Paul Hogan has reportedly called Pauline Hanson a ‘pelican’. Please explain?
Summary
Australian actor Paul Hogan called politician Pauline Hanson a “pelican” in response to her support for an “Australian monoculture.” Hogan used the term to suggest she is foolish, while also defending multiculturalism as a reality in Australia.Key Facts
- Pauline Hanson, leader of the One Nation party, supports the idea of an “Australian monoculture.”
- Hanson mentioned Paul Hogan and a TV character Norman Gunston as part of this monoculture.
- Paul Hogan, known for Crocodile Dundee, called Hanson a “pelican,” a slang word meaning fool or clown in Australian English.
- The term “pelican” is used as an insult based on the bird’s perceived slow and awkward nature.
- Hogan said Hanson “sounds very much like this stupid boofhead over here, Trump,” criticizing her views.
- Hogan supports Australia as a multicultural country, pointing out most Australians are migrants except Aboriginal people.
- The insult “pelican” has been used in Australian slang and even appears historically in Shakespeare’s King Lear with a different meaning.
- Despite the insult, the pelican bird is recognized for positive traits like teamwork and high flying ability.
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