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Pakistanis go on a meme fest as video of French President Emmanuel Macron being slapped goes viral
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Pakistanis go on a meme fest as video of French President Emmanuel Macron being slapped goes viral

They didn't let this opportunity to make fun of him slide.
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09 Jun, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face during a public appearance on Tuesday. The news made global headlines and spread like wildfire on social media — and so did the jokes.

President Macron's past statements about freedom of speech have found him at odds with many Pakistanis, so it was inevitable that they wouldn't hold back their jokes or laughter.

In case you haven't seen it yet, here's the slap. All in all, it was a very humiliating moment for the French president.

Some people pointed out that this wasn't the first time a French leader had been on the receiving end of a hearty blow from one of their citizens.

People got behind the slapper.

Some appreciated his earlier politeness.

Others felt the cracking sound was soothing.

For some, it made their day.

Others thought it reminded them of something.

Some people thought that the very notion of freedom of speech very obviously implied the existence of — you guessed it — the "freedom to slap."

Some spotted a new rising trend.

According to Al Jazeera, the slapper has been identified as Damien Tarel, a 28-year-old who reportedly subscribed to far-right YouTube channels.

He is facing a maximum three-year prison sentence and a 45,000 Euro (Rs8.5 million) fine.

Comments

D’Souza Jun 09, 2021 06:47pm
Quite funny. This sort of uncivilized behavior is appreciated well in Pakistan.
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Malik Jun 09, 2021 06:52pm
A public slap to any figure is considered rude, impolite and uncivilized in Northern Europe and in the West in general. No one can achieve any goal by such acts. The rapper who slapped the French PM is known to do such stunts to get attention. But he was not serving the cause of Muslims at all. We as Muslims should encourage dialogue in West rather than making memes and supporting uncivilized actions of anybody.
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Hemant Jun 09, 2021 07:10pm
Surprise to see such large negative comments for PM from a country that support largest population of Muslims from around the world on Europe!
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Say no political correctness Jun 09, 2021 07:22pm
He should have been kicked in the face.
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Say no political correctness Jun 09, 2021 07:23pm
Nobody is saying this but it was a pretty girly-looking slap.
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John Jun 09, 2021 07:42pm
So many kids, unarmed women & elderly people killed by anti aircraft bullets and percession missiles in Iraq & Afghanistan can't be matched by a little freedom of expression,slap in face.
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David M Jun 09, 2021 08:02pm
Freedom of expression meets freedom of speech. Both need boundaries defined.
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Najam Jun 09, 2021 08:04pm
Just imagine the sort of beating imran will get if he met the people without tight security. After pushing tens of million into poverty in three years
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John Jun 09, 2021 08:23pm
A well planned media stunt!
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K A Abbasi Jun 09, 2021 08:28pm
I think the French Premier had had enough. This slap would rather mitigate his blasphemous speech, and would lead to growth in Muslim consumers who had previously boycotted French products.
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Orion Jun 09, 2021 08:39pm
Uncivilized, nothing to feel happy about. Public figures will be uncomfortable mixing with normal folk.
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Venus Jun 09, 2021 09:04pm
Those who celebrated macron incident will be first ones stand in que for French visa if given free.
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Syed Jun 09, 2021 09:37pm
Freedom of Slap:)
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NSG Jun 09, 2021 11:38pm
Funny, Pakistanis seem to condone such stupid behaviour. However, the status of the Pakistani in the world is a good indication of their credibility . Like the saying goes, small things amuse small minds.
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Samir Jun 09, 2021 11:38pm
Funny that this slap may just win Macron a second term.
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Jamil Jun 10, 2021 02:59am
@Najam What about the two previous corrupt Nawaz and Zardari who looted Pakistan in the last 30 years? Your ignorance is epic!!!
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RationalBabu Jun 10, 2021 03:38am
@Venus even if they had to pay a substantial fee for it!
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Palakkadan Jun 10, 2021 03:50am
Very uncivilized
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vivek wani Jun 10, 2021 06:31am
uncivilised society .
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Bye_Bye Jun 10, 2021 07:09am
Seems a staged incident.
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Akil Akhtar Jun 10, 2021 07:53am
@Najam Really....Ik has pushed tens of millions into poverty.....not those who looted tens of billions from these poor people. How biased are we.
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Chota Jun 10, 2021 08:32am
Funny that indians here teaching civilisation.go free kashmir
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Ghayur Baig Jun 10, 2021 09:55am
Freedom of expression comes with freedom of physical expression
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Crown 7 Jun 10, 2021 10:16am
I reckon this is all staged, to get some big objective
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Chotu Jun 10, 2021 10:57am
Only people with retarded mentality can feel happy on violent slapping of a President. Now that guy has been slapped multiple times and will stay in prison for more than a year.
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Suma Jun 10, 2021 11:46am
Later it was revealed that the guy was so angry on President that he wanted president to throw all antinational in Mediterranean.
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Shah Jun 10, 2021 12:03pm
@D’Souza, Pakistanis believe in freedom of speech. It's funny that how you "judge" other nations and declare them as uncivilised.
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Zak Jun 10, 2021 12:09pm
@vivek wani uncivilised society . Yes, India is.
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Zak Jun 10, 2021 12:12pm
@D’Souza Quite funny. This sort of uncivilized behavior is appreciated well in Pakistan. Wonder what Ayodhya, Gujarat, Muzafarnagar, Delhi, Illegal Indian occupation of kashmir, is called in India-civilised. Introspect.
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Maxx Jun 10, 2021 12:37pm
Like a boxing bout...the French president directly approach the person... held his hand provided him enough depth...to fly a slap at him...something is fishy!
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Nusrat Ali Jun 10, 2021 01:10pm
@D’Souza , But why this uncivilized action happened in so-called civilized France. This uncivilized action has been in practice so many times in France in recent past. Search Google. So shameful.
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Asif Parvez Jun 10, 2021 02:11pm
@D’Souza It is quite funny but even funnier in India where whatsapp and the internet is used and abused to create riots in which muslims and christians are lynched by Hindu Mobsters!
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Asif Parvez Jun 10, 2021 02:12pm
@Hemant nothing surprising for an islamophobe who disrespected a religion followed by billions world wide get your FACTS right!
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Asif Parvez Jun 10, 2021 02:15pm
@Najam The poverty was allready there you silly man due to the lovely work done by the previous two governments putting pakistan into debt of close to 30 billion dollars stolen which got sent to foreign bank accounts and tax havens by PPP AND PML rulers ! thats poverty. What can a new government do in 3 years in its first ever government ! Have some sense unless you are a stooge/ Paid troll of the previous two governments ofcourse!
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Damaka Khan Jun 10, 2021 02:34pm
Make Firdous Awan ambassador to france.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Jun 10, 2021 02:44pm
As you sow, so shall you reap.
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M. Saeed Jun 10, 2021 03:06pm
Why the recipient left without thanks for the favor?
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kp Jun 10, 2021 03:18pm
This is not funny at all, These rejoice tweets reflects true inner state and mindset of society. Not good at all.
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Abdu Jun 10, 2021 03:31pm
@D’Souza not at all. But the French president has hurt Muslims by giving biased statements against Muslims. So this slap has worked as a CATHARSIS for them.
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Shamy Jun 10, 2021 06:26pm
@D’Souza when people engage in desecration, it is considered civilized by terming it "freedom of expression". But when a person slaps another, it is called uncivilized. What a disparity in human rights standards. French need to look inwards instead of criticizing Pakistanis.
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