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Baloo denounced racist remarks directed at a Martiniquais during a game of Mario Kart. He stated that the person referred to the "cousins" of his interlocutor because of his skin color and believed that racism had become normalized. To put these remarks in context, Baloo recalled that in 1963, the French state created BUMIDOM to organize the arrival of thousands of Antilleans and Réunionese in mainland France. He claimed that France then needed labor for sectors such as hospitals, La Poste, administrations, factories, and the RATP. Some, he added, arrived by boat at Le Havre and subsequently faced racism, discrimination, and sometimes deplorable living conditions. Baloo also mentioned the consequences of slavery and colonization in the Antilles, as well as economic inequalities, dependence on imports, and the cost of living. According to him, in 2022, food prices were 40% higher in Martinique and 42% higher in Guadeloupe than in mainland France. Furthermore, he accused the state of having allowed, through exemptions until 1993, the use of chlordane in the Antillean banana fields, whereas the pesticide had been banned in France in 1990. He claimed that soils, waters, and populations had been contaminated for decades and that studies had established a link between exposure to the product and the risk of prostate cancer. Finally, Baloo mentioned Teddy Riner, Thierry Henry, Kalash, Kingsley Coman, and Ciryl Gane, arguing that Antilleans were considered French when they worked, paid taxes, or represented France, but labeled as "cousins" when it came to finding someone to blame. He urged his interlocutor to learn the history of France. #Racisme #HistoireDeFrance #Antilles (translated)

Baloo wrote that the cost of living and rents were increasing while salaries were not keeping up, and mentioned the crisis in hospitals, the lack of teachers, and the difficulties faced by medical staff. He also stated that the population was heavily taxed and that some French departments, like Mayotte and Guadeloupe, sometimes lacked water or electricity. He lamented that immigration and Islam constantly occupied discussions, and asked when other issues would be addressed, saying that people were tired. #CriseSociétale #Inégalités #Politique (translated)

Baloo accused his interlocutor of using the death of a young person to pit Africans against each other. He reminded that the family was in mourning and indicated that the young man's father was a Black Dragon, a member of an anti-racist group that fought against far-right skinheads in Paris. He called for respecting the deceased and allowing him to rest in peace. #Respect #Deuil #Antiracisme (translated)

Baloo defended the necessity of better understanding France's colonial and migratory history and called for the fight against racism. He reminded that Italians also suffered racism in France, citing the massacre of Italians in Aigues-Mortes in 1893, and that people of Asian descent were also victims of discrimination. He mentioned the experiences of several colonized peoples or recruited workers. According to him, Algeria had been colonized for 132 years and integrated into France as departments, despite unequal rights. He also stated that Algerians had been recruited to work in factories and on construction sites, sometimes in slums, and that the French army had tortured, raped, and killed civilians during the Algerian war. He wrote that Senegalese and Malians had been enlisted in the French armies, sometimes by force, before being employed in sectors such as mining and construction. He added that agreements had been signed as early as 1963 to bring in Moroccan and Tunisian workers. Baloo also mentioned colonial slavery in the Antilles and Réunion, abolished in 1848, and then the creation of BUMIDOM in 1963 to organize the departure of people to the mainland. He emphasized that these people were already French. Regarding Congo, he attributed forced labor and atrocities that would have caused millions of victims to the reign of Leopold II, King of the Belgians. He estimated that the effects of domination and exploitation persist, particularly in the inequalities in overseas territories and the debates about monetary sovereignty around the CFA franc. However, he clarified that he did not hold today's French responsible for the actions of their ancestors but deemed it necessary to understand this history. Reflecting on his childhood in Montfermeil and the documentary he had made about the town, Baloo stated that in the 1980s, the mayor refused enrollment in school for children from immigrant families. He also described neighborhoods marked, in his opinion, by degraded housing, insufficient infrastructure, and limited prospects. He believed that misery and exclusion could foster certain deviations, without excusing delinquency, and reminded that these neighborhoods also saw the emergence of professionals and artists. Finally, he denounced what he saw as a contradictory treatment of French people of immigrant descent: celebrated as French during World Cup victories but sent back to their origins when they claimed rights or denounced racism. He concluded that no one should have to justify their place in the country where they were born. #Histoire #Éducation #Racisme (translated)

Pourquoi Teddy Riner n’utilise pas ce drapeau pour représenter la Guadeloupe 🇬🇵 La fleur de lys (qu’on voit 3 fois dessus) servait sous le Code noir à marquer au fer les esclaves fugitifs !! Donc forcément, pour nous c’est pas “juste une fleur” C’est notre histoire ! https://t.co/K9CA6Lj2Lb #Guadeloupe #Histoire #Identité