Australian commentator Mike Carlton has sparked outrage after posting several inflammatory tweets about new Australian of the Year and body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt.
On Wednesday night, Carlton shared a news article about Ms Brumfitt’s honour, with the simple but scathing caption “Who???”
He followed it up shortly after with a more in-depth explanation of why he objected to Ms Brumfitt receiving the accolade.
“My Australian of the Year would be a doctor or nurse working nights in intensive care or the ED, dealing with Covid and daily death. Real, compassionate work. For very little money,” he tweeted.
“NOT someone who makes a buck out of saying it’s OK to be a bit fat. Good night.”
Fellow reporter Paul Bongiorno supported Carlton’s stance, tweeting “indeed” in response....
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