“ I am a marble or a heron / I am a rabbit who feels like a fish “. They thought they would make the whole of Belgium laugh, but they ended up triggering a huge scandal. For the purposes of a sketch for the Belgian show “Le grand cactus” on RTBF, the two comedians Damien Gillard and Cécile Giroud parodied the hit “3e sexe” from Indochine and Christine and the Queens (since renamed Rahim Redcar) by making up like the two singers and multiplying jokes about transidentity and non-binarity. They even went so far as to sing “ Am I a woman or Brigitte Macron? » in front of a laughing audience. If they thought they were hitting the mark, the two actors have since been at the heart of a huge controversy and many personalities, including drag queens from the Belgian and French editions of “Drag Race”, say they are shocked by this parody deemed transphobic, “ unacceptable ” And ” intolerable “. “ It was neither necessary nor pleasant and above all nasty and dangerous. I doubt that was the intention, but in 2024, it’s destabilizing for your audience. There is still time to realize the damage done and correct it. » writes Nicky Doll in particular.
The Dailymotion player is loading…
“The group supports the LGBT community”
The RTBF press release, which defends itself from any “ call for hatred » and recalls that the channel “ produces a lot of content to address social issues in line with the plurality of opinions ”, added fuel to the fire and even more irritated the drag queens in question. A week after its broadcast on Belgian airwaves, and while the CSA opened an investigation, Indochina comes out of the silence. In a sober press release shared with the media, the group said it had “ discovered the distressing parody video of the RTBF show “Le Grand Cactus” and provides its full support to the LGTBQIA+ community “. An essential message from Nicola Sirkis’ band, who has always supported this community, particularly since the release of the hit “3rd Sex” 39 years ago. “ It’s both sad and good that it’s relevant today. The world is still racist and homophobic and young people bring hope on this » the singer confided to us in a “Face A” format.
READ – Indochine: we ranked the group’s albums, from worst to best!
Let’s hope that this dispute does not prevent Indochina to find its ultra-loyal Belgian audience. From April 1 to 5, the group will give four concerts at the ING Arena in Brussels (formerly Palais 12) as part of its enormous “Arena Tour”. The last places are available for the concerts on April 1 and 2.
