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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA black French rapper sang about hanging 'the whites.' He may now be prosecuted.
PARIS The song is called PLB, a French acronym for hang the whites, and it has launched a bitter public debate about anti-white racism in France.
Nick Conrad, a previously obscure rapper who describes himself as a black artist, Parisian, proud and sophisticated, produced a provocative music video describing the killing of white babies in schools that was taken down from YouTube on Wednesday amid intense public outcry.
The artist has received criticism from across Frances political spectrum and may soon face charges under the countrys strict hate speech regulations.
On Thursday, a spokesman for the Paris prosecutor confirmed to The Washington Post that a formal investigation has been launched, specifically with regard to whether Conrads video constitutes an incitement to a crime.
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Activists, however, fear the focus on hate speech and anti-white racism distracts from the very real racism against blacks and immigrants French society tries to ignore.
If you ask me, does anti-white racism exist? I can say yes, and this is a very good example of it. However, if you ask me is there anti-white discrimination in France? The answer is no, said Louis-Georges Tin, a representative of black organizations in France. I dont think there is anyone in France who didnt find a job or an apartment because he or she is white.
The real problem with the conversation that has ensued, Tin said, is false equivalence. Many conservative people speak of anti-white racism just to put anti-white and anti-black racism on the same level and on the same stage, which is impossible.
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riversedge
(70,234 posts)Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)speech no matter the hue of the person spewing it.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,263 posts)Of course I mean 99.9+% of that being discourse from the right wing.
Crunchy Frog
(26,587 posts)Why would anyone think that would be helpful in addressing the problem of racism?