Lisa Raitt attacks another woman - how unique

Without commenting on anything else on Lisa Raitt's unscripted taped conversation with her then-press secretary Jasmine MacDonnell, I have a question: Why are some women so eager to diss other women?

It gets so-o-o boring. Natural Resources Minister Raitt  takes a stab at sugarcoating her putdown of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq with, "She's so capable. "

There's a "but."

Raitt goes on to say, "but it's hard for her to come out of a cooperative government into this rough-and-tumble."

Now there's a double whammy. Translation: It's not real politics up there in Nunavut (where Aglukkaq sat in the Legislative Assembly).

Raitt continues: "She had a question in the House yesterday, or two days ago, that planked. I really hope she never gets anything hot."

Oh yes, of course, that's exactly what she hopes.

The whole thing is such a female putdown. She's not strong enough, can't take the heat. Would Raitt have chosen the same approach to slam a male health minister?

The best women support other women and, thankfully, my life is full of these great people. But enough already with holdovers from prehistoric times. A tedious mindset. Stick a fork in it, it's done.

Comments

[Steph C]

I take the opposite view, actually. I believe that it is so rare for women to diss each other as much as men, it shocks us when it does happen. The old "man bites dog" thingy.

[VicL]

As a guy, I notice that most, if not all, of my female friends diss each other when chatting privately with me or in the company of other guys. Seems to me that only someone who likes to proclaim themselves progressive would express any shock or dismay that women behave this way to each other. To these people I would recommend they just get used to it and let it brush off, that's the way the world is!

[MJ]

Bottom line is--Lisa Rait should be fired!! Garth Turner is looking good!!

[Glen]

Linda you are spot on. The best example of this is the fake outrage of the attacks on Sarah Palin. The most vicious attacks made on Sarah Palin were said by feminists. We do know that doesn't matter because Sarah Palin is conservative and no thinking feminist is conservative. I don't remember any of the liberal newspapers or media considering this inappropriate. In fact I think the female attack dogs on CTV and CBC got well in on the attack if memory serves me correctly. You said "The best women support other women" I wonder how much support you gave Sarah Palin as a woman, probably as much as was needed to drive another knife in her back and it had very little to do with what she believed, she was just an uppity red-neck. Any support I would have given feminists died in that campaign.