Are you Zemmourien?

Eric Zemmour knows. He knows what all we will blame him, knee-jerk reactions it will provoke. He starts by preventing the easy arguments of its potential detractors: there are many men and OF THE women, there are feminine in man as there is in the masculine women, etc. There is no question of calling into question these basic truths. As for the feminization of modern man (which constitutes the starting point of the manifesto), which today could deny it? The whole debate is whether it is desirable or not.
Zemmour, he has (long) chosen sides. A -intime all levels, social, political, cultural - the human feminization is a disaster that, in the short term, will precipitate it into "submission, humiliation [and] evil."
The pitch Zemmour is skillfully constructed. He begins by noting the most superficial changes caused by this mutation, that is to say the physical (modern man plucks, happens creams, wear jewelry, etc.) and the displacement values ​​( male values ​​such as dominance, pugnacity, struggle give way to feminine values ​​such as consensus, dialogue, listening). In this first part, Zemmour is never very far from caricaturing himself, although we can not give it entirely wrong-for example when he says that man "is becoming a woman like the others ". He speaks -to rightly in my opinion, which is also the eminent sociologists / anthropologists way- be said in this trend as a "historic failure".
He then followed this up with an interesting theory about modeling (if the models are thin, devoid of all sensuality and all round -in a word: androgynes- is because the fashion designers who dress them are mostly gay who fantasize on bodies of boys). As shown, a theory fueled Freudian concepts. Moreover, it is ironic that while taking care not to pretend to have any authority in the field, Zemmour frequently refers to Freud, Lacan and other renowned psychoanalysts to analyze trends he describes. This does not prevent cite the same time personalities such as Laure Manaudou, Eric Cantona or Karl Lagerfeld.
After long criticized the phenomenon of "dad pampers" the polemic attacks -from fairly ... front -aux consequences on sexuality it implies. In this part of the speech Zemmour akin almost word for word that of a Houellebecq. Some considerations on porn and prostitution are seen quite well.
The last part deals with the area of ​​policy-not least "feminized" than other sectors - where Zemmour opposes Hollande and Sarkozy, not forgetting to explain why Segolene Royal is representative of the modern woman. He also talks of Islam and Catholicism, Jews and immigrants -always identifying female and male values ​​and analyzing the "modes" under which they are confronted.
It is difficult to have a clear opinion on this book, because Zemmour is smart enough to never fall into the outrageous caricature. There are a number of compelling findings and finely reasoned analysis, although the overall bias remains highly objectionable. Everything depends on the values ​​and choices of society is favored. This little book brings in any case a relevant perspective on the topic, and his writing, clear, sharp, often provocative, has the merit of reacting.