Brigette macron hits Emmanuel

[Stressedout150]

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

I’m sorry you aren’t shocked to see a person physically assault their partner in public- that implies this sort of thing is normal to you and that is a real shame for you. For the vast majority of people this is a shocking thing to see- because it isn’t normal and it isn’t ok.

So you don't think domestic abuse is shocking? Would you find it acceptable if your partner did this to you?

What have you heard and where from ?

If a man was filmed hitting his wife, would your first thought be that she might have hit him first?

We don't know the full facts here, so we can only go on what we've seen, and that is that Brigitte Macron quite clearly hit her husband.

Domestic violence is every bit as wrong when it is perpetrated by a woman against a man. Please don't attempt to minimise it just because the perpetrator is female.

Having seen the bruises on my DAD from my <cough> mother I can see exactly where this will end.

Although, the bruises on my back and arse at her hands were pretty well hidden too.

Possibly a domestic abuser herself/himself.

No, not new. Not exactly surprised, either. But yes, disturbed that some are so happy to argue against the evidence before their eyes.

I agree. It reminds of when Nigella Lawson's ex-husband casually abused her in public.

I feel really sorry for Macron.

I've just watched it off the back of this thread expecting clear cut violence, but I didn't see it. It looked like it took him by surprise but not that it was necessarily violently intentioned.

I can't think of a single reason why I would use both hands to shove my husband's face like that.

He was clearly groomed from the outset, he being her 15 year old student, friends with her daughter. When can we buy "Free Macron" t-shirts?

Really? I've watched it several times, and I can't see any other way of interpreting it. What do you think she is doing if not hitting him?

This

Its a very weird relationship I wouldn’t be at all pleased if this was one of my kids wound up in a marriage like this

It is a shocker when it’s someone of high status, viewed by millions!

It would be a shocker to me if it were Tracey the dinner lady and Dave the mechanic from round the corner. That behaviour is unacceptable no matter what the couples status.

Me too.

I have recently been supporting a male member of my team who has finally left his abusive wife after several decades of violence and abuse. It is heartbreaking to hear what he has been through and to see how hard it has been for him to admit what was going on. I think many people struggle to really believe that men can be the victims of domestic abuse. We need to take it seriously and name it for what it is.

I always found their age gap creepy and the circumstances of their romance

This thread is horrendous.

Excusing her, blaming him, questioning his sexuality , joking about domestic abuse.

Anyone belittling him or excusing her or her actions needs to have a strong word with themselves. Yes we don’t know the details, but we can see her being physical towards him. Deciding - with no substance - that he is cheating or maybe not be heterosexual does not make that okay.

Yes I did! So thin!

That was very 'in your face' wasn't it 😬

it wasn’t a punch

oh well, that’s alright then

It’s a horrible clip and even worse when slowed down. This was a violent action not a playful move.

I think they need some communication help in the gouvernment ; they are referring to this incident as a "tender moment". Seriously? It would have been better if they'd just said "Oh, Manu agreed to a tedious dinnerparty she didn't want to attend without asking her first so she was annoyed" or something. But "close, tender moment"? That's when you know there is something to cover up.

And you're sorry to body shame you say?

I thought they’d admitted it was due to a row now?