Francois Hollande, President of France, has something to say to the haters about the giant inflatable butt plug that was recently removed from Paris's Place Vendome: get used to it!!!
What he actually said, translated by Hyperallergic, was:
"France will always be on the side of artists, just as I am on the side of Paul McCarthy, whose work was sullied, no matter what one's opinion of the piece may have been," said François Hollande at last night's opening of Paris's Fondation Louis Vuitton, according to Agence France Presse. "We must always respect the work of artists … France is always ready to welcome artists and creatives coming from every country in the world."
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"France is no longer herself when she is folded in on herself, tormented by ignorance and intolerance," Hollande added hyperbolically. "The country would plunge into decline if it refused to be itself, if it was afraid of the future, afraid of the world."
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