(and follow-up statement)
What’s the issue
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has made headlines for a comment she made at a rally at the weekend: “I am a violence prevention minister and I know who causes violence in the world, it is white, cis men.”
Davidson was among hundreds protesting British anti-transgender activist known as Posie Parker, who then cancelled planned events and left the country.
The Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence made the comments when questioned by the host of a far-right media outlet. Shortly beforehand, Davidson said she had been hit by a motorcycle at a pedestrian crossing.
She was “in shock” during the interaction, Davidson later said. She said she wasn’t as clear in her comments as she should have been.
Link to video and article: Fact checking Marama Davidson's 'white cis men' claims (and follow-up statement) | Stuff.co.nz
