French school children on strike

MartavTaurus

It depends what you're looking for in Paris. If you want pretty, pretty untroubled countryside I'd suggest you head far afield to Brittany where even the natives have an inherent dislike of France's capital city. The Loire region is also beautifully majestic, and Alsace offers up special treats too.

However, Paris has a charmingly haunting sort of character, all of its own It's meant to be grimy and sinister, as shown in the works of Zola like L'Assommoir, and of course those of Victor Hugo. The human condition is meant to be raw and brutal, c'est la vie. If you find all that unpalatable, try Baudelaire's poetry in Les Fleurs du Mal where he turns the ugly, decaying realities of Paris into beauty.

It's all in the eyes of the discerning beholder. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Here endeth the lecture for today.

Looks like they aren’t very loyal to Victor Hugo. In fact they all look like migrants that have created all that trouble.

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MT62

African bloke has just blasted a woman in the face with what looks like self made blow torch- lovely people 😞

Who? Africans?

If he is a minor, then French authorities will not release any information regarding his race or ethnicity.

MartavTaurus

If he is a minor, then French authorities will not release any information regarding his race or ethnicity.

The woman that was attacked has given an interview to SKY News

GrannyGravy13

MartavTaurus

If he is a minor, then French authorities will not release any information regarding his race or ethnicity.

The woman that was attacked has given an interview to SKY News

Oh ok. What did she say?

I ask because Africans are often disliked in France. It goes back to the colonial era.

When we bought our last house in France the lawyer turned to us and said, "Well, of course we don't mind your coming to live here. It's Africans we don't want." And this was a legal professional working for the government!

Africans are blamed all the time.

Xenophobic and prejudiced individuals can be found are across all walks of life in many countries.

MT62

African bloke has just blasted a woman in the face with what looks like self made blow torch- lovely people 😞

I really object to this blatant racism
Why do you tolerate it - she ertainly doesn't speak for this gran

No greyfur! just one African fella lit a blow torch & burnt a woman in the face.

Sorry that should have read why do WE tolerate it

They aren’t all disliked, we have some Africans that work at our local Farm Foods, very friendly & engaging.

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MT62

They aren’t all disliked, we have some Africans that work at our local Farm Foods, very friendly & engaging.

So not the same kind of African as was in France hurting somebody?

When somebody says
African bloke has just blasted a woman in the face with what looks like self made blow torch- lovely people 😞

You clearly clearly refer to Africans - or maybe all immigrants or even all people of colour in what is a totally blatant generalisation as "lovely people"
If you didn't mean to sound racist you should not have made such a sweeping derogatory generalisation.
It should be withdrawn with an apology to all the other people of colour you have insulted

Just like the French lawyer whose comment was certainly disconcerting for us as immigrants too.

That kind of statement sounds racist because it generalises a whole nation, continent even, of people.

As you know greyfur Africa is a massive continent.

The video is horrific.

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MT62

As you know greyfur Africa is a massive continent.

Africa, Europe e.g. all continents are large in size 🤷‍♀️

Black person, is that the correct term?

No I don’t think it is.

MawsRosie

^Black person, is that the correct term?^

No I don’t think it is.

Well you tell me because the goal posts are forever changing.

Perhaps he's French?

MT62

African bloke has just blasted a woman in the face with what looks like self made blow torch- lovely people 😞

Your *African bloke" claim and sm misinformation

While certain viral posts on platforms like X ND instagram claimed claimed the attacker was an adult "African migrant" or "African man", official reports and French authorities explicitly clarified that theses claims are unverified misinformation. The French authorities have confirmed the suspect taken into custody is a 15-year-old child, local student protester.

The attack took place during a broader wave of civil unrest across France, during which thousands of teenagers blockaded high schools, leading to mass arrests and clashes with law enforcement.