‘Back to Africa’: French MP sparks parliament outrage
Al JazeeraJUL 2022
French MP Suspended After "Return to Africa" Remarks
Image copyright: Assemblee Nationale 2022/AFP [via Al Jazeera]
The Spin
Left narrative
De Fournas' penalty is the only just course of action. Le Pen's far-right party cannot get away with abjectly racist comments, and he deserves full censure for his disgraceful behavior.
Right narrative
If a clearly-misinterpreted comment is all it takes to induce a penalty, many other MPs should prepare to receive the same punishment. The 15-day suspension was issued only once before, and now the left has decided to use it over a simple misunderstanding. This is unfair cancel culture.
