French Min. likens veiled women to "Negroes accepting slavery"
The French minister for women’s rights has sparked outrage by comparing Muslim women who wear the Islamic veil to "negroes who accepted slavery".
Speaking on a French TV channel, Law-ronss Rossin-yol criticized fashion retailers for making products designed specifically for Muslim women. Rossin-yol apologized for using the word negro, describing it as "a slip of the tongue". Her comments provoked anger on social media, with thousands signing a petition which calls for Rossin-yol to resign over her quote-racist remarks. Wearing the veil has long been a thorny issue in France, which claims to be a free society.
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