House Speaker Laura Boldrini said
Wednesday she was "astounded" by Catherine Deneuve's call for
men to be allowed to still hit on women amid the sexual
harassment storm.
"It's one thing to be courted, another to be harassed. You
can't confuse the two planes, gallantry and molestation are two
different things, confusing them is a very serious thing," she
said.
An open letter signed by movie star Deneuve and dozens of
other French women about men being unfairly targeted by sexual
misconduct allegations has prompted a backlash in the French
press and on social media.
In the letter, published in Le Monde newspaper, Deneuve and
about 100 actresses, writers, scholars and artists argued that
the "legitimate protest against sexual violence" stemming from
the Harvey Weinstein scandal has gone too far and threatens
hard-won sexual freedoms.
They said men should be free to hit on women and advocated
against "puritanism."
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