The city of Pantin “renamed” Pantine: the “E” already vandalized

Chao Pantine. The letter was a symbol of equality, one could see in its vandalization the symbol of the insecurity of the city. The “Eadded to the giant logo of the municipality of Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis) was ransacked a few hours after its installation, first covered with a garbage bag and large tape, then torn from its support before being abandoned a few meters away, near a skate park in the town, announced the local media Hello puppet.

“Puppet will be called Pantine for a year», sign of the commitment of this popular city of Seine-Saint-Denis for «equality between women and men“, had announced the socialist mayor Bertrand Kern in his wishes, raising questions and mockery from some.

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“This year, I have decided to place the wishes of the municipality under the aegis of equality between women and men and the fight against violence against women.“said Bertrand Kern in a video posted Monday on the town’s Twitter account. “We will add an E to the name of the city because thus, we want to challenge. We want there to be awareness of this equality between women and men, which is not yet perfect even if there have been improvements in recent years.“, he had detailed.

Symbolic

In fact, this temporary change of identity remains symbolic. There will be no new city entrance signs or changes in official letters, assured the communication department. Such a change would also require the establishment of a file with the Ministry of Territorial Communities, then subject to examination by experts in French toponymy.

Only the giant letters forming the name “Puppet“, positioned on Place de la Pointe along the Canal de l’Ourcq, will be decked out with an additional E, the same source indicated, specifying that the initiative was aimed above all at “carry a messagee”.

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