NO ONE MENTION THE SCONES.
When ABC News Breakfast invited Grandma Noela from the Country Women’s Association on the show, they were probs expecting a nice chat about scones and tea, and crochet lap rugs.
Maybe they’d get a hug that smelt like talcum powder and mothballs. Then they could swap tips on spongecake. After all, the association is turning 70 and every milestone needs cake, right?
But Noela had other ideas.
Because Noela is a powerful lobbyist. Noela is the Frank Underwood of Grannies. And Noela don’t wanna talk about no scones or jam or god damn cream because NOELA FOUGHT TO GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN AND NOW EVERYONE WANTS TO PUT HER BACK THERE.
Ahem.
Basically, Noela MacLeod is a badass feminist granny who just wants everyone to stop with the scones.
The National President of the Country Womens Association of Australia was all that in an interview where she smacked down hosts Michael Rowlands and Virginia Trioli for asking her about baking.
“I’m not discussing scones” she said. “Because the national body is neither a caterer or a fundraiser.”
Because the CWA actually does a whole lot of other more important stuff. And, to be fair, the excellent hosts asked her about such works. They lobby political parties, raise money for charity support victims of domestic violence, lobby for environmental causes and they are CAMPAIGNING TO LEGALISE CANNABIS for medical purposes.