Brigette macron hits Emmanuel

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has anyone seen this on the news?! What do we all think, it’s all a bit bizarre

Probably a brief mention just so they can say they covered the story. I bet if this had been Trump and Melania the legacy press would be having a field day with it.

I just watched the footage and it is quite shocking.

She literally shoved him two steps back & he looks completely stunned.

I never understood in the first place how it was ever considered OK for her to have a relationship as a 39 year old teacher with a 15 year old pupil. It was morally repugnant. The fact that they married later on is irrelevant.

It would not surprise me that someone who did that could also be abusive and controlling behind closed door.

He was a class mate of her youngest daughter!

There’s a reason he’s scared to leave her. She’s known him intimately since the age of 15. She groomed him. She will be threatening him with all sorts.

She’s a nasty piece of work and I’m glad she’s being exposed and her abuse is out in the open for robust criticism.

Don’t be so rude!

It indicates an inadequacy around men of her own age and probably a weird power dynamic. There's no way it's a normal relationship.

We don't know what happened before this.

My scenario, which could be widely off the mark, is that he either said "Hey old lady would you like a hand up from the seat?"

Or she discovered him in the toilet with a flight attendant doing naughty things.

Okay but I was talking about how ‘but culture’ is used to excuse shitty behaviours and that’s not acceptable. And actually, sometime you don’t fully get that it’s abuse until someone else points it out and that can be a catalyst to save yourself. It happens a lot with child sexual abuse. So I will continue to say that it’s unacceptable. He won’t read it, but someone else who is a victim or knows a victim might read this thread and those of us saying this behaviour is unacceptable and it might shift their thinking.

I don’t understand your point.

Plus, you know, the OP asked for thoughts. That’s what this thread is about.

This again. Do you genuinely think there's any excuse for what she did?

Something came up online the other day about the fifteen year old who ran away to France with her teacher a few years ago and it made me shudder. I don't know what she's upto now but I hope she's okay.

Fifteen is still such a young age. Even though you think your a full grown up and know everything about the world, it's only when older that you realise it's still a child in so many ways and easily open to being taken advantage of.

Still the excusing of her behaviour!

It doesn’t look good! She’s lashed out for whatever reason but it’s not right…not at all!

Getting physical is never okay…! Imagine if it was in reverse …

I find them such an odd couple …

As mentioned upthread I'm pretty sure Macron's parents moved him to another school, presumably in an attempt to keep them apart

Clearly however it didn't work, but I don't think there's any way of knowing whether that's because she wouldn't be shaken off or for some other reason

FFS. And if she'd said Hey old man would you like a hand up from the seat? Or he'd discovered her in the toilet with a flight attendant "doing naughty things" would it be ok for him to physically abuse her?

I know. So disheartening.

The way she seems to go for his nose definitely gives me Saatchi/Lawson vibes. He also seems to step to the side to wipe the nose/face, though that could be for scratches etc

Uncomfortable watch, that's for sure, and not okay.

Some of the responses on this thread are so depressing. Why are people trying to defend the behaviour of this woman?

You know, I just think that some people think that assault is ok. There's no other explanation.
I genuinely hope that Macron is getting some help and support.

There is no way they were goofing around, she pushed him purposely and aggressively in the face. I don't think she realised the door was open, or that it could be seen from outside.

They would have been accompanied by aides and security, so she did that knowing their staff were there and obviously didn't care if they witnessed her assaulting him, wonder what goes on behind closed doors, their staff will have a few stories to tell I would imagine.

I so agree. They aren't fully formed at 15 and they are still so naive (although they think they know everything). Macron would have been a sitting duck for her.

I have no idea. Because it's ok to shove someone in the face, according to them?

Especially when you have your own children who are or have been 15. Mine would have been completely out of their depth. It makes me rather thankful now that they view anything more than a two year gap as weird (which is quite a common view with Gen X).

This thread is making me angry. I need to step away.

I get that the French are all gallic shrugg-y about people's sex lives but as @SillyVanillaBilly says, fucking hell. A 39 year old teacher and her daughter's 15 year old classmate. Fucking hell indeed.

Shocking but as Pp said considering the age gap, it’s not surprising that the relationship isn’t balanced and healthy.