deliver us some very big and nasty shocks.
Tell me Flinton what has been your personal contribution to reducing carbon emmissions ? Thrown away the mobile, stopped catching the train ? Flicked the puter ? Until people start showing me that they really do care, I’m not buying it.
Wait, you’re not buying that climate change is real because people aren’t impoverishing themselves?
I mean, I’m sure you have an actual argument that makes sense, but that’s kind of what it sounds like you’re trying to say.
She is a [Edited under Mumbrella’s comment moderation policy]. Plain and simple
Try saying that as a brown woman and imagine the reaction.
I’m backing Kerri Anne. She is only saying what we all think. If they got in my way, I’d run them down too.
Sad, sad, sad – KAK will do anything to get attention and has feared in recent years she was past her use-by date and becoming irrelevant in a changing media landscape, and so is doing anything now to remain in the headlines. And the media is lapping it up. Next stop for her is a regular gig on Sky News.
Get rid of her.
People who are in a position to influence others i.e. media presenters should know better. Just because something was said in jest doesn’t mean it isn’t offensive or inappropriate. There is a right way and a wrong way to express your views, which by the way were just as extremist as someone taping themselves to a road.
Is this for real ? If we are going to analyse every comment that a commentator makes on the box we’re going to waste one hell of a lot of time. Massive Yawn !
The phrase “said in jest” is the same as saying “it was just a joke.” These phrases don’t give you permission to say anything you like, no matter how vulgar, without consequences.
Coincidental the protests are taking place during the school holidays and it appears most folks participating are teenagers and young adults. Students on holidays from school, TAFE and universities. Hey, go and enjoy being young and have some fun all!
She’s only saying what most of us are thinking. Just like the protesters we are all entitled to our opinions… lighten up and get a life people!!!
Very disappointing comments by KAK – it’s easy to say afterwards that it’s all a joke. The protesters are ordinary citizens who are hugely frustrated at the lack of serious action on climate change. The world is changing so fast, yet our leaders are almost pretending it isn’t happening.
Our children and grandchildren are going to be so angry when they are the ones who have to deal with the breakdown of many societies, billions of refugees, constant extreme weather events all over the world, and staggering costs.
KAK was just joking. I believe climate change is a reality but these recent protests do no good at all. People are too quick to be offended. Keep your sense of humour. Too much outrage. KAK is entitled to believe climate change does not exist even if we believe she’s wrong.
Good on you Kerri-Anne.
Why is it everyone else can say what they like? What you say is how many of us feel, and so what? No one would actually act on it, we are all just fed up. Lighten up everyone. We should all just MYOB.
Hello Kerry Anne l have been watching you since l was a kid and yes l agree on studio ten what you were saying was write we need farmers to live off we need to support them our country is going to be a third world country we need you and Alan Jones to make a stand we give billions of dollars to nasa as if we’re moving to another planet we need Aussies to back up each other as we do like we are the world we are the people we need Australian government’s to supply our back yard with free water tanks we actually need the army and maybe some cattle trucks to bring the cows and the sheep to better standings of living where the cattle can eat grass and we need to feed the farmers we are one third away of losing our meat our wheat our vegetables god bless farmers
If Scott Morrison lives in our backyard shouldn’t he be cleaning it
Kerri-Anne would not dare drive over the demonstrators as speed bumps, because if she did [Edited under Mumbrella’s comment moderation policy]. Really, have some dignity Kerri-Anne, go out to the country and help the poor farmer milk a cow, instead of acting like a prim-a-dona. You insecure person.
I was watching TV and if we can do wake up with Australia or wake up to the morning show why don’t they actually publiseze for our farmers l know it’s a phone call and all regulations but $150000 .why aren’t they helping
Why give money away for free and to strangers especially when we whatch it do farmers.they might be milkinkimg the cows before it curds