The two finalists of the Star Academy returned to their skin color on social networks

The two finalists of the Star Academy returned to their skin color on social networks
The two finalists of the Star Academy returned to their skin color on social networks

Par paul sugi

Published
January 26 at 4:20 p.m.,

updated January 26 at 5:20 p.m.


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The winner of the Star Academy, Marine Delplace, was treated as “Sale Blanche” by Internet users who see behind her victory proof of the “racism” of the public, after her rival Ebony Cham was also the target of a wave Racist remarks for several days.

Instead of seeing in them two talented singers, finalists of the famous TF1 telecrochet, some Internet users have seen a black and a white. The final of the Star Academy during which were clarified for a final duel Ebony Cham and Marine Delplace was indeed enamelled, on social networks, of messages of a racist nature targeting one or the other of the candidates.

These messages have already multiplied in recent days at the place of Ebony Cham, to the point that several associations fighting against racism have filed a complaint: after the production company of the «Star Academy»SOS Racisme and the Maison des Potes announced legal actions against these racist messages. According to Sos Racisme, Ebony Cham, from Guadeloupe and , is “The target of a wave of racist and sexist hatred on social networks”. Messages have notably described it as «guenon» or from “Bambouny”.

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According to the Maison des Potes, it is “Victim of calls for discrimination for the vote of the Star Academy and racist insults because of its skin color”. The association had been seized by the Vice-President of the Ile-de- Region Patrick Karam, former inter-ministerial delegate for equal opportunities for French overseas.

SOS Racisme had denounced the fact that “When black or Arab people are highlighted”they “Almost systematically become the target of digital harassment”.


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“She just won because she is white”

The clear victory of Marine Delplace Saturday evening in front of four million viewers, however, earned the winner to be brought back to her skin color: “Dirty shit white”for example posted several accounts on X, some of which then deleted their racist messages. “This defeat says something about the state of racism in France” also posted another surfer, in a message “Like” More than 9000 times then, which seems to consider that the victory of Marine Delplace is the result of a racist mobilization against the rival from the overseas. “”Marine in no way deserves her victory. She just won because she is white ” Add another internet user. It is indeed the public vote which determines the winner of the show.

If this new wave of hatred messages has not triggered complaint for the time of filing, it has however reacted to political figures, like the deputy RN Matthias Renault who declares on X: “Having a political reaction to an entertainment show may seem incongruous. But since several left-wing deputies and media have politicized the thing, it should be noted that the marine winner is the subject of an unbearable anti-white racism ”.

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