On Twitter, the Minister of Health tried to reassure, saying that she had never considered banning smoking in French films. She wants to take action, but not imminently.
DENORMALIZE THE IMAGE OF TOBACCO IN SOCIETY
The objective was to "denormalize the image of tobacco in society», The result was above all to attack all supporters of the freedom of artistic creation. While the idea of banning the use of cigarettes in theaters appeared to emerge during a parliamentary debate on Thursday, the Minister of Health, Agnès Buzyn, tried, this Tuesday, to close a controversy, which according to her “has no place to be”.
I have never considered or mentioned the ban on smoking in the cinema or in any other artistic work. Freedom of creation must be guaranteed.
The senator I was responding to last Thursday was not proposing it either. This controversy therefore does not need to be.
- Agnes Buzyn (@agnesbuzyn) November 21, 2017
She judged, in a tweet, to have "never considered or mentioned the ban on smoking in the cinema or in any other artistic work". "The freedom of creation must be guaranteedShe adds. "The senator I was responding to last Thursday was not proposing it either. This controversy therefore does not need to be.»
The hypothesis of a tobacco ban in the French film industry is therefore now ruled out, but a reflection on the subject is planned. Thursday, Agnès Buzyn had specified that she had already discussed it with the Minister of Culture and added: "I want us to have firm action on this.»
In France, about 70% of films show the consumption of tobacco.
Perhaps we can ask ourselves: doesn't the freedom of creation also lie in the independence of directors vis-à-vis the incentives to show cigarettes on the screen?
- Agnes Buzyn (@agnesbuzyn) November 21, 2017
Source : Lefigaro.fr/
