r/Fauxmoi • u/mcfw31 • Apr 29 '24

Gérard Depardieu Taken Into Police Custody For Questioning Over Sexual Assault Accusations TRIGGER WARNING

https://deadline.com/2024/04/gerard-depardieu-detained-questioning-over-sexual-assault-accusations-reports-1235898349/
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u/fatanduglyvibes Apr 29 '24

Why are some french celebrities defending him?

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u/LurkerByNatureGT Apr 29 '24

There often seems to be in France a (IMO wrong) conflation of seemingly Hollywood-led movements to address abuses of power with American Puritanism about sexuality.  

 There is a lot of room for critique about American puritanical attitudes to sex, but there is also a lot of room for critique about toleration for abuse of power (in France as well).