Or "inciting racial hatred" to be more precise. For those of you who aren't familiar with Brigitte Bardot, she's the French actress/sex symbol who steamed up the screen during the 1950's and 60's. She's since developed into a fierece critic of Islam and its effect on French society. For that, she's facing jail time. Welcome to the brave new world of Eurabia, courtesy of YNet News:
French former film star Brigitte Bardot went on trial on Tuesday for insulting Muslims, the fifth time she has faced the charge of "inciting racial hatred" over her controversial remarks about Islam and its followers. Prosecutors asked that the Paris court hand the 73-year-old former sex symbol a two-month suspended prison sentence and fine her 15,000 euros ($23,760) for saying the Muslim community was "destroying our country and imposing its acts. Since retiring from the film industry in the 1970s, Bardot has become a prominent animal rights activist but she has also courted controversy by denouncing Muslim traditions and immigration from predominantly Muslim countries. She has been fined four times for inciting racial hatred since 1997, at first 1,500 euros and most recently 5,000. Prosecutor Anne de Fontette told the court she was seeking a tougher sentence than usual, adding, "I am a little tired of prosecuting Mrs. Bardot." Bardot did not attend the trial because she said she was physically unable to. The verdict is expected in several weeks.
Read it all. Question: with France's suburbs aflame on a daily basis thanks to mostly Arab and Muslim hooligans, don't French prosecutors have more important matters to contend with than a 73-year-old woman's criticism of Islam? Just asking.