Sunday, May 24, 2009
When feminism is synonymous with Islamism, by Richard Martineau
Journal de Montréal
If I rely on the many emails I received yesterday, I am not alone in finding the scandalous decision by the Fédération des femmes du Québec allow the wearing of headscarves in public service.
Several readers have written to tell me they did not recognize any more in this organization Gnan-Gnan who criticizes Madonna but the rug before the extremists who advocate the wearing of headscarves.
Square one
"I lived through the revolution and the emancipation of Quebec society from the yoke of religion, the psychologist wrote to me Louise Champagne. But we are back to square one! This time, it is not Catholicism, but Islamism just crush the women and force them to wear the veil.
"When I look at what is happening now, I think compared to Quebec, which is numbed by the hypnotic rhetoric of tolerance, Quebec Catholic yesteryear breathing democracy and freedom of opinion.
"Having lifted his head as a sign of liberation, I see that evil has returned to haunt religious young women. Where is respect for veterans and our history? Our struggles do they not worth the trouble? How to explain this divergence? "
Let me suggest some answers to the last question.
BOTH FEMINISM
We often speak of feminism. But in fact, there are feminists.
Emancipatory feminism, fun and happy that refuses to see man as an enemy and loudly celebrating female sexuality - branch "wet" represented by such writers as Nancy Friday, Erica Jong, Susie Bright, Simone De Beauvoir and Camille Paglia .
And feminism and dogmatic puritan who deeply hate sexuality and sees any underwear sexy submission tool - branch "dry" represented by authors such as Andrea Dworkin and Catherine Mackinnon, two pure and hard feminists who saw any vaginal sex as rape.
On what branch sits the FFQ? Asking the question is to answer it.
The Puritans
In May 2008, the FFQ has issued an opinion on sex in the media. Have you read?
Do an Internet search and browse the document, it's worth it.
More puritan than that, you wear the veil. Quite simply, some passages seem straight out of the Koran.
Any image a little sexy or suggestive is considered to be porno. The girls want to disguise? Influence of pornography! They like Christina Aguilera? Hypersexualization!
One has the impression that for the clergy in petticoat of the FFQ, there are two types of women: the poor who (scandal!) Want to seduce, and good to dress like the Little Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
This is exactly the language used by the Islamists. Good girls hide and show of modesty.
Others are dragged.
ON BEHALF OF WHOM?
The organization headed by Michèle Asselin called the Fédération des femmes du Québec. But it is not more representative of the views of "women of Quebec'' that the Black Coalition of Quebec is representative of the thinking of" Blacks in Quebec. "
The FFQ does not speak of "women". She speaks on behalf of its members and its leadership, period.
And unfortunately, as we all know that together look.
Labels: Islam, Religion and fanaticism, Richard Martineau
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