Brigitte Bardot is well-known as a wooden former French actress and sometime activist of questionable relevance who likes to tell other people how to live their lives. Nonetheless, she is a person who has shown admirable courage for daring to say what she thinks, despite being fined multiple times under France's draconian anti-free speech laws.
Ms. Bardot has now seen fit to weigh in on Sarah Palin, for what it's worth:
"'By denying the responsibility of man in global warming, by advocating gun rights and making statements that are disconcertingly stupid, you are a disgrace to women and you alone represent a terrible threat, a true environmental catastrophe,' wrote Bardot." (Emphasis mine)
Guns don't have rights, Ms. Bardot, people do. Free access by law-abiding citizens to firearms is an inherent right which allows them to retain their other rights when people try to take them away. Rights such as free speech, for instance. Does the concept maybe ring a bell with you when it's put into that context?
Or try this wild theory on for size: A firearm allows a woman with size and strength disadvantages to protect herself against a much larger male assailant. How is advocating such a position a "disgrace"?
You know, I think maybe it's the fact that Palin enjoys hunting that's sending ol' Brigitte off the deep end, not any of Palin's statements about the environment.
Perhaps you should work on securing the rights of your own country's citizens before you worry about us here in the U.S., Ms. Bardot.
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