Read more By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 14/03/2023 at 17:23 p.m., Updated on 14/03/2023 at 17:27 p.m. At the end of 2021, the Francophonie Avenir association asked Paris PS mayor Anne Hidalgo to remove two plaques affixed in a corridor of the Hôtel de Ville. bnenin / stock.adobe.com No text states that inclusive writing contravenes the French language, the administrative court ruled on Tuesday, rejecting the appeal of an association that demanded the removal of two commemorative plaques from the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. "Inclusive writing does not disregard the law of August 4, 1994 relating to the use of the French language" or "any other text or principle," the Paris administrative court ruled. At the end of 2021, the Francophonie Avenir association had asked, in vain, the PS mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo to remove two plaques affixed in a corridor of the Hôtel de Ville, at the entrance to the hemicycle of the Paris Council, and engraved in inclusive writing. Aiming for equal representation between women and men, inclusive writing consists of showing the masculine and feminine forms of a word around a midpoint. The plaques in question list “the presidents of the Paris Council” and “the Paris councilors who have served more than 25 years in office”. This spelling “is not French”, deplored the association which, in addition to removing the plaques, asked the mayor of Paris “to no longer use – or have used – this type of writing in public spaces”. Also read: Do we have the right to impose inclusive writing in higher education? The LR group and its allies had also protested against these plaques, accusing the left-wing majority of "rewriting history by engraving its ideology in the marble of the Hôtel de Ville". In May 2021, the Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer had banned the use of inclusive writing via a circular, explaining that its "complexity" and "instability" constituted "obstacles to the acquisition of language and reading". But "the circumstances" of this decision, like the letter at the same time from the Académie française also opposing the use of inclusive writing, are "without impact on the legality of the contested decision of the City of Paris", the court ruled.
Published on 14/03/2023 at 17:23 p.m., Updated the 14 / 03 / 2023 to 17: 27
At the end of 2021, the Francophonie Avenir association asked the PS mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, to remove two plaques affixed in a corridor of the City Hall. bnenin / stock.adobe.com
No text states that inclusive writing contravenes the French language, the administrative court ruled on Tuesday, rejecting the appeal of an association that was demanding the Removal of two commemorative plaques from Paris City Hall.
«Inclusive writing does not disregard the law of August 4, 1994 relating touse of the French languageNor "no other text or principle", ruled the Paris administrative court.
At the end of 2021, the Francophonie Avenir association had asked, in vain, the PS mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo to remove two plaques affixed in a corridor of the City Hall, at the entrance to the hemicycle of the Paris Council, and engraved in inclusive writing.
Aiming for equality of representation between women and men, inclusive writing consists of making the masculine and feminine forms of a word appear around a midpoint. The plaques in question list "the presidents of the Paris Council" and "Paris councilors who have served more than 25 years in office". This spelling "is not French", deplored the association which, in addition to the removal of the plaques, asked the mayor of Paris "to no longer use – or to have used – this type of writing in public spaces».
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The LR group and its affiliates had also protested against these plaques, accusing the left-wing majority of "rewrite history by engraving its ideology in the marble of City Hall". In May 2021, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer banned the use of inclusive writing via a circular, explaining that its "complexity" and his "instability» constituted «obstacles to language acquisition and reading". But "circumstances" of this decision, like the letter at the same time from the French Academy also opposing the use of inclusive writing, are "without impact on the legality of the contested decision of the City of Paris", the court ruled.
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