The choice of Marlène Schiappa to do an interview in the newspaper Playboy is far from unanimous in government. In addition to the surprise off the Elysée Palace, and Elisabeth Borne’s comment judging an interview “not appropriate”, the Minister responsible for equality between women and men Isabelle Rome did not retain her criticisms on Wednesday in Le Figaro.
“I wonder: 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 denounces. Former Secretary of State for Gender Equality herself, Marlène Schiappa, now Secretary of State for the Social and Solidarity Economy, gave an interview on women’s rights in the issue of Playboy to be published on Thursday, posing, dressed in a long white dress, on the front page of the charming magazine.
“Defending women’s rights in Playboy would be like fighting anti-Semitism by giving an interview to Rivarol”
“Marlène Schiappa is free to do what she wants with her body, it’s not a subject. But pretend that lay in Playboy will advance women’s freedom, I seriously doubt it. His, maybe. That of the others, no”, squeaks Isabelle Rome. “To me, defending women’s rights in Playboy would be like fighting anti-Semitism by giving an interview to Rivarol », far-right weekly.
“I recall that its founder, Hugh Hefner, was prosecuted for sexual assault. At some point, you have to choose your supports. I therefore agree with the Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne: to appear in Playboy is not appropriate,” she said. “There is nothing to learn 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. This gives him enormous publicity, ”slices the ex-magistrate. “When you are a minister, you must have a sense of responsibility,” concludes the minister.