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I am truly appalled by the decision of Australian creative team for Pippin to cast Kerri-Anne Kennerly in the up-coming production. Kerri-Anne is bigoted, insensitive & has made a lot of awful comments throughout her TV career.
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In the past, Kerri-Anne has stereotyped & made insensitive comments about the Aboriginal community and defended a woman who vilified Muslim immigrants in Australia, saying that she wanted Australian citizens to 'feel safe'.
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She also judged a fellow TV presenter's outfit choice while joking about her being 'thirsty' & made jokes about climate change protesters being used as speed bumps. This role could have gone to any other woman but it was given to her - she is the antithesis of 'Berthe'...
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To cast a woman who has made such insensitive and awful remarks is disgusting. These kinds of attitudes have NO PLACE IN THE THEATRE INDUSTRY and by casting Kerri-Anne Kennerly, her platform and voice is being actively amplified. Rant over.
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