Operation Renaissance inked the newspapers even before its first episode aired. The program, offered on Monday January 11, 2021 on M6 in the first part of the evening, not unanimously. Imagined by Karine Le Marchand, herself a former anorexic supported by Cristina Cordula, the show follows ten people, in a situation of obesity, looking to lose weight through bariatric surgery. On January 8, 2021, our colleagues from Mediapart had also relayed a platform titled "#PasMaRenaissance: stop grossophobia!"written by associations fighting against grossophobia. The broadcast of the first episode did not necessarily re-branding the Group's program M6, like this tweet, criticizing Karine Le Marchand's attitude: "Choose a facilitator who weighs 40 kg all wet and who laughs at each complex mentioned, I find that It frankly lacks empathy we are on the verge of fuck-up".
The presence of Cristina Cordula strongly criticized
Other presence decried by Internet users, that of Cristina Cordula, emblematic figure of M6 and former model. The coach is considered, by many on Twitter, as illegitimate. "I do not understand not the interest of the presence of these two, really "," Already Le Marchand is limited, but the Cordula which finds fat women who make 40, vast joke"," Cristina Cordula if you listen to her in Shopping queens, fat people cannot wear anything and must hide everything. What is she doing here?" or "Absolutely mortified in front of #OperationRenaissance – The scene Karine Le Marchand / Cristina Cordula hilarious on a joke on the saddlebags being just odious", can we read among the many tweets.
Viewers to the rescue
Some Internet users have nevertheless wanted to defend the program and do not understand the negative nature of certain comments. "A lot of the tweets I read are dripping with nastiness towards Karine Lemarchand and Cristina Cordula, I admit I don't get as much contempt and hatred. This show is benevolent and the two animators are excellent", we also read. M6 has already planned several episodes, each time retracing the journey of two candidates.
Absolutely mortified in front #OperationRenaissance – The scene Karine Le Marchand / Cristina Cordula hilarious on a joke on the saddlebags being just odious
– Wanda Saint-Paul (@WandaStPaul) January 11, 2021
Christina Cordula if you listen to her in the queens of shopping, the big guys can't wear anything they have to hide everything. What is she doing here? #OperationRenaissance
– Vanéssa O-J (@juva_vaju) January 11, 2021
I do not understand the interest of the presence of these two there, really # OperationRenaissance pic.twitter.com/Q14tV0HmIj
– Aurélia (@leyna_aurelia) January 11, 2021
A lot of tweets I read are dripping with nastiness towards Karine Lemarchand and @cristinacordula I admit that I do not understand as much contempt and hate this show is benevolent and the two hosts are excellent ? #operationrenaissance
– miss leila (@ mademoi40150313) January 11, 2021
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