Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda called her political rival an “arrogant pr**k” in parliament. - Advertisement -. Ardern objected when the opposition party leader asked her to give an ...

The 42-year-old has served as prime minister for five years and is well-liked throughout the world for her ability to handle crises and practical approach to politics. Jacinda called her political rival an “arrogant pr**k” in parliament. New Zealand prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has apologized for swearing at a political rival in parliament after facing criticism.

The comment came after lawmaker David Seymour peppered her with questions about her government's record.

He said it was also ironic because his question to the prime minister had been about whether she had ever admitted a mistake as leader and then fixed it. "I'm absolutely shocked and astonished at her use of language," Seymour said. After five years as prime minister, Ardern faces a tough election campaign in 2023.

The Guardian said Jacinda Ardern was the latest leader to fall victim to a hot microphone.

the great irony is now I actually have got her to apologise for something. I just wish she’d apologise for a few other things.” “She couldn’t answer the question which is probably why she was a bit flustered... At the end of the day, it’s not the end of the world.” can she give us one example where she’d made a mistake, admitted it, apologised and fixed it. I just said, thank you and I hope you have a very Merry Christmas.

The 42-year-old has served as prime minister of New Zealand for five years, and she is well-liked throughout the world for her ability to handle crises and ...

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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern was this week caught calling a male politician an "arrogant prick" in a hot mic moment that will go down in history.

"[She] said 'I apologise, it’s not something I should have said' and she said, 'as my mum would say, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it'," he added. At the end of her reply, Ardern sat down next to her deputy, Grant Robertson, and quietly said "such an arrogant prick". Speaking to the media after the session had ended, Seymour said that Ardern had texted him to say sorry.

The PM's pot-shot was heard around the world, but how offensive is the swear word in question?

The swearers will hang in on endurance tasks and manage to last longer.” We'd love your support today. * “Prick” might meet the standard of taboo as it is associated with the male anatomy – and is not the sort of language usually expected (on a mic at least) during question time in the House. [The swear word] needs to come from a particular domain and be associated with taboo – it needs to be associated with profanity.” That is, a word might be less offensive if used by someone who represents the relevant oppressed/marginalised group (they use the example that a woman may be less likely to be offended by another female using a sexist slur than if a man were to use it). Over the last year, the BSA received no complaints about the word “prick” as it had in previous surveys (other curse words that we seemed to have softened on as a nation include: bastard, dick, God, hoe, Jesus Christ, shit, w...er). The term “prick” was removed from this year's BSA report on swearing in broadcasting – which implies it is no longer considered offensive to the New Zealand public. On that basis, “arrogant prick”, with its effect of assonance and the harsh plosive, might meet the standards – but our experts have more than one way of deciding what makes something NSFW AF. As it turned out, the jury was split over whether “arrogant prick” qualified as swearing – but the sound of the insult itself might hold the key. [fter Hilary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” comment](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/85869755/donald-trump-voter-arrested-for-refusal-to-remove-deplorables-tshirt)) or whether it is a blemish [on the PM’s mantra to be kind](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/128291641/be-kind-or-be-realistic-why-kiwis-are-fed-up-with-everything-right-now) remains to be seen. So we turned to the Broadcasting Standards Authority and a linguistics professor to decide how rude the phrase is, and whether Kiwis think it is a swear word at all.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, known for her composure, used a pejorative word to compare an “arrogant” political rival to a part of the male anatomy.

“I was pretty astonished because I’ve known Jacinda for 11 years,” he said, describing the incident as “out of character.” [New Zealand announces plan to reopen to the world after nearly two years of coronavirus travel restrictions](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/03/new-zealand-border-reopening-covid/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_11) It is also facing localized problems, such as a string of