Welcome to the insanity and fuchwittery of Australian feminazism:
'No one’s holding a gun to our heads!' Banned ring girls hit out at 'ridiculous' feminist groups [rt.com]
That’s pretty archaic feminism. The same mentality as bra burning in 70s. Either ultra conservatism is coming back for a last shot of relevance or there is a local, political agenda at work. It’s like when rent-a-crowd were shipped in for the mosque demos.
I lived in Bendigo for a few years and no one really gives a shit about these issues, certainly not enough to make a difference. Subterfuge and, as you say, fuckwittery at play here I would suggest !
People don't want to admit that 95% of the time nobody cares.