“Incredible ridiculous”: this very bad joke that Marion Rousse did not digest

Marion Rousse has not forgotten this caricature of Humanity portraying her with his companion Julian Alaphilippe. The consultant for France Télévisions and the French rider were shown naked in bed, the journalist handing her a microphone to ask her about her participation in the Tour de France. Marion Rousse gave an interview for TV Magazine in which she confides 24 hours before the start of the Tour de France in Copenhagen, Denmark. “It was in very bad taste and unbelievably ridiculous, estimated Marion Rousseunequivocal. There was no message behind it, it was meant to hurt. I was disgusted and I said to myself: “Are we still there?” The best answer was to keep doing my job well.”

The 30-year-old added: “We are reaching a stage where everyone is annoyed by this kind of caricatures or words that no longer have any place to exist. No one wanted to let something that big go by.” She adds on the subject of sexism in sports journalism: “I’m not for talking about gender. Man or woman, you have to choose people for their skills.” Marion Rousse is delighted today to see several journalists specialized in cycling.

The rant of Marion Rousse

Marion Rousse reacted publicly on Twitter, writing: “Disillusioned, Humanity wears its name more and more badly. You have to have no respect for women, for women, to lower six years of sports consulting on television to this level.” The newspaper deleted the cartoon and apologized. “We totally share the outrage at this drawing, it is contrary to our values”could we read.