What Michael Leunig’s Comic and Op-Ed Teach Us About Casual Misogyny

The only thing worse than his cartoon judging mothers is the non-apology he wrote today.

Jennifer Zeven
Nov 1 · 7 min read
Photo by Humphrey Muleba from Pexels

For those of you who don’t call Australia home, this editorial cartoon by Michael Leunig was published by Fairfax press:

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