French mother, is called an "activist" who "took a rightward
turn" and became controversial for denouncing Zionism,
the Israeli Lobby, and calling Holocaust remembrance
"memorial pornography." (Photo by Emmanuel Digiaro)
Dieudonné has been part of France's comedy scene for years, but while he started out with a Jewish comedian in sketches that mocked racism, he gradually veered to the far-right and alienated some fans with anti-Jewish comments -- one of his latest being a joke about gas chambers.
RELATED STORY: Riot Police Sent In As 'Anti-Semitic Pedlar Of Hate' Dieudonne Has His Tour Banned
Pressure mounts on French comic in racism row (via AFP)
The mayor of Paris has joined France's interior minister in calling for comedian Dieudonne, whose vitriolic brand of humour targeting Jews has caused outrage, to be banned from the stage. Anti-racist groups also threatened legal action against a provocative…
No comments:
Post a Comment