Fiancee hits back at Clementine Ford after graduation proposal comments | Daily News Byte

Feminist activist and commentator Clementine Ford has been accused of speaking out of school by a university graduate and newlywed boyfriend.

Ford launched a tirade this week in response to a video of a proposal in the middle of a Latrobe University graduation ceremony.

She criticized what the husband-to-be did, saying it was not romantic but “entrapment”.

“I’m going to make it so he remembers the day he graduated was the day I proposed to him. That was the most important thing that happened to him that day,” said Ford.

“And everyone who came to support her will be congratulating her on that (and not her graduation). Stop stealing women’s moments from them. They don’t belong to you. They are not for you.”

“Don’t marry this man,” Ford concluded.

“If you are in an audience where this nonsense is happening, stop applauding it … don’t let it go.

But it appears Ford’s sentiment did little to drown out the engagement of Stephanie Bail – the bride-to-be – who said she could speak for herself.

“I celebrated graduating (not my first time) and getting engaged to the love of my life,” she told the Daily Mail.

“While I appreciate your concerns, I don’t appreciate being spoken for, and I don’t appreciate wild assumptions being made about myself and my partner.”

She hopes Ford will delete the video, which continues to go viral, saying it “doesn’t represent me or my partner”.

Latrobe University shared the couple’s moment on its own social media channels but later removed the video after Ford called it out – labeling it an “error of judgement”.

“Our graduation ceremonies are about celebrating student success, and this event detracts from the important recognition of our students’ success – we’ve removed the post,” commented Ford’s post.

Ford’s video remains online.