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La Parisienne, retour sur la fabrique d’un mythe

Le podcast "Passerelle" explore le mythe de la parisienne, une image stéréotypée et réductrice de la femme parisienne. L'épisode interroge sa construction historique et met en avant la diversité des femmes d'aujourd'hui. #Paris #Femmes #Stéréotypes
Duration
22.3 mins
Level
intermediate
Word Count
2713 (867 unique words)
Topics
Arts & Literature
Beauty
Cultural History
Cultural Representation
Fashion
France
Gender Stereotypes
History
Lifestyle
Literature
Location
Modern History
Paris
Social Issues
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Welcome to Passerelle, a podcast designed to spark the curiosity of French learners.
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Hi, I'm Emilie, and this week, as usual, I'd like to take a few minutes to reflect on a question together.
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In each episode, I try to offer you different topics to explore.
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My goal is simply to give you some food for thought and encourage you to start asking yourself questions in French.
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Today, we're going to talk about stereotypes through the lens of the "Parisian woman" myth.
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They are one of the most fantasized figures in the world.
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Beautiful or natural, elegant and slim, these qualities often get mixed up with the idea of "the French woman," as if they were all the same.
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The Parisian woman is mostly a fantasy that sells well, far from reality.
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I wanted to explore the idea of the "Parisian woman" for what she truly is: a myth, a construct far removed from the diversity of today's Paris.
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Isn't it interesting how we always talk about "the Parisian woman" as if she's this singular concept? What I'm particularly interested in is understanding how this archetype came to be and how it has evolved.
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The whole "Parisian woman" thing, it's actually been around forever.
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When I use the verb "remonter" with the preposition "à," it means something is old, like saying it's been around for ages.
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For generations, this woman has been described based on criteria of allure, style, beauty, and attitude.
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People rarely talk about his intelligence, his ambitions, or his career.
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We tend to focus on the clothes she wears, her hairstyle, that certain something – a concept we'll come back to a little later.
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In this episode, we're tackling the question of where the image of the Parisian woman comes from. We'll explore how this myth was constructed and how it has evolved to the present day.
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Next, we'll explore who the Parisian women of today are.
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And lastly, we'll explore the concept of a single story.
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Stories hold immense power, especially because they shape stereotypes.
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First, let's explore the construction of the "Parisian woman" myth.

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