France’s employment minister considers the above family to be unemployable and dangerous (ed. note: so do we)

From the Financial Times (UK)

France’s employment minister on Tuesday fingered polygamy as one reason for the rioting in the country.

Gérard Larcher said multiple marriages among immigrants was one reason for the racial discrimination which ethnic minorities faced in the job market. Overly large polygamous families sometimes led to anti-social behaviour among youths who lacked a father figure, making employers wary of hiring ethnic minorities, he explained….

The minister, speaking to a group of foreign journalists as the government stepped up efforts to improve its image with the foreign media, said: “Since part of society displays this anti-social behaviour, it is not surprising that some of them have difficulties finding work … Efforts must be made by both sides. If people are not employable, they will not be employed.”

Politicians estimate there are 10,000-20,000 polygamous families in France, most from North and sub-Saharan African countries such as Algeria, Mali and Senegal, where the practice is legal.

Polygamy is a taboo subject for most mainstream French politicians.

A sharp rebuke is expected from the state of Utah.

Seriously, for France this is a big deal. The employment minister was able to finger French Muslims without mentioning them by name. The commenters of Dhimmi Watch added a few other ways of alluding to the problem without actually saying it:

“Its mandatory ritual butchering of sheep/goats that leads to violent tendencies among some immigrant youth…”
“Its mandatory 5 tmes a day work interruption that’s leading to unemployability …”
etc.

Some lighter comments from LGF:

Monogamy is reason enough for me to riot. But that’s another story.
They won’t take a polygamy test!
Sheesh, can’t these people wait until the afterlife to get their 72 virgins?
Who in his right mind would want more than one wife?
That’s a relief. For a moment there, I thought he said pygmies.
Could the fact the Muslims would love to destroy the west be the real problem.
Yeah, I’ve noticed those polygamists in Southern Utah are going around torching cars, burning schools, setting cripples on fire and stuff like that too.

Also posting: But That’s Just My Opinion, Clear and Present, Daily Pundit and Pigilito

BTW Pigilito says:

“These are children of the Republic, making the father figure… Jacques Chirac. Reason enough to complain, in my estimation.”

h/t: GOPinions

technorati: polygamy

photo source: Ridiculopathy

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