The Book of Esther, which we read a few days ago, places at its center two fascinating female figures: Esther and Vashti. One of them saved an awful whole kitchen, but guess who the radical feminists adore and whose work they underestimate?
You guessed it: Vashti has in recent years become the favorite figure in the Bible for certain feminists, who see her revolt against King Ahasuerus as a far more significant feminist act than a woman who managed, say, to save hundreds of thousands from certain death, and an entire nation from extinction.
According to a post published by Zehava Gal-On on Purim, for those feminists and two she is "an independent and challenging woman who manages to show ideological and feminist refusal in a world completely dominated by men", while Esther acts according to the "male rules of the game" and uses "her beauty and sexuality, tears and language of cancellation Myself to achieve its goals. "
Thus women, who exalt female empowerment in their throats, nullify the work of one heroic woman - and on the other hand glorify another, with a dubious past of less exploitation, by the way, because she "shows ideological refusal."
I call this feminism a feminism of indulgence.
Yes, ladies, you are spoiled.
But before you all pounce on me, let's preface by saying: You are eligible and can afford to be pampered, because many women before you have engaged in the real feminist struggle.
They fought so that we could achieve equality, so that women could write columns in the press, be elected to parliament and even serve as heads of state.
They fought for the gates of the academy to be open before them.
They struggled so that a woman could fulfill her aspirations.
That feminist struggle succeeded beyond expectation.
Thank God.
And bless the struggling.
But what is left to fight for today?
Disorders of language a-la Merav Michaeli?
How heroines fell ...
This is what I call a struggle of indulgence.
And if that were the case - I would be silent, because the benefit is not worth the effort.
But radical feminism is always looking for more peaks to conquer, and as with Esther Vashti, we are witnessing today a disturbing phenomenon in which, on the altar of an extremist ideology, feminist women struggle with others and underestimate them.
That only happened this week, when transgender swimmer Lia Thomas made history and won first place at the college championships, two seconds ahead of her competitor, Emma Wyant.
Thomas, who has just completed a year of hormonal therapy, has been allowed to compete as a woman, although it is clear to all that she enjoys a distinct biological and physiological advantage over the competition.
By the way, when she competed in the men's league, she was ranked 462nd, far from any podium.
And here comes the obvious question: Should feminist ideology, which is currently preoccupied with abolishing the biological sex and sanctifying gender, stand by Thomas or by the women who compete against it?
Who is the heroine here?
The transgender swimmer with a man's shoulder span, or Emma Viant, who managed to compete against her and arrive just two seconds behind her?
There is a proverb in French, according to which the snake sometimes tends to bite its own tail.
This is exactly what is happening to some of feminism today.
Instead of engaging in real struggles, he spends his time and time on unnecessary, and even, sometimes, harmful struggles.
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