Muslim bus driver in Paris denies a girl access for wearing a skirt.
She was wearing a cropped top, a short skirt and a hoodie, as she was going to the gym. Opinions in favour of the driver.
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Social media in France is ablaze with the video that A girl who was refused by the bus driver because of how she was dressed has made it public.. According to The Parisian, The incident took place on Tuesday 20 May on route 108. The passenger, who was heading to the gym, tried to board the bus when The driver blocked his path and made a comment about his way of dressing.. The incident was recorded by the woman herself and posted on social media, where it generated an avalanche of reactions and messages both in support of and against it.
«If you want to climb, pull your clothes down a bit.»
In the video shared on social media, you can hear the driver as he says «If you want to climb, pull your clothes down a bit.«…alluding to the skirt that revealed her legs. He closed it and walked away. She recorded and shared the video of the scene, in which she asserts her right to dress as she pleases: “I dress as I please. We're in France!”, he states. He asks, very forcefully: «Are you the police? Who are you to tell me, ‘Take off your clothes?" I go to the gym; I'll be hot, I'll sweat, so yes, that's just how I am.«she explained to her phone's camera, showing her outfit which consisted of a vest, a skirt and a jacket.
Opinions against the driver… and in favour
Opinions have been divided between those who condemn these actions as discriminatory and those who call for understanding towards the drivers. A user on X says that «The perverts who run this country would rather see women in tight shorts than in veils that preserve the body, because they can't be harsh on women who preserve the body, you bunch of perverts.«.
He's not the first Muslim driver to get up to his antics.
In 2019, a young woman was the victim of a discriminatory act when a bus driver refused to open the doors of the bus for her and her friend. The reason, according to the account of her father – the writer Kamel Bencheikh – was that lThe girls were wearing short skirts, which, according to the driver (identified as a practising Muslim), was offensive.
In 2022, a driver on the Aix-Marseille line He converted his bus into a space for religious preaching.. For about forty minutes, he broadcast verses from the Qur'an over the public address system, despite the passengers“ protests. Far from apologising, he replied to an Algerian pensioner who had reproached him for his lack of respect: "It's my bus! I do as I please. If you're not happy, get off.”
In the face of media coverage and widespread outrage, the RATP company acted swiftly to identify the driver, suspend him from his duties and initiate disciplinary proceedings. Company sources emphasise that this is unacceptable behaviour and contrary to the values of respect and equality they promote.
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