Liberal MP Scott Buckholz reads out excerpts from fat-shaming videos during a RU OK? Day message, addressing online bullying and the impact it has on people and their families. Reports say the Queensland MP uses the day to prompt reflection on how others are being treated.
The outlets describe Buckholz’s comments as framing the content around “trolls” and their behaviour, rather than endorsing the material. While the stories focus on the same incident, coverage varies in emphasis: some underline that he read the messages aloud as a way to draw attention to harmful online language, while others focus more on the RU OK? Day context and the question he directs toward how victims and their loved ones are coping.
