“Agbegnenou?
His name is an insult to France”;
“Disabled sports are liberally ugly”;
“If you fuck like you dance…”;
“Since when has she been surfing this big p***”… These crude, racist, sexist or handicapped words transcribed on the back of replica Olympic charms were really written on the Internet aimed at champions.
An exhibition called “The Reverse of the Medal” is presented this Tuesday and Wednesday in the open air on the square in front of the town hall in Saint-Denis to raise awareness of cyberharassment.
A few months before the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, it highlights the testimonies of many athletes such as judokate Clarisse Agbégnénou, breakdancer Carlota Dudek, Paralympic wheelchair tennis champion Michaël Jeremiasz and even surfer Juliette Lacome.
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“If the moments of glory of athletes are known to all, the insults and harassment they suffer during their careers are less so,” recalls the Allianz insurance group, partner of the Olympic Games and the instigator of this exhibition, which she also brings to life via testimonials on her social networks.
The company points out that the subject affects the entire population: according to a study by the Ipsos institute, more than 4 in 10 French people say they have already been victims of cyberviolence.
A phenomenon which mainly affects people aged under 25 (87% say they have already experienced it), LGBT+ people (85%), racialized people (71%) and women under 35 (65%). %).
This Wednesday, around 200 children from Saint-Denis will discover the exhibition as part of their leisure reception.