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A video of a group of men in Southland rallying against the government has been panned online for its misogynistic sentiment.
The short clip was shared on Twitter over the weekend and quickly drew criticism for comments such as, "I'm here to look after the women".
Wallace and panellists Janet Wilson and Max Harris talk to Massey University's Dr Suze Wilson about where this undercurrent of sexism comes from.
Dr Wilson recently published analysis on the vitirol directed at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
MPs are often treated poorly by protestors. One insult is so common it has its own academic description. Logicians describe the fallacy of comparison with Nazis as 'reductio ad Hitlerum'. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith