Eiffel Tower is shrouded by smoke as Paris burns into the night: Iconic landmark shines through choking black pall after Yellow Vest protesters set cars ablaze for the seventh weekend as they call on Macron to go. How long before this happens in the US in places like Washington DC, Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle, Portland, etc.?
Yellow Vest protesters erect a GUILLOTINE in Paris bearing French President’s political party name amid revolt that has forced Macron to address the furious nation Monday evening. Laissez le bon temps rouler. Or should it be laissez les têtes rouler?
Man with 2 handguns, Quran, partner arrested at Disneyland Paris. There must be a fatwah against Mickey Mouse no one’s heard of.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton must be livid. Turns out Paris still has a law on the books that prohibits women from wearing pants. That, of course, makes her world-class collection of pant suits worthless in the City of Lights.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton must be livid. Turns out Paris still has a law on the books that prohibits women from wearing pants. That, of course, makes her world-class collection of pant suits worthless in the City of Lights.
The Telegraph UK reports this odd tale from the land of ungrateful frogs and women with hairy arm pits:
The rule banning women from dressing like men – namely by wearing trousers – was first introduced in 1800 by Paris’ police chief and has survived repeated attempts to repeal it.
The 1800 rule stipulated than any Parisienne wishing to dress like a man “must present herself to Paris’ main police station to obtain authorisation”.
In 1892 it was slightly relaxed thanks to an amendment which said trousers were permitted “as long as the woman is holding the reins of a horse”.
Then in 1909, the decree was further watered down when an extra clause was added to allow women in trousers on condition they were “on a bicycle or holding it by the handlebars”.
In 1969, amid a global movement towards gender equality, the Paris council asked the city’s police chief to bin the decree. His response was: “It is unwise to change texts which foreseen or unforeseen variations in fashion can return to the fore.”
The latest attempt to remove the outmoded rule was in 2003, when a Right-wing MP from President Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP party wrote to the minister in charge of gender equality. The minister’s response was:
“Disuse is sometimes more efficient than (state) intervention in adapting the law to changing mores.”
“They can kiss my ass,” Hillary reportedly muttered.
To which Nicolas Sarkozy responded, “Ce, ma cheri, serait un emploi à plein temps.”
Translation: That, my dear, would be a full-time job.”
Source: Telegraph UK
