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To: Andy Thomas who wrote (296816)	9/14/2002 4:42:12 PM
From: RON BL	Respond to of 769670

Bridget Bardot Fined for Racist Remarks By Brian Carnell Thursday, June 29, 2000 Prominent animal rights activist Bridge Bardot was recently fined 30,000 francs by a French court for comments she made in a recent book, "Pluto's Square." In the book, Bardot complains about the large number of Muslim immigrants in France and especially the ritual slaughter of sheep during a Muslim religious festival. In the book, Bardot complains that "...my country, France, my homeland, my land is again invaded by an overpopulation of foreigners, especially Muslims." France, like many European countries, has laws against inciting racial hatred, and this is the third time that Bardot has been convicted of such an offense. On the one hand, such laws are in and of themselves barbaric, and have done little to stem the tide of racial hatred in Europe. Even idiot xenophobes such as Bardot should have the right to speak freely without facing the sanction of the state. On the other hand, Bardot's latest episode demonstrates just what a dogmatic, intolerant group animal rights activists can be. Apparently Bardot can muster overwhelming empathy for sheep but can only think of Muslim immigrants in euphemistic terms such as "invaders." The reader might think that animal rights groups and individuals would want to put as much distance between themselves and Bardot as possible, but despite her repeated racist remarks there has been no flurry of press releases from animal rights group and prominent activists denouncing Bardot (this from activists who fire off press releases at the drop of a hat). Apparently the drawing power of a bigoted has-been sex symbol is just too much to resist. Source: Bardot fined for racist remarks. BBC News, June 16, 2000.