This cartoon is part of the billing for the “blackfeminist” festival on its own website
The mayor of Paris has called for a black feminist festival in the city to be banned on the grounds that it excludes white people.
At the Nyansapo Festival in July, billed as “blackfeminist”, 80% of the venue will be reserved for black women.
Black people of any gender will be allowed in another area, while a third area will be open to all.
Anne Hidalgo tweeted that she reserved the right “to prosecute the organisers for discrimination”.
Some French anti-racism organisations have condemned the festival.
SOS Racisme called it “an abomination” and said it “wallows in ethnic separation”, while Licra, the International League against Racism and Antisemitism, said: “Rosa Parks would be turning in her grave.”
On Friday the regional head of the far-right National Front party had challenged Ms Hidalgo to explain the…
