Vincent J. Curtis
12 Jan 2018
RE: Is misogyny at play with Wynne’s popularity?
Pathetic. That’s the best way to describe Torstar
columnist Bob Hepburns’s effort to insinuate that evil in the electorate is the
reason for Kathleen Wynne’s low popularity. She’s so progressive, what
else could be the reason, he argues.
When Wynne’s popularity falls below twenty percent, that
means that more than half of all woman don’t like her, and, on Hepburn’s view,
that means that most women are misogynist.
After admitting a long list of reasons to dislike Wynne’s
performance as premier, he concludes that her treatment is sexist. Funny;
I would have thought just the opposite: that Wynne is being treated just like
any other pol. Spend too long in public office doing a bad job and people
tire of your failing efforts and want change. And they aren’t shy about
expressing their displeasure.
Hepburn would have us believe that after her election in
2014 being seen as a major breakthrough for women, and gay women to boot, the
electorate, after having lots of reasons to be unhappy with Wynne’s
performance, has had a sudden discovery of – misogyny.
Such is the reasoning by which the semi-official organ of
the Liberal Party will urge Wynne’s re-election: to vote against her means
you’re a disrespectful sexist homophobe.
Further on, Hepburn falsely claims that Hillary Clinton was
disrespected on the basis of her sex, and that during Donald Trump rallies the
audience would chant, “Hang the Bitch.” Actually, the chant was, “Lock
her up!” and she was despised for her corruption, not her sex.
If you want to compare levels of respect, compare the way
the saintly Barack Obama was treated against the way Donald Trump is treated in
the press. On Hepburn’s analysis the difference is due to anti-white
racism, and hatred for alpha-cis-maleness.
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