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Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman whose now ex-husband is on trial for drugging and raping her, and inviting dozens of other men to rape her, has taken the stand in court for the first time.

Gisèle told the court in Avignon she wants women who have been raped to know that "it's not for us to have shame - it's for them".

"I want all women who have been raped to say: Madame Pelicot did it, I can too. I don't want them to be ashamed any longer," she said, referring to her request for an open trial and for the videos of the alleged rapes to be shown.

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[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You're right.

(This isn't relevant to the article, but I've been slowly learning French, and based on context I understood what you said, that's so exciting!!)

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Shit sorry my brain assumed I was in a Francophone community

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

You're fine. That's why I like the internet. It doesn't always have to be English.

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Liberté, Egalité, Beyoncé

[–] Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Nah, it’s fine!

I was also happy my French was good enough for me to understand, because it means I haven’t forgotten it all!

[–] Lokisan@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bravo ! Continue comme ça. C'est dur d'apprendre une nouvelle langue et je crois comprendre que le français est particulièrement difficile.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Merci ! I think the only reason reading it is far easier is because I took latin in highschool. Some verbal communication I can pick up, and my pronunciation is absolutely horrendous still.

[–] Lokisan@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

No problem. My pronunciation in English is not perfect either but way better than 10 years ago because I keep practicing. Though I'm lucky to work with English speakers so I can speak it everyday.