2BDriver Hypersonic May 6, 2015 Share May 6, 2015 http://news.yahoo.com/female-french-journalists-fed-lecherous-politicians-142451902.html Female French journalists fed up with lecherous politiciansParis (AFP) - Fed up with bawdy remarks and wandering hands, dozens of female French journalists have signed a petition published Tuesday denouncing sexism from male politicians. "Get your paws off me!" read the front page of the Liberation newspaper, where 40 female political reporters detailed sexist and lewd behaviour suffered while working in the corridors of power. One describes waiting in the heart of the National Assembly only to be greeted by a lawmaker saying: "Ah but you're on the game, hustling for a client." Another mentions a deputy running his hands through her hair, while a minister's advisor asked a journalist upon her return from holiday if she was "tanned all over". From a political spokesman taking photos of sleeping female journalists onboard a plane during the last presidential campaign, to a "friend of the president" declaring that journalists are "much more interesting when they have big breasts", the female hacks have had enough. In the petition, they condemn the fact that little has changed after the downfall of International Monetary Fund chief and presidential frontrunner Dominique Strauss-Kahn, whose notorious sexual appetite landed him in court on several occasions. View gallery Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, seen here on February 17, 2015, whose notorious sexual appe … "We thought that the DSK case had shifted the line and that chauvinist attitudes were on the verge of extinction. Alas!" read the article. Strauss-Kahn's career imploded after his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a New York hotel maid. The charges were dropped but the case revealed details of his often crude behaviour with women, highlighting sexist attitudes from French male politicians. The journalists writing in Liberation also described insistent text messages or phone calls seeking late night meetings, suggestions to pop into a nearby hotel "for a bit of fun" and one official who had to be threatened with sexual harassment charges to get him to back off. "There are also condescending sighs when we ask questions in press conferences: 'That is such a girl question'", wrote the journalists. View gallery French Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights, Marisol Touraine, delivers a spee … However the petition highlights that there are also many politicians who do not act in this manner, especially the younger generation. "The fact that these practices -- which mirror those that happen every day in the street, factories and offices -- involve elected officials charged with creating policy, leads us to denounce them." - Rampant sexual harassment - The petition was signed by 16 reporters from the main French media houses including Liberation itself, Le Monde and Le Parisien newspapers, Radio France International and Agence France-Presse. The rest of the journalists preferred to remain anonymous due to their "complicated professional situation". Women's Rights Minister Marisol Touraine said the petition was a good reminder that sexism permeates the whole of society. "This must also be an opportunity to recall the sexism confronting millions of women in their daily life on public transport, in their place of work and on the street," she said. "Sexism is more insidious than before, but it is well and truly present." Sexual harassment in France has come under the spotlight in recent weeks after the High Council for Equality between Women and Men urged government to crack down on the phenomenon, saying 100 percent of women using public transport have been the victim at least once in their lives. ↡ Advertisement 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic May 6, 2015 Share May 6, 2015 see the journalist siong first then got talk 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic May 6, 2015 Author Share May 6, 2015 (edited) see the journalist siong first then got talk My name speaks a thousand words GPGT Edited May 6, 2015 by 2BDriver 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Hypersonic May 6, 2015 Share May 6, 2015 (edited) Freedom of speech yo.. they can choose not to get offended or ignore it. This is france😃 Edited May 6, 2015 by Ender 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic May 6, 2015 Share May 6, 2015 My name speaks a thousand words GPGT Mlmlwml 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic May 6, 2015 Author Share May 6, 2015 Mlmlwml 肯 定 会 医 好 你 的 “ 风 湿 病 ” 包 你 没 事 ! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic May 6, 2015 Share May 6, 2015 she's a good MP. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic May 6, 2015 Author Share May 6, 2015 she's a good MP. Yes, use to meet her at Yishun Block 800+ coffee shop, she never fails to walk over our table for golden hand shakes 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic May 8, 2017 Share May 8, 2017 This man slept with his teacher and became president of France. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic May 8, 2017 Author Share May 8, 2017 This man slept with his teacher and became president of France. This is the reason he became extraordinary and being elected. His teacher imparts all her academic knowledges without selfishness. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic May 8, 2017 Share May 8, 2017 This is the reason he became extraordinary and being elected. His teacher imparts all her academic knowledges without selfishness. I wish I had a teacher like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic May 8, 2017 Author Share May 8, 2017 (edited) I wish I had a teacher like that. Your calibre is to take on school Lady Principals. Lady Teacher knows your exposed talents living in someone body and hard to see any of your weakness for after class tuition's. Edited May 8, 2017 by 2BDriver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celicar Turbocharged May 8, 2017 Share May 8, 2017 This man slept with his teacher and became president of France. France is screwed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic May 8, 2017 Share May 8, 2017 France is screwed. Not France lah, just Marine Le Pen. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celicar Turbocharged May 8, 2017 Share May 8, 2017 Not France lah, just Marine Le Pen. I see, then Marine Le Penis screwed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic May 8, 2017 Share May 8, 2017 I see, then Marine Le Pen is screwed. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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