The death of an actress and the shame of a sexist rapper

Marie Trintignant

Marie Trintignant was a relatively well-known actress in France who died in 2003 at the age of 41. She was battered to death in a hotel room in Vilnius, Lithuania, by her boyfriend, pop singer Bertrand Cantat, who was under the influence of hard drugs and alcohol. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison and was released after four years.

Orelsan is a French rapper who has been the target of much criticism for the violently sexist sentiments and opinions he has expressed in his lyrics. This man does not like women.

Past examples include:
'I'll smash your face in'
and
'I'll abort you with a knife'
and
'women are whores'.

Orselan was found guilty today on charges of  insult and incitation to violence by a  court in Paris. And one of the most damning pieces of evidence the court saw was these lyrics:

'Shut your mouth or I'll give you the Marie Trintignant treatment.'

Un-be-fuckin-lievable, and the sooner this kind of misogynist garbage is thrown out of record racks and off radio playlists the better.