« Bring us back your crazy, we will watch for it for you; It takes a brave person from the area to go and throw; and the sons of, in blue, they only investigate ». When Robin Cloedt started “rapping” Friday morning during the municipal council, the assembly wondered for a moment what fly had just bitten the elected RN. “This is, in broken French, an extract from a song promoted by the Meruem studio on its social networks.”he immediately explained.
Problem, for the opposition municipal councilor: the City has voted for financial aid to the Meruem association, located in the city center, for an action aimed at Toulon teenagers. “Obscene gestures, apology for violence, the culture of emptiness at its peak… It becomes problematic when, with the help of subsidies, the town hall encourages children aged 12 to 17 to be exposed to such productions. HAS”
“We are going to treat evil with evil,” assures Josée Massi
But for the mayor Joseph Massithe elected representative of the National Rally is in reality pointing out a false problem. « On finance (the association, Editor’s note) on a specific activity. In this case, these are “young people’s radio” workshops with the creation and broadcast of a program. We will treat evil with evil (sic)”a résumé l’édile.
A response that did not convince Amaury Navarranneanother municipal councilor of the RN. “We are therefore going to send teenagers, supervised by the City, to a studio which produces what we have just heard (hip-hop artist Djafskov, Editor’s note). Are we going to ask this structure to train children for radio broadcasting? And you find that very good, so…
Josée Massi then insisted on the low amount of aid granted – “We are talking about 1,350 euros, a subsidy which has decreased significantly since last year” – and on the control exercised by the municipality over the content produced by young people during the workshops, via the supervision of a facilitator. “Don’t worry, we will send them to you, you will be able to listen to them! HAS”she said.
Enough to push the RN deputy Laura Lavalette to intervene “You pull out the oars, Madam Mayor! We bring you on a set the productions published on an Instagram account, which everyone can listen to. We are a little embarrassed that the town hall provides aid to this structure and you tell us that it is a small subsidy. As if that should excuse the sexist and violent remarks in these songs! HAS”
The deliberation, which included grants to seven other associations, was ultimately voted on unanimously.
