Guy Nantel denounced the intimidation, of which he was recently the victim on social networks, during his appearance on the podcast “L’apéro piquant”.
In this episode, available on qub-radio since the end of January, he has spoken out in particular on freedom of expression and the controversies that have accompanied it, particularly in connection with the “debate” on feminism that he organized before the Holidays.
“People were literally accusing me of encouraging rapists. Every day, I still receive silly messages from the same,” said the comedian. He then clarified that he was instead defending the fact that terms such as toxic masculinity and rape culture were divisive rather than part of the solution.
Sophie Durocher, however, criticized him for his lack of listening during the “debates” he organized as part of the release of his book “The offensive book”. “The mistake you made, […] I’m sorry to tell you, but you didn’t necessarily have a lot of listening and also the terms of the debate weren’t necessarily clear. Ideally, it would have been that there is you, a guest and a moderator between the two,” she said.
She then criticized him for his position as host, debater and engine of these promotional capsules.
“It sucks because talking about toxic masculinity is interesting, questioning rape culture is interesting, how come we can’t sit down, men and women, and to talk about these issues. I find it sad,” she added.
During this episode, Guy Nantel also confided to Richard Martineau and Sophie Durocher that his children suffered the daily repercussions of his positions.
He also returned to his time in politics where he notably confessed his lack of experience. “At the same time the PQ for me goes beyond the party, it is the Quebec nation for me which is currently in peril in a dazzling way. It is very worrying,” he said.
He also expressed his concerns about the slow death of French in the Belle Province.