Ah, political correctness and climate change combined…that two-for-one type of story which saves TheEye effort in covering all the bases.

In Australia, a Liberal Party (a Conservative, basically) politician refers to a young leftist politician in an “offensive” manner:

“Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek has been accused of offending women in [Queensland] State Parliament after referring to a female Minister as “illegally blonde”. Speaking in Parliament this morning, Mr Langbroek was criticising a speech made by Climate Change Minister Kate Jones and then referred to her as “the Minister for illegally blonde”.

Legally Blonde, starred Hollywood siren Reese Witherspoon, as a supposedly dumb blonde sorority queen who went to law school.

An angry Ms (Miss? Mrs?) Jones immediately demanded he withdraw the comment. “If that is what you said I find it offensive and I find it offensive for every woman who sits in this house,” she said. (Even the non-blonde ones?)

Amid calls from the Opposition MPs that she “can’t take it”, Mr Langbroek withdrew the comment.

If “legally blonde” or just “blonde” implies stupidity, then surely “illegally blonde” implies the opposite? Logic should dictate that it is a compliment! But we get a kneejerk reaction instead with the familiar leftist rage. Or is any reference to blondeness “offensive”? Rather strange in the light of how many women dye their hair blonde.

As Climate Change Ministers go, though, she’s not too shabby at all.