Katherine Deves Calls Courtney Act’s New Year’s Eve Concert ‘Grooming’
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Former Liberal party candidate Katherine Deves has called Courtney Act’s New Year’s Eve concert, on ABC, “grooming”.
In a tweet on New Year’s Day, Deves wrote, “Courtney Act prances about on [ABC’s] NYE programming to The Divinyl’s ‘I touch myself’.
“What part of “grooming” does [ABC] not understand?”
https://twitter.com/deves_katherine/status/1609306431576248322
Act performed several songs including Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Olivia Newton-John’s Xanadu, and ACDC’s You Shook Me All Night Long.
However, it was Divinyl’s I Touch Myself, which she sang in the hour before midnight, that caused the biggest stir.
In a follow-up tweet, the failed Liberal candidate wrote, “The Divinyl’s ‘I touch myself’ is a song about masturbation.
“Shane danced to this while dressed in drag as ‘Courtney Act’ on [ABC’s New Year’s Eve] programming. Brought to you by the Australian taxpayer.”
Thanks for proving my point Shane
The Divinyl’s “I touch myself” is a song about masturbation
Shane danced to this while dressed in drag as “Courtney Act” on @ABCaustralia’s #nyeabc programming
Brought to you by the Australian taxpayer https://t.co/W0y4biwpfp
— Katherine Deves 🇦🇺🚺 (@deves_katherine) December 31, 2022
Deves was former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s “captain’s pick” candidate for the seat of Warringah, in the 2022 federal election. She has a history of using anti trans slurs and making anti LGBTQ statements.
Accused Of ‘Grooming’ By Liberal Senator Alex Antic
In November, Liberal Senator Alex Antic accused Act of “grooming” children while reading a story on an episode of Play School.
“The program was rated G and has been heavily promoted on TV and on the app. Why is the ABC grooming children with this sort of adult content,” Senator Antic asked ABC managing director David Anderson about the show Play School.
The show featured Act reading from The Spectacular Suit by Kat Patrick. The story is about a young girl who discovers that she loves wearing pants.
Act responded at the time, saying, “I was really taken aback that I would be accused of such a thing because grooming is really serious.
“Grooming is the act of an abuser manipulating a child so that they can sexually abuse them. It’s a really serious thing, and to use terms of abuse when no abuse is actually happening, really takes away from the occasions when it is happening,” said Act.
“I’m on television, reading a children’s book, there was nothing untoward about it. It was really quite a shocking thing to be accused of.”
‘Hijacked By a Woke Minority’
The segment of ABC’s NYE coverage celebrating Sydney WorldPride 2023 also caused some people to clutch their pearls. During this part, Pride colours were projected onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
One viewer called the broadcast, “Unwatchable woke nonsense.”
#nyeabc unwatchable woke nonsense
— JamesJD (@JamesJDfullstop) December 31, 2022
Another wrote, “What an absolutley boring 9pm display with absolutley boring, unknown “misic”, & with what is supposed to be a celebration for all, being hijacked by a woke minority. What an absolute disgrace, a display of the exclusion of the majority #nyeabc.”
What an absolutley boring 9pm display with absolutley boring, unknown "misic", & with what is supposed to be a celebration for all, being hijacked by a woke minority. What an absolute disgrace, a display of the exclusion of the majority #nyeabc
— David Lester (@DavidNotALP) December 31, 2022
“We were enjoying a really good party vibe and it feels like we just brought it back down to earth for some ‘pride’ themed statement,” said another.
Starting 2023 With A Bang
The Sydney firework show lit up the night sky with over 35,000 shooting ground-based effects, 12,000 aerial shells, 2,000 fireworks, and more than 100,000 individual pyrotechnic effects.
Sydney WorldPride 2023 takes place from February 17 to March 5, 2023, with over 500,000 people expected to take part in the 17-day celebration.
WorldPride started in 2000 in Rome. Since then it has been held in London, Toronto, Madrid, New York, and, most recently, Copenhagen. This is the first time, however, that WorldPride will be held in the Southern Hemisphere.
For information on Sydney WorldPride 2023 go to sydneyworldpride.com
Katherine you have said you are part of the Gay Alliance and that you have gay friends all well and good but you don’t seem to understand that by making statements like that about Courtney you have offended at least one third if not more of the gay community. you continually use a picture taken at a gay wedding, is this the extent of your gay friends? please go back to what you do best ……. not sure what that is, find a topic that you are well versed on , stop trying to project yourself as gay friendly, you are trying to divide our community (which you know nothing about). We (Gays) have fought long and hard to get where we are today, we do not need you and your bigoted comments. You have no idea of the struggles and hard time we have been subject to. do yourself and the LGBTQI community a favour and stop commenting on stuff you know nothing about and have never been a part of. Your narrow minded views are not welcome within our community. why don’t you concentrate on being a good wife and mother to your children, leave us alone.
Katherine
Wake up to yourself!!
Your jealousy, stupidity and insecurity ‘shines like a diamond!’
If you are so concerned about the ‘children’ do something about the thousands of children that are being assaulted, mistreated and groomed every day, by the ‘adults’ that should be looking after them!
Your comments are unfounded and pathetic!
You claim to have gay and lesbian friends…. 2 or 3??
Look at your inner circle….
The grooming, that has already taken place, under your nose!!
Clean up your own back yard!!!
I am sure Chrissy had a good laugh and dance watching Courtney from above! As for Deves, the voters in a conservative electorate have already given their verdict on her transphobia.
Courtney was one of the better acts on the night
If ever someone needed new batteries for their home appliances, Katherine is that person.
I am a lapsed Catholic because of the grooming that has gone on in the Catholic Church for the past 100 years at least, and the destroyed lives and suicides.
Religious extremism has done more damage to children and society that drag queens ever have.
Disclaimer: I am a trans woman.
Jealousy leads to insults. The fact is that Shane looks better as Courtney that Katherine does as Katherine. You have to admire talent like Miss Courtney Act…………. One who will last much longer in the spotlight than failed politicians.
Seriously ? If these far-right uber-religious zealots such as former failed Liberal party candidate Katherine Deves, think singing and dancing equates to “grooming”, they need look to their own internal demons. Courtney Act was superb, and did great versions of all those songs, which have all been around for years. Tell the guys from AC/DC their song “All night long” (which Courtney rocked!) is tantamount to “grooming” and see the reaction from them !! That would really be something to watch !
Using Americas obsessions/hate are what makes Kathrine Deves unelectable. We are Australia. Stick to Australian concerns.