‘Toxic masculinity’: French President Emmanuel Macron chugs beer with rugby workforce, sparks row

By India Today World Desk: French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in bother after a video of him ingesting beer with Toulouse’s rugby gamers surfaced on-line. A video on French TV channels and on-line confirmed the president being handed a bottle of Corona within the Toulouse altering room after the top of the sport on the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. Macron watched the sport from the VIP enclosure.

The video then reveals the 45-year-old gulping down the beer in 17 seconds amid cheers from Toulouse teaching workers and gamers after their victory over La Rochelle within the French Top 14 last.

The video has sparked a political row about binge ingesting and accusations of “toxic masculinity”.

After the video went viral, Sandrine Rousseau, an MP for the Greens get together, tweeted, “Toxic masculinity in political leadership in one image.”

“A president who is sharing in the joy of 23 players and taking part in their traditions. That’s all,” replied ruling get together MP Jean-Rene Cazeneuve in her response.

When Macron was filmed having a beer in Kinshasa in March, throughout the French pensions disaster, he was accused of being minimize off from atypical issues again house, The Guardian reported.

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Emmanuel Macron is a eager sports activities fan and well-known for his locker-room visits to French sports activities groups.

Like most French presidents, he’s extra incessantly seen with wine in his hand, and he as soon as claimed he drank a glass at lunch and one other within the night. He has additionally defended the wine and alcohol foyer by blocking makes an attempt by public well being authorities to advertise ‘Dry January’, a report mentioned.

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