In France, the erotic poses of the female Minister Marlene Schiappa have doubled Playboy magazine’s circulation this month.
In France, the last issue of the magazine sold 3 times more than usual when it first came out.
Director of the magazine, Christophe Florentin, reported that the April-June edition sold 100,000 copies within three hours of reaching newsstands.
Noting that the magazine sold an average of 30 thousand in France, Florentin reported that they had to order 60 thousand more for April 20 due to excessive demand.
Praise and criticism of the French minister
While the erotic poses of the French minister are appreciated by a large audience, they are also the target of criticism arrows. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called Minister Schiappa and expressed her dissatisfaction with the situation.
Thereupon, French Minister of State for Social and Solidarity Economy and Foundation Life, Schiappa, shared the message, “Women are free in France, whether the reactionaries and hypocrites like it or not.”
In her Twitter message, the 40-year-old minister said, “Women’s right to do whatever they want over their own bodies (the right to save) is always and everywhere defended. Women are free in France, whether they like it or not by hypocrites and reactionaries.”
Schiappa posed for the front page wearing a white dress alongside a lengthy interview on women’s rights in the magazine’s Thursday, April 6 issue.
Although it is not yet clear why Marlene Schiappa wrote such an angry Twitter message, it turned out that Elizabeth Borne, the female prime minister of France, reacted to the interview and photo subject of the magazine.
Le Parisien reported that Prime Minister Borne did not like the situation and called Minister Schiappa and said that he did not like the interview and photo on the front page of Playboy, especially in the context of social revolt.
In the continuation of the news, which referred to the social crisis in the country where the retirement age protests continue, “As we learned from the close circle of Borne, the prime minister informed him that this is not appropriate at all, especially in the current period.” statements were included.
It is stated that the photo interview caused a crisis in the government, especially among women.
According to a knowledgeable source, there were four more photos of Schiappa posing sexy for the magazine and hugging the French flag.
However, Playboy released only part of its cover on Friday to dampen the backlash.
In a statement made by Minister Schippa’s office, it was said, “She is wearing a long white dress. This applies to all photographs.”
In the country, where the problems related to inflation are increasing day by day, the deputies of the opposition parties also reacted to the situation in question.