![]() 'The story should be about the racists brazenly harassing a senator. She insisted racial harassment had triggered her outburst and stressed that no was injured during the confrontation. Lidia Thorpe (pictured) attempted to storm the podium during British trans critic Posie Parker's speech for the Let Women Speak rally outside parliament house in March The senator slammed his comments as 'racist'. What do we have to celebrate in our country?'įollowing Thorpe's rampage outside the Melbourne strip club last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese suggested she 'get some help'. Thorpe previously said she would only support the Voice if it guaranteed Indigenous sovereignty.ĭuring an Invasion Day rally in Melbourne this year, Thorpe declared war against European colonialism in a fiery speech: 'This is a war. His political views appear to be in direct opposition to the views of Thorpe, who was a Greens senator until she quit in February over the party's support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, which she opposes. The father is a prolific Facebook user who shares multiple posts per day, often in the form of memes commentary against climate change, sexual jokes, or posts by right-wing politicians. ![]() He pointed to the fact that Mr Illingworth's social media profile picture is a photo of Donald Trump, and that he follows conservative politicians Pauline Hanson and Jacinta Price. Thorpe's fans were quick to compare the broadcast to an interview Meghan Markle's father Thomas did with Good Morning Britain in 2021Ī friend of Thorpe's who also made the Markle comparison slammed Mr Illingworth on Twitter, describing the interview as 'low' and 'grubby'. They both have white fathers who gave TV interviews, attacking their daughters.ĭaily Mail Australia is not suggesting anything else by this comparison. Thorpe and the Duchess of Sussex are both high-profile women from diverse backgrounds - Markle’s mother is African-American and Thorpe’s mother is an Aboriginal. The Thomas Markle-Roy Thorpes can be splinter stories to their trees.' One Twitter user said: 'Sky News are giving Lidia Thorpe the 'Meghan Markle' treatment.'Īnother wrote: 'It's giving me Thomas Markle.'Ī third added: ' speaks about her mum and grandma as being strong women. Then, he famously slammed his daughter, the Duchess of Sussex, and claimed she 'ghosted all her family' since she met Prince Harry in 2016. ![]() Thorpe's fans were quick to compare the broadcast to an interview Meghan Markle's father Thomas did with Good Morning Britain in 2021. He also said 'she's still my daughter and I still love her'. 'She's even more privileged now with the position she is in.' Victoria NAIDOC chair Stacie Piper (pictured second left) was with former Greens senator Lidia Thorpe (centre) to celebrate friend Shelley Johnson's 50th birthday at Maxine's Gentleman's Club in Brunswick In March, she attracted heavy criticism after she lay on the road in front of a Twenty10 truck, which brought the Mardi Gras parade to a temporary halt, and she caused chaos when she charged a transgender critic outside Parliament House recently.ĭuring his TV interview, Mr Illingworth - who often shares social media posts by conservative commentators and politicians - made it clear that he did not agree with Thorpe's actions, adding that he had been inundated with calls from friends because they 'feel bad for me'.īut in the same breath, the father seemed to gush about his daughter's unending perseverance and commitment to her 'Blak Sovereign' movement - describing her as a 'strong woman' who doesn't take nonsense and 'sees it as it is'. Mr Illingworth's unexpected airing of his family's dirty laundry came after Thorpe was filmed unleashing on a group of men outside Maxine's Gentleman's Club in Melbourne at 3am on Sunday. She told them they small penises and accused them of stealing her land. One month after that seemingly pleasant conversation, Roy Illingworth went on conservative Sky News presenter Andrew Bolt's show on Thursday and launched a full-frontal attack on his daughter.Īt the same time, in scenes reminiscent of the behaviour of Thomas Markle - who publicly slammed his daughter Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex - he also spoke somewhat fondly of Thorpe, his once 'really spoilt' little girl, who now continually makes headlines for her outrageous antics and extreme views. The day before Greens defector Lidia Thorpe sensationally laid down in front of a float during Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade, she phoned her Trump-supporting father to let him know she had a dream about him. A young Lidia Thorpe with her father, Roy, who she has a complicated relationship with
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