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In France, the equivalent of the #MeToo movement, “Balance ton porc” (literally, “denounce your pig”), has been around for a long time. Its founder, Sandra Muller, has been summoned before the courts to answer to charges of defamation. Various individuals who have been indicted are trying to bring lawsuits against their female whistleblowers. Not one has had cause for concern to the same degree as others in the United States and Canada. A multitude of criticism has been leveled at this French version of #MeToo, with many of these attacks being heavily argued and highly offensive. Nonetheless, it would be a shame to forget the issues at stake and not respond to calls from Michelle Perrot and Laure Murat to “deconstruct the notion of chivalry à la française.”