Even though he's gone on record saying that Australians find Muslim garb "confronting" we've always suspected that Howard's had a certain fondness for frocking up. We've therefore been eagerly awaiting news of what costumes the great Style-Meister and Janette will choose for the forthcoming APEC conference. It appears the wait is over. Howard has today thrown his support behind a remarkable Ku Klux Klan style outfit modelled by an Australian Army officer in the Northern Territory.
The outfit will be perfect for the conference as it is light and airy with good sun protection and really does accurately reflect the ideals of our current Government.
Fashion is a controversial business, of course, & there have already been a few nay-sayers. Howard has been quick to defend the striking ensemble warning against "over-reaction" and promoting it as enabling wearers to "let off steam". Defence Minister Brendan Nelson is also backing the white hoody - applauding it as representative of the lovable "irreverence" of Australian Troops. Indeed. Nothing like a spot of cross-burning and black-fella lynching to really rejoice in the Aussie spirit.
We can't think why Indigenous communities would be
nervous about guys who dress like this coming onto their land, can you?
2 comments:
I think that the perfect APEC costume would be for everybody to come with black eyes, broken teeth, sprained wrists, random bruising and swelling, broken shoulders and fingers, torn shirts and swollen puffy pepper-sprayed teary eyes. If 5000 people turned up like this, the riot squad would be torn between feeling redundant or confused as to who they'd already beaten.
Brilliant. We think you should suggest this to Howy immediately. When you do, please tell him that we would like to personally volunteer to help him into his costume.
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