Reality TV “Frenchie Shore” has been broadcast since November 11, 2023 on Paramount+ And MTV, and it is presented as “the trashiest ever produced in France”. We follow the daily life of ten excited roommates, traveling for several weeks to Cap d’Agde, who go to party and make love there. And for the Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul-Malak, this format represents a great danger for young people.
“On the verge of pornography”
In an interview given to Parisianthis November 21, 2023, the one who (again) reminded that she was guarding herself “good to comment on the choices of channels and platforms which have their editorial freedom”however alerted on “this program is not recommended for under 16s“. And for good reason, “anyone can come across it on social networks” like it happened to her, she also said.
Also, the minister, shocked by the images, announced that she had contacted Arcom, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication, and that she now hoped to restrict access to this broadcast. The reason: she judges her “bordering on pornography” and considers that it is the responsibility of the audiovisual police to protect minors on the platforms.
Is this the reality of sexual relations?
To our colleagues, Rima Abdul-Malak explains: “We are not in the register of fiction, of a film or a series, with the hindsight that that implies. For adolescents who will say to themselves, this is the reality of human relationships, of relationships sexual, it can be a catastrophic introduction”.
The host Arthur, who produces this show, has not yet reacted to the criticisms of the Minister of Culture.
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