Pauline Hanson's daughter Lee has slammed her local coffee shop after it publicly singled her out over her political views following a controversial One Nation video.
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Hanson, One Nation's Tasmanian state president, said she felt 'genuinely hurt' by a social media post from Richmond Reading Room in north-east Hobart.
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The coffee shop took aim at her party's AI-generated video titled 'It's OK to come out as a One Nation voter', in which a young man declares he is 'conservative' at a family dinner.
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It also shows a man of African appearance holding a machete, a man of Middle Eastern appearance in what appears to be an explosives vest, and protesters outside a parliament building.
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'Seen the latest One Nation ad and felt absolutely disgusted like I do?
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Then you'll likely feel the same way when you see the orange ute outside our coffee shop,' the shop said.
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'Unfortunately, our coffee is so good that even One Nation members spend their money here - owned and run by a gay, Indigenous-descended, trans-inclusive, pro-multicultural, anti-flag, pro-choice, anti-generative AI Greens voter.
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Cafe owner Dana Stevens said any money spent at the business by a member of One Nation 'will be donated directly' to the Tasmanian Greens but did not name Hanson.
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However, Hanson said she was 'genuinely hurt' by the post by the coffee shop, which she has attended since its opening.
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The daughter of Pauline Hanson, Lee (pictured with her mother), has hit back at a Tasmanian cafe after she was publicly singled out over her political views
Richmond Reading Room said it was 'disgusted' by a One Nation AI-generated advertisement
Cafe owner Dana Stevens (pictured) said any money spent at the business by a member of One Nation 'will be donated directly' to the Tasmanian Greens
'I have always been greeted warmly, enjoyed stopping in, and deliberately chosen to spend my money there because I believe strongly in supporting local Tasmanian small businesses,' Hanson said in her own social media post.
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'So to see this post today came as a complete shock.
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'Apparently, while I was being welcomed through the door and buying my coffee, I was privately regarded with such contempt that the business has now made this public announcement.
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'You do not have to agree with my politics...
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But surely we have reached a pretty sad place when someone's political beliefs determine whether their presence or their custom is considered acceptable.
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Hanson said she will continue to support local Tasmanian businesses but not the coffee shop.
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'We can disagree politically and still treat each other with basic respect.
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I genuinely wish that courtesy had been extended to me,' she added.
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The Daily Mail has contacted Richmond Reading Room for comment.
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Its social media post attracted mixed reactions, with some questioning the inclusivity of the business while others praised it for 'standing up'.
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One Nation published an AI-generated advertisement (pictured) titled 'It's OK to come out as a One Nation voter' earlier this week
'Thanks for making clear how judgmental and intolerant this business is,' one user said.
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Another added: 'This doesn't feel very inclusive and seems like the opposite sentiment of all the titles you gave yourself, Dana.
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But a third person wrote: 'So much respect for standing up for what you believe in.
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I'm proud to support a business that's so unapologetically clear about its values.'
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The shop also received support from the Tasmanian Greens' account, which left four green hearts in the comments of its social media post.
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The state party's deputy leader, Vica Bayley, told Pulse Tasmania his party welcomes the donations from the cafe.
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'We're going to support anyone that gives us a donation, provided they're within our set of values and within our party's rules,' he said.
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'We would… happily accept money from a cafe owner who supports our policies and the things that we stand for.'
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