US EditionNeighborhood “La Négresse”: the city of Biarritz defends the controversial name in court “this word is not insulting”
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The Bordeaux association Mémoires et Partages sued the town hall of Biarritz on Thursday in order to rename the district known as “La Négresse”, a name deemed racist and sexist. The public rapporteur followed the collective's opinion, even though many residents at the scene do not see the problem.
Will the La Négresse district soon be renamed Biarritz? In any case, this is what the association Mémoires et Partages calls for, which considers the name “racist and sexist”. “Nobody would call their friend or sister “La Négresse” today. In this case, there is both sexism and racism”, denounced the founder of the association, Karfa Diallo, at the microphone of BFMTV. As reported by La Provence, this Thursday, January 16, the public rapporteur c…
An association has taken legal action to force the City of Biarritz to remove the place called La Négresse. The public rapporteur agreed with him and the judges of the Bordeaux Administrative Court of Appeal agreed.
The city of Biarritz defended the name of its historic district La Négresse on Thursday before the Bordeaux Administrative Court of Appeal. In contrast, the association Mémoires et Partages underlined the insulting nature of this name, a position followed by the rapporteur of the Court of Appeal.
An association has been campaigning for years for the name of the La Négresse neighborhood, perceived as racist and sexist, to be changed. This Thursday, January 16, the Bordeaux Administrative Court of Appeal will rule.
The Biarrot district of La Négresse is in danger of losing its name. The public rapporteur present at the appeal hearing &ag...
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