Muslim convert in France refuses to sell clothes to women on weekdays

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When Jean-Baptiste Michalon posted a notice on the outside of his general store last year, he hardly imagined that it would create a national outcry.

"Sisters on Saturdays and Sundays only," the note read. Michalon's message to customers in the French city of Bordeaux: Women were welcome only on weekends. Men could shop on weekdays.

On Tuesday, a court fined Michalon $560 for making such a distinction, despite his argument that he had posted the sign to protect his wife, who was also working in the store, and other women.

"We put this in place at the request of the sisters who preferred when my wife was behind the counter. It is a shop where we sell clothes," Michalon, who converted to Islam four years ago, told the French news agency Agence France-Presse last year.

Following the outrage created by his note, the Frenchman closed his store and "admitted it was a blunder and tactless," according to a statement from his lawyer.

Local politicians and Muslim leaders stressed that Michalon's behavior did not represent mainstream opinions. The city's mayor, Alain Juppé, a former prime minister of France, called the practice "discriminatory."

Multiple studies have also found a growing problem with racism in France, mainly directed toward Muslims, who are believed to constitute about 7 percent of the French population. Muslims frequently complain that they have a hard time getting jobs, but conservative French commentators and politicians have emphasized that the country should not give up its founding promises of equality in order to please radical Islamists.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Where are the woman rights protesters ?

[Boiler 47,536]

At home where they should be?

[Expat1 971]

In order to please who? I didnt catch that last part

[Boiler 47,536]

In order to please who? I didnt catch that last part

Seems to be a common problem.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

At home where they should be?

You rock

[smilesammich 10,727]

Where are the woman rights protesters ?

SO GLAD YOU"RE INTERESTED LIBBY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women%27s_organizations#United_States

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I believe that the issue in the OP resolved itself when the business failed and had to close.

Moral of the story, the customer is always right.

[Ban Hammer 14,300]

SO GLAD YOU"RE INTERESTED LIBBY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women%27s_organizations#United_States

that's a list of usa ones

the story took place in france.

[smilesammich 10,727]

that's a list of usa ones

the story took place in france.

i know, it's right in the title. us women's groups are more relevant to libby than french.

[Ban Hammer 14,300]

i know, it's right in the title. us women's groups are more relevant to libby than french.

how you draw that conclusion from his post is beyond me.

Edited April 29, 2016 by charles!

[smilesammich 10,727]

how you draw that conclusion from his post is beyond me.

has asked where the protesting women were at..jeez.

[Ban Hammer 14,300]

has asked where the protesting women were at..jeez.

so something takes place in france, and he's wanting women in the usa (not france) to protest.

right........

[smilesammich 10,727]

so something takes place in france, and he's wanting women in the usa (not france) to protest.

right........

i didn't think he wanted women to protest at all, just where they can be found. i was trying to be helpful. and i'm going to be helpful again and point you in the direction of ready4one's post above. and the quote below from the article boiler didn't bother linking.

Following the outrage created by his note, the Frenchman closed his store and "admitted it was a blunder and tactless," according to a statement from his lawyer.

[Ban Hammer 14,300]

i didn't think he wanted women to protest at all, just where they can be found. i was trying to be helpful. and i'm going to be helpful again and point you in the direction of ready4one's post above. and the quote below from the article boiler didn't bother linking.

hang on, i'm looking to see if anyone in japan is protesting.