Rachida Dati denounces “class contempt” after criticism of her appointment to the Ministry of Culture

The context has changed since 2017: this is how Rachida Dati, new Minister of Culture, justifies her arrival with Emmanuel Macron, whom she had nevertheless criticized in the past. In the columns of Le Parisien, Saturday January 13, she also responds to criticism of her arrival at this post. “I don’t care about the comments on my nomination, even if I sometimes see class contempt in them. I even heard: ‘Has she ever read a book?’”she said.

Fighting radicalization through culture

In this long interview, the minister defines one of her goals: fighting against radicalization through culture. Since his appointment, negative reactions from artists have accumulated. According to Rachida Dati, culture is neither right nor left. “I deeply believe that culture needs to have a minister with political weight to defend it. I intend to work with all those who share this objective, whatever their sensitivities”detailed the minister.