Are the French more tolerant than 20 years ago? This is what emerges from the latest annual report on discrimination in France by the Inequalities Observatory, published on Tuesday 28 November and released by FranceInfo. But if sexism, racism and homophobia are decreasing, the violence linked to them remains stable, and in some cases even increases.
Less sexism, racism and homophobia
According to the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH), the percentage of French people who believe they are not “It’s not racist at all » was multiplied by two between 2003 and 2023, going from 30% to 60% in twenty years. There are three times fewer French people convinced that they exist “superior races »: 5% today compared to 14% in 2003.
Same story for homophobia and sexism. Ifop data reveal that 85% of those interviewed believe that homosexuality is “a way like any other to experience one’s sexuality “. In 2003 they were only 67%. Moreover, the percentage of people who believe it “Ideally, women should stay at home to raise their children » was halved between 2003 and 2023, from 40% to 20%.
Violence on the rise
However, we should not declare victory too quickly. Because despite a change in mentality, “the most violent manifestations of racism, sexism or LGBTphobia does not hold back », underlines the Inequalities Observatory. According to the latest data from the Ministry of the Interior, in 2022 the police recorded 12,500 racist crimes and crimes. To these must be added 2,400 anti-LGBTQI+ crimes and misdemeanors. These data show a steady increase over the last five years.
The report is clear: “ More than 500 000 people say they have suffered a racist insult, 150 000 a homophobic slur and 1.4 millions of women a sexist insult, in the course of a year “. There is still work to do.
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