Too Gallic, Too Phallic

Yes, it is possible for the notoriously sexual French to go too far, even for French taste. There has been an uproar in France that the posters for the new film, Les Infidèles (The Unfaithful) starring Jean duJardin, have gone too far. This one was deemed too misogynistic and is -- theoretically at least -- being pulled from the kiosks and bus stops around the country.

The tagline in the poster above says "I'm going in to the meeting." It is has been replaced by posters such as these. Why, they're so "prudish," they're downright American!

The posters may soon be down, but there's no eliminating the very Gallic and Phallic nature of Paris. And so, I leave you with the following photo to ponder (taken from the Place de la Concorde: lampposts, Eiffel Tower in distance, and Obelisque):