Saturday, April 19, 2008

Brigitte Bardot on Trial for Inciting Racial Hatred

Brigitte Bardot is on trial for the fifth time for inciting "racial hatred" toward the Muslim's in France. She is being fined $23,760 for saying the Muslim community is, "destroying our country and imposing its acts."

France is home to 5 million Muslims, Europe's largest Muslim community, making up 8 percent of France's population.

"I am fed up with being under the thumb of this population which is destroying us, destroying our country and imposing its acts," the star of 'And God created woman' and 'Contempt' said.
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Bill Maher continued to pop in my mind while reading Bardot's ordeal. Have to wonder what he would do if he were in her situation. Coward comes to mind.


You go girl.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Kudos to Brigitte! She is merely saying what many other people "want" to say but are too scared to. Why should she be punished for speaking her mind?