At first glance, it’s a debate that seems fanciful, abstract, and as relevant as how many angels can dance the macarena on the tip of a needle.
In fact, however, this debate has very concrete implications.
I am speaking of this confrontation about the kind of feminism that Minister for the Status of Women, Martine Biron, should defend.
THE PANTHEON OF VICTIMATION
Yes, I know, this theoretical sophistication takes place 25,000 feet above most people’s heads and isn’t going to change the price of iceberg lettuce.
But follow me, you’ll see, it’s exciting.
On Tuesday, Quebec Solidaire (along with the Parti Québécois and the Quebec Liberal Party, which makes one wonder what they were doing in this mess) filed a motion without notice asking the National Assembly to conduct “a differentiated analysis by gender from an intersectional perspective”.
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What eats intersectionality in winter?
It’s easy.
To adherents of “traditional” (or “universal”) feminism, a woman is a woman, period. And feminism should work for all women equally.
But supporters of “intersectional” feminism like the members of QS (and those of PLQ and PQ, who appear to have been drinking the Kool-Aid handed them by Ruba Ghazal, thinking it was Gatorade for sure), are not women all the same .
At the bottom are white women, privileged among the downtrodden.
Then as you climb the steps of the hall of victimization, black women. Lesbian black women. Muslim lesbian black women.
Black lesbian Muslim women with disabilities. Poor disabled muslim lesbian black women.
Black women, lesbian muslim, disabled, poor trans.
And at the top of the podium, the exploited woman’s gold medal, I named the black lesbian Muslim disabled poor transmigrant.
If she can also suffer from cholesterol or gout, all the better.
In short, the more layers of “victims” you have on your back, the better.
And all the more so should the government pull out its claws to defend you.
WHAT DOES PQ DO WITH QS?
This is the version of feminism that defends QS (and oddly enough the PQ and the PLQ who decided to dance the continent alongside GND in the Blue Room).
A sliced feminism.
As George Orwell would say in Animal Farm, “All women are born equal, but some are more equal than others.” »
Fortunately, Minister Martine Biron is staying the course. And refuses to accept this ideology submitted by QS for a single reason.
Attack on Law 21 which would harm veiled Muslim women exploited among the exploited.
That the PQ didn’t understand this maneuver as big as Brendan Fraser in The Whale is amazing.
It’s called shooting yourself in the foot. With the QS revolver.
In short, kudos to Ms. Biron and the CAQ for standing up to this bright initiative.
What weakens women instead of making them stronger.
