Posted on 08/29/2020 2:42:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin
BBC called her “French feminist anarchist” on broadcast media but, for some reason, omitted “feminist” in the article below.
most MSM originally reported “Named “Louise Michel” after a French feminist anarchist”, but CNN now also omits “feminist”!
28 Aug: BBC: Banksy funds boat to rescue refugees at sea
The vessel features a painting depicting a young girl holding on to a heart-shaped safety float...
The Louise Michel is named after a 19th Century French anarchist and is captained by a professional crew with a “flat hierarchy and a vegan diet”...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-53949831
Wikipedia: Louise Michel was a teacher and important figure in the Paris Commune
(a radical socialist, anti-religious, and revolutionary government that ruled Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871)...
In 1869 the feminist group Société pour la Revendication du Droits Civils de la Femme (Society for the Demand of Civil Rights for Women) was announced by André Léo. Among the members of the group were (Louise) Michel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Michel
Agreed
If he can afford the crew and fuel, send them a bill for the care and feeding of an overcrowded scow.
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