A poster campaign that doesn't work.
Last week, La France insoumise, through its president Mathilde Panot, created controversy with a campaign to encourage people to register on the electoral lists.
Broadcast on X (formerly Twitter), one could read more digital leaflets, linked to each other.
The first, “The rich vote, what about you?
", the second "the racists vote, and you?
", the third "golfers vote, and you?
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Quickly, the golf world was surprised and annoyed by this campaign, which equates it with the rich and racists.
“We were surprised - and let's say it quite shocked - to see that you assimilate golf players to categories of populations that you do not seem to hold in great esteem,” wrote Pascal Grizot, the president of the Federation, in a press release. French golf course.
You seem to ignore the sociology of our sport, the practice of which continues to become popular and now brings together more than 600,000 players in France, of whom 446,000 are licensed with the ffgolf.”
Monday evening, it was the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) which provided its support to the FFG.
Here too, through a press release, the body decided not to let it go.
“The CNOSF associates itself with the reaction of the French Golf Federation”, he explains in the preamble, before continuing: “On the one hand, the reality: golf is more than 600,000 practitioners, more of 450,000 licensees within a federation, 7th French sports federation in terms of members, approved by the State and signatory of the charter of respect for the values of the Republic.
On the other, unbearable assertions, unworthy of political debate in a democracy, which equate golfers and racists.
These are those of the communication of a political party.
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[#Declaration]
The CNOSF joins the reaction of @ffgolf.
On the one hand, the reality: golf involves more than 600,000 practitioners, more than 450,000 licensees within a federation, the 7th French sports federation in terms of members, approved by the State and signatory of… pic.twitter.com/if7euUd9Qa
— FranceOlympique (@FranceOlympique) February 12, 2024