French State Secretary's Appearance on Playboy Cover Sparks Controversy in France

A Strategy of Distraction?

“This cover for Playboy is ridiculous for feminism; it is a technique of diversion,” said the French politician and activist Manon Aubry. Others, such as French activist and member of the far left party Danielle Simonnet, believe that the women’s rights advocate is desperately trying to create a diversion on potential embezzlement from an aid fund she created to promote republican values and fight separatism (the Marianna fund), “Is Ms. Schiappa's decision to make the front page of Playboy a backfire to avoid talking about the Marianne fund affair where large sums of money were allocated by her Ministry to very few associations for questionable use?” she said on her Twitter account.

Shocking News for the French Government

According to exclusive information, nobody knew about this interview at the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the President of France. According to an executive member who spoke to BFMTV, nobody expected her to do that, “I'm sawn up. Few of us are hallucinating. We thought it was an early April Fool's joke,” declared the source.

A Firm Response from Schiappa

This Saturday afternoon the feminist politician responded to the discord claiming her right to control her body the way she decides to, “defending the right of women to dispose of their bodies is an all-time topic. No matter what the retrogrades and the hypocrites have to say, in France, women are free,” stated Marlène Schiappa.