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Who is Australia's gender neutral bathroom? (aussie.zone)
submitted 9 months ago by tombruzzo@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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You know how people make jokes about Thatcher and Regan's graves being gender neutral bathrooms?

Who do you think qualifies, or will qualify, for that title here in Australia?

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[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Was he not born here? He started out in Adelaide so I thought he was Australian enough. Chances are he won't be buried here though.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He literally made the choice to renounce his Australian citizenship. In my mind, that makes him less Australian than some random person who happens to have been born non-Australian and stayed that way.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You are correct and he did do this - but it was purely a move to allow him to own broadcast rights in the USA. He needed US citizen to do that, and it didn't really affect him in any other way, so he did it. He still maintained a base in Australia (as well as UK and USA) for the rest of his life.

Is he still disqualified?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He cared more about getting broadcast rights in the USA than being an Australian. Yes, he's absolutely disqualified IMO.

[–] MalReynolds 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'd still piss on his grave tho, but not if he was on fire.