While often-embattled French President Emmanuel Macron might not quite be one of those political leaders who only open their mouth to change feet, he’s damn close. This article is not only about one of those times; it’s also about how ironic and laughable it is in its disingenuousness.
Our story begins with the death on Sunday of Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century, and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter. While no cause of death has been reported, she had been hospitalized in November.
Enter, Macron.
The death of Bardot touched untold millions of moviegoers and supporters of free speech around the world. Her passing gave Macron an ironic opportunity to praise her as someone who “embodied a life of freedom.”
Macron. Praising someone who “embodied free speech.”
Let me know when you stop laughing — and try not to choke if you’re eating or drinking while reading this, and we’ll continue.
Ready? Here’s Macron:
With her films, her voice, her dazzling glory, her initials (BB), her sorrows, her generous passion for animals, and her face that became Marianne, Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom. We mourn a legend of the century.
Seriously, dude? Just one problem.
As political commentator Jonathan Turley wrote on Sunday:
As discussed repeatedly on this blog, Bardot was repeatedly prosecuted by the French government for exercising her free speech.
Bardot died at the age of 91 after spending a lifetime fighting for animal and free speech rights. That latter struggle led her repeatedly into conflict with the French government, which has long embraced wide-ranging censorship of its citizens.
Macron himself is a distinctly anti-free-speech figure, despite the warm reception he received in past years from American politicians and the media.
How can I put this *tactfully*?
Macron has proven over and over that he thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room. As a result, like Russia’s Vladimir Putin, he talks out of both sides of his mouth — often simultaneously.
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Turley continued:
France has been a leader in the rollback of free speech in the West, with ever-widening laws curtailing free speech. These laws criminalize speech under vague standards referring to “inciting” or “intimidating” others based on race or religion.
For example, fashion designer John Galliano has been found guilty in a French court on charges of making anti-Semitic [sic] comments against at least three people in a Paris bar. At his sentencing, Judge Anne Marie Sauteraud read out a list of the bad words used by Galliano to Geraldine Bloch and Philippe Virgitti, including using “dirty whore” in criticism.
In another case, the father of French conservative presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was fined because he had called people from the Roma minority “smelly.” A French teenager was charged for criticizing Islam as a “religion of hate.”
Bardot once famously said:
I am greatly misunderstood by politically correct idiots. Politics disgusts me.
While I often feel the same way with respect to the end of her comment, Ms. Bardot wasn’t misunderstood by politically correct idiots — or anyone else. On the contrary, she was not only clearly understood; she was feared by the Left. For good reason: she threatened them with truth.
Brigitte Bardot: “I don’t want to die a Muslim in an Islamized France.” A true European patriot. We’ll miss you, goodbye, Brigitte. pic.twitter.com/awy1pNwlwA
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) December 28, 2025
May Brigitte Bardot rest in peace.
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