“
I have worked on the four continents of our planet.
I frequented the North, the South, the East and the West.
Obviously there is a white privilege
,
”
said Friday, December 25 on LCI the Minister in charge of Equality between women and men Élisabeth Moreno.
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"
Depending on whether you were born a white man or a black woman in Africa or in France, you know that you have more luck,
" she continues, returning to the words of Emmanuel Macron who, in a long interview with
the Express
and published Tuesday, December 22, assured that "
being a white man creates easier objective conditions
" in particular "
to have housing, to find a job, than being an Asian, black or Maghrebian man, or an Asian, black woman or Maghreb
”.
Asked by Jean-Michel Aphatie, the minister went on to stress that "
people should not feel guilty for having a more comfortable situation
": "
it is not a tragedy and it is not false to say that some people are more likely than others.
But it shouldn't be unbearable to hear that.
It is the observation of a fact, it does not have to be unbearable,
”she insisted.
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“
It's not having privileges that is the problem.
The problem is to be treated unequally,
”she concluded, adding that everyone should“
have access to the same rights
”so that“
no one feels treated as a second-class citizen
”.