Posted on 06/10/2004 10:50:56 AM PDT by Mon
PARIS (Reuters) - French actress-turned-animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot (news) was convicted Thursday of inciting racial hatred and ordered to pay $6,000 -- the fourth such fine for the former sex symbol since 1997.
The Paris court sentenced Bardot, 69, for remarks in her book "A Scream in the Silence," an outspoken attack on gays, immigrants and the jobless that shocked France last year.
In the book, she laments the "Islamization of France" and the "underground and dangerous infiltration of Islam."
"Mme. Bardot presents Muslims as barbaric and cruel invaders, responsible for terrorist acts and eager to dominate the French to the extent of wanting to exterminate them," the court said.
France's 5-million-member Muslim community is the largest in Europe.
Bardot, who was not present for the verdict, denied the charges in a tearful court appearance last month, saying her book did not target Islam or people from North Africa.
She told the court France was going through a period of decadence and said she opposed interracial marriage.
"I was born in 1934, at that time interracial marriage wasn't approved of," she said.
"There are many new languages in the new Europe. Mediocrity is taking over from beauty and splendor. There are many people who are filthy, badly dressed and badly shaven."
In her book, she also attacks homosexuals as "fairground freaks," condemns the presence of women in government and denounces the "scandal of unemployment benefits."
Bardot's attacks on Muslims prompted anti-racism groups to launch legal proceedings against the former star, who turned her back on film after 46 films to concentrate on animal welfare.
Bardot, who in her 1960s heyday was the epitome of French feminine beauty, was fined $3,250 in January 1998 after being convicted of inciting racial hatred in comments about civilian massacres in Algeria.
Four months earlier, a court fined her for saying France was being overrun by sheep-slaughtering Muslims.
The court was right, Bardot was wrong. The islamofascists won't exterminate any Froggies who are willing to pray 5X/day to the black moon-god rock.
ALLAHU AKBAR = HEIL HITLER
MEIN KAMPF = MEIN KORAN
She says she's against welfare, and as far as I'm concerned, she's only been accused of racism. A French court has convicted her, but I wouldn't want them in charge of my fate in a similar situation. What she says about culture seems to be more of a reflection on her attitudes toward the impact of France's immigration agreements with its former colonies.
Even if she's wrong, France's rules about hate speech are worth fighting.
France has been a loser nation since WWI.
Chirac dreams of being the new USSR as a power balance the USA.
de Gaulle was pompous jerk who tried to scuttle D-Day and wanted to speak before Ike in Paris.
France could not release their colonial interests in Viet Nam and got slaughtered and dragged American fighting troops in under JFK and then proceeded to call the USA war criminals.
France blocked America from flying jets over their country when Reagan bombed Libya.
France and Germany blocked the USA for years in the UN about Saddam Hussein and Iraq because they were on the take.
Fraaaaaaannce is turning into an impotent Islamic terrorist host occupied quagmire.
Now France again seeks to block Iraq from having their own government and free elections and democracy.
France says Iraq must be under the thumb of the UN and only by permitted to establish an "Arab democracy".
None exists today except coming in Iraq.
As the new President of Iraq would say to Chirac and France:
"Nuts!"
The next time we fly jets over France we may leave radioactive craters.
In the mean time France's wine sales to the USA are off 50% and dropping, tourism stinks, and French products are unwanted and unneeded.
France and Chirac are like French cars.
A joke.
"We can talk for centuries about the word 'racist,'" she said. "'Racist' has to do with race and not with religion. Yes, I am against that religion, a religion that controls the life of people in every minute of their day, that puts the burqa on women, that treats women as camels, that preaches polygamy, that cuts the hands of the poor thieves .... -- The Rage of Oriana Fallaci, by George Gurely.
They've realized that you can't run around saying how much you want the world to change for the better, how much you want to fight oppression and the exploitation of the weak while ignoring Islamism.
I hope the new president of Iraq does say NUTS to Chirac. He is certainly no friend of ours and stabs us in the back every chance he gets.
You slay me!
If (and when) the dems pull their corrupt 2000 garbage again before, during, and after the November election you may be assured there will be many others besides the DOJ, FBI, and LEOs investigating, observing, monitoring, documenting, and prepared to take any and all remedial actions.
Any lefties voting illegally from both NY & FL, NJ & FL, CT & FL, PA & FL, CA & NM, etc. will be harshly dealt with under federal and state criminal statutes this time and "sanctions" will be place on them for life by conserved honest American citizens.
They will also lose their right to vote for the rest of their lives.
And felons or illegal aliens attempting to vote will be dealt with even more harshly.
Any political party or party surrogate group that conspires to violate US election laws and any person involved will be dealt with.
If any reading this post doubt this and plan it unlawfully vote, double-vote, help others illegally vote, or keep any military or civilian US citizen from voting in any way just go ahead and try.
When the authorities get thru with you the fun will just be starting.
You can drag out 2000 leftie pansy attorneys to try to change the election but they are number one on "the list".
Go ahead.
Make our day.
$6000 bucks. I hope she doesn't have to sell her house to cover that whopping fine.
Phil and the others are turning out hard hitting stuff
Right on the money
Brigitte Bardot was convicted for being politically incorrect. I guess she's a prophet without honor in her own country.
Believe me, Brigitte Bardot is no Orianna Falacci. Ms. Falacci is a brilliant writer who has been on the correct side of the terrorism and Iraq issues and standing tall with the US. Many of her articles have appeared in FrontPage.
Bardor is a nut and a supporter of neo-fascis textremists like Jean -Marie Le Pen who hates not only Muslims, but Jews, blacks and Americans as well.
Orianna Falacci is excellent. I agree.
Yeah, that one's a keeper!
bttt
Any lefties voting illegally from both NY & FL, NJ & FL, CT & FL, PA & FL, CA & NM, etc. will be harshly dealt with under federal and state criminal statutes this time and "sanctions" will be place on them for life by conserved honest American citizens."
That goes for trying to steal the military absentee vote again also. God - that made me LIVID!
This time around (with Bush at the helm), DoD and Rumsfeld aren't taking chances. Our troops in Iraq, overseas, and on-board ship are already registered and the absentee ballots are in place, ready to roll, and all necessary measures taken to ensure they get back here in the right hands at the right time.
Tonight Michael Savage called Brigitte Bardot "the last man in France,"
apparently for her stance on the Islamic issue. It was a compliment.haha ! A compliment to her. What a slam to FrenchMEN, though ! haha !
I bet Rush's comments today will be interesting, too.
Betcha Brigette could whip Chirac's arse.
I am glad we have free speech!
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