maandag 22 februari 2010

Blog 2 by Dieter De Vos; Sarkozy’s depiction of pregnant, ‘virgin’ Marianne sparks feminist wrath


Sarkozy’s depiction of pregnant, ‘virgin’ Marianne sparks feminist wrath
February 22, 2010

Marianne is a beautiful, pregnant and patriotic expectant mother. But, who is she? What’s so special about her?

Marianne is an expectant mother on a photo that was used by Sarkzozy, the President of the French Republic, to advertise a €35 billion major loan. The picture has been denounced across France to stimulate investments and to increase the growth of the French Republic.

Since the 19th century, Marianne has been portrayed in various guises. In the past, she was illustrated as a revolutionary leader and a warrior. Interesting to know is that Brigit Bardot has served as a model for Marianne.

There are some different opinions about this article, one of them is the opinion of Jean-Marc Huleux, the vice-chairman of Euro RSCG C&O. He says: “The crystal pureness represents the beautiful moment of motherhood which enshrines the full potential of the big loans.”

The campaign costs €975,0000. The Socialist Party accused Sarkozy that he wasted public money. But Sarkozy refutes the socialists by telling them that the government will use the loan to fund investments in higher education, research, technology, fast internet access and small business. According to Sarkozy, the growth of the French Republic will be boosted by 0.3 per cent a year over the next decade. But critics say the opposite. They mean that the deficit will increase.

According to my opinion; Sarkozy, has made a good decision to confess the investment. The Marianne picture is a good way to publish this. A loan is a way to fund an investment and investments need to be made to reinforce the well-being and prosperity for the inhabitants of France. Higher education determines the future. Increasing the knowledge by a higher level of education makes people wiser, so people can start their jobs without having an extra training on the work floor. On this way, the costs for the company’s can be decreased. Research and technology are even important to decrease the time that is needed for the process of working. This will decrease the totality of costs, what’s necessary during today’s a financial crisis. I am sure that Sarkozy took the right decision. Without a doubt the growth of the country’s position will be boosted.

I can conclude that the picture represents the investing of France in the future to stimulate the growth of the country.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7035563.ece

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