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Controversy over Aya Nakamura: “We have a form of sneaky racism which has been expressed in recent days”, according to the interministerial delegate for youth
Mathieu Maucourt was the guest of Franceinfo on Sunday.
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Mathieu Maucourt was the guest of Franceinfo on Sunday. He reacted to the attacks which the singer has been the target of since “L’Express” claimed that she could participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Nothing is confirmed, but the rumor has already caused a lot of talk. The possibility of a performance by the French artist Aya Nakamura during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games provoked numerous outraged reactions, notably from the far right, leading the national center of the fight against hatred online to open an investigation after receiving a report from Licra. “We have a form of sneaky racism which has been expressed in recent days”estimated on franceinfo Mathieu Maucourt, interministerial delegate for youth, Sunday March 17.
“When we look at the pretexts that are invoked [pour la critiquer]there is not one that holdshe judged. If it’s because she’s a woman, it’s sexism, period. If it’s because it’s someone black, it’s called racism. If it’s because it’s someone who has an active community who is particularly young, that’s called contempt.”he added.
“If it is just a question of cultural or artistic taste, it is called a relationship with others which is not really in place, and there, it is a problem of fraternity”he concluded.
