"Mathilde Edey Gamassou was chosen among 250 girls Monday to play Joan for a spring festival marking the victory of the Catholic warrior saint in breaking the English siege of Orléans in 1429. ... But the announcement has been met with a flurry of posts on Twitter and on far-right websites branding her nomination an exercise in 'diversity propaganda' and an attempt to re-write French history."
Article source here:Arts Journal
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