After featuring a veiled woman in one of its visuals dedicated to preventive measures to be adopted in the face of high heat, the humanitarian organization the French Red Cross has been criticized in particular by right-wing political figures in France, according to rt .com.
The subject was a priori neutral: by publishing a series of messages devoted to “good reflexes” to have in order to protect themselves from the scorching temperatures which affect France, the Red Cross probably did not intend to trigger a controversy.
However, the presence of a woman wearing a veil on one of these visuals quickly heated the spirits, a series of personalities rising once morest a message perceived as an attack on secularism and a promotion of religious clothing.
Together, let’s adopt the right reflexes to protect ourselves and our loved ones during the #heat wave !#BeatTheHeat pic.twitter.com/45uoIfCaW3
— Croix-Rouge fr (@CroixRouge) June 14, 2022
+ “It casts a shadow on women’s freedom!” +
Senator Les Républicains Valérie Boyer expressed her perplexity in relation to this communication: “Is the Red Cross obliged to participate in this form of “promotion” of the veil? Twitter, according to the same source.
Beyond the “good reflexes” that we must remember, does the @CroixRouge is obliged to participate in this form of “promotion” of the veil? pic.twitter.com/n34Rdk7Dbd
— Valerie Boyer (@valerieboyer13) June 14, 2022
“The French Red Cross is promoting the Islamic veil,” denounced Damien Rieu, in charge of communication within Eric Zemmour’s party, Reconquête!. “The Red Cross stages the Islamic veil: it casts a shadow over women’s freedom!”, quipped Gilbert Collard, honorary president of the same political party.
In its pedagogy on the heat wave, the #CroixRouge depicts the Islamic veil: it casts a shadow on women’s freedom! pic.twitter.com/kwyBdbAuqt
— Gilbert Collard (@GilbertCollard) June 15, 2022
“What is the message behind this poster? Would it very soon become the Red Crescent?” asked Jean-Michel Cadenas, member of the national council of the National Rally (RN), also accusing the Red Cross of promoting the Islamic veil.
