the Minister for Equality between Women and Men tackles Marlène Schiappa after her interview

Riffify the government. Isabelle Rome, Minister for Equality between Women and Men, criticized on Wednesday April 5 the choice of her colleague Marlène Schiappa to appear in Playboy. “I ask myself: why did you choose Playboy to advance women’s rights when this magazine is a compendium of all sexist stereotypes? We are right in the culture of the woman-object”she told the Figaro (article for subscribers).

Former Secretary of State for Gender Equality (2017-20), Marlène Schiappa, now Secretary of State for Social and Solidarity Economy, gave an interview on women’s rights in the issue of Playboy to be released Thursday. In addition, she poses dressed in a long white dress, in one of the magazine of charm. “Marlène Schiappa is free to do what she wants with her body, that’s not a subject. But pretending that posing in Playboy will advance women’s freedom, I seriously doubt it. His, maybe. That of others, no”grinds Isabelle Rome.

“There’s nothing to get out of this magazine”

“In my view, defending the rights of women in Playboy would amount to fighting against anti-Semitism by giving an interview to Rivarol“a far-right weekly. “I remind you that its founder, Hugh Hefner, was prosecuted for sexual assault. At some point, you have to choose your media. I therefore join the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne: to appear in Playboy is not appropriate”she judges.

“There is nothing to be learned from this magazine and women need to be aware of it: Playboy will never be our ally. And I regret that, in the end, this operation benefited Playboy. It gives him huge publicity.”slice the ex-magistrate. “When you are a minister, you must have a sense of responsibility”concludes Isabelle Rome.