There are pros, there are cons… The presentation, next June, of the National Order of Merit to Michel Sardou
creates turmoil between those who do not see the problem and those who rebel, notably feminists. For its part, the Élysée defended its choice to the NewObs as follows : “
Michel Sardou was able to diagnose, decades before Michel Houellebecq, male discomfort in his texts“. A justification which did not convince everyone so that
Rachida Dati came to the aid of the head of state faced with this decision.
Questioned by Paul Larrouturou for LCI, the Minister of Culture considered that this choice was “judicious” before Nicolas Sarkozy’s close friend clarified: “Obviously he has a temperament, he has a character. He was not implicated in behavior towards women.” declared the former mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris before to conclude “He is someone who has lived the lives of a large majority of French people. Let the nation pay tribute to him, I find it legitimate“.
“He is someone who has lived the lives of a large majority of French people. That the nation pays tribute to him, I find it legitimate. »Rachida Dati interviewed by @PaulLarrouturou about Michel Sardou who should be decorated with the Order of Merit by Emmanuel Macron in June ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/nkbbHVjqFr
— LCI (@LCI) April 11, 2024
Feminists outraged
“The patriarchy will fall, it is already faltering. But they will all decorate each other first“, tackled on his social networks
Sandrine Rousseau, environmentalist MP and feminist figure. For her part, socialist senator Laurence Rossignol also made a comment on : “I want to rape women, to force them to admire me”. We are reassured, it’s just an expression of male discomfort. And it definitely deserves decoration!” she wrote, referring to the lyrics of the song Cities of Solitudereleased in 1973 by Michel Sardou.
The artist who has just completed a series of farewell concerts after almost 60 years of career has already been decorated in the past. The interpreter of Love sickness had received, from the hands of the former Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot, the insignia of Commander of the Legion of Honor. He was elevated to the rank of knight in 1988 and then officer in 1996.