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Brigitte Macron faces backlash for using slur against feminist protesters

Brigitte Macron said her words critiqued feminist protesters' radical methods after disruptions of a comedian's show, sparking backlash and adoption of the insult as a feminist hashtag.

  • Brigitte Macron, the French first lady, faced backlash for using a vulgar slur against feminist protesters disrupting a comedian's show over rape allegations.
  • The protesters, from the group Nous Toutes, interrupted Ary Abittan's show, accusing him of being a 'rapist' despite the case against him being dropped due to lack of evidence.
  • In a video, Macron is heard calling the protesters 'stupid bitches' in French, prompting criticism from celebrities and feminists who adopted the phrase to denounce her comments.
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Brigitte Macron’s use of sexist slur sparks outrage in France

France’s first lady Brigitte Macron has sparked outrage among French celebrities and feminists over the use of sexist and derogatory language to describe protesters at a comedian’s show.

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On Saturday night, four activists of the feminist collective #NousToutes (all of us), who wore masks with the effigy of actor Ary Abittan and the inscription “rapeor”, interrupted their show in the Parisian room Folies Bergère, chanting “Abittan rapist”, according to this organization in a statement. At the end of 2021, the comedian was accused of rape by a young woman with whom he had been dating for a few weeks. After three years of investigat…

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The association Les Tricotes hysteriques has announced to file a complaint after the controversial statements of Brigitte Macron. Other feminist associations demand a public apology and a condemnation of the...

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The neo-feminist militants did not decelerate against Brigitte Macron, who dared to call the humorist Ary Abittan's "sacrifice" the perturbators of the show. Will the well-thought-out editorialists force the First Lady to apologize? DR. The comments made by Brigitte Macron to Ary Abittan behind the scenes at the Bergère Folies continue to make waves. The salesconnesgate took on such a magnitude that the Élysée had to organize a semi-retropedalag…

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French first lady caught on video insulting feminist protesters

Footage has emerged of Brigitte Macron using a French slur to describe the women while speaking to a comedian backstage.

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Le Huffington Post broke the news in Paris, France on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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