She tells a court she wants women who have been raped to know that "it's not for us to have shame - it's for them".

Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman whose now ex-husband is on trial for drugging and raping her, and inviting dozens of other men to rape her, has taken the stand in court for the first time.

Gisèle told the court in Avignon she wants women who have been raped to know that “it’s not for us to have shame - it’s for them”.

“I want all women who have been raped to say: Madame Pelicot did it, I can too. I don’t want them to be ashamed any longer,” she said, referring to her request for an open trial and for the videos of the alleged rapes to be shown.

    • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      You’re right.

      (This isn’t relevant to the article, but I’ve been slowly learning French, and based on context I understood what you said, that’s so exciting!!)

      • Lokisan
        3·
        1 month ago

        Bravo ! Continue comme ça. C’est dur d’apprendre une nouvelle langue et je crois comprendre que le français est particulièrement difficile.

        • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 month ago

          Merci ! I think the only reason reading it is far easier is because I took latin in highschool. Some verbal communication I can pick up, and my pronunciation is absolutely horrendous still.

          • Lokisan
            2·
            1 month ago

            No problem. My pronunciation in English is not perfect either but way better than 10 years ago because I keep practicing. Though I’m lucky to work with English speakers so I can speak it everyday.