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France tries to regulate what people wear while sitting on the beach. It seems downright opposed to multiculturalism and diversity. Freedom of expression isn't
by woodhull 10y ago
France tries to regulate what people wear while sitting on the beach. It seems downright opposed to multiculturalism and diversity. Freedom of expression isn't just the right to write blog posts.
- GrumpyBen 10y agoThat's false. The government of France never tried to pass such a bill. It was a mayor of a small town that tried to ban burkinis but this bill was suspended by a higher court.
- realusername 10y agoit's generally opposed to multiculturalism because the dominant mentality in France is integrationism, not multiculturalism, it's the opposite approach to the US/UK.
- scrollaway 10y agoI sure do see a lot of people here who have zero actual experience of France, ready to pass judgement based on whatever clickbait they happened to read a few years back, after it's gone through a couple of translation layers. Speaking as somebody who's lived in France, Greece, the UK, the US and Sweden: France is by far the most "multiculturalism-friendly" place of all these. Yes, even more than Sweden. Like most French people, I'm not proud of my country. But this is something I can be proud of. (Disclaimer: Some cities are of course less kind to strangers than others; it's not a uniform utopia)
- Dr0Dre 10y agoI beg to differ. My experience was really the opposite. I come from the maghreb region and lived in France for a while. I experienced racism at work and outside of it. If you are arab looking or black, you better emmigrate to another country like UK/US or even germany for a better chance. If you don't you are doomed. For those who don't understand what I'm talking about check a movie called "La Haine". And I agree with you, it might be different in other cities.