Strong reactions after the show L’heure des pros: Pascal Praud and a criticized parallel between bedbugs and immigration
A parallel between bedbugs and immigration? Pascal Praud, presenter on CNews, finds himself at the heart of a controversy after drawing a parallel between bedbugs and immigration during his show L’heure des pros. Indeed, on September 29, in this same program, Pascal Praud invited Nicolas Roux de Bézieux, co-founder of a company specializing in domestic pests, to discuss the growing problem of bedbugs in France. During their discussion, the journalist asked a question which aroused the anger and incomprehension of many observers: “Do we have an indicator which shows that the more foreigners who enter our country, the more Do we find bed fleas?” This question caused a media outcry and outraged reactions on social networks. Some considered this questioning racist and xenophobic, accusing Pascal Praud of relating everything to migrants and stigmatizing them. Others denounced a lack of rigor and a desire for sensationalism, emphasizing that bedbugs are a complex health problem that cannot be reduced to an immigration issue. Pascal Praud’s…
