France: Not everyone thinks thats appropriate, and some are calling for a boycott, according to The Star. Hollandes office would not comment on whether the president, a Socialist who has pushed for more womens rights, knew about the Femen inspiration and PARIS The new face of France or at least the official postage stamp for the President Fran ois Hollande era is modelled after a Ukrainian woman who takes her top off to defend feminist causes. Hollande on Sunday unveiled the new stamp, meant to represent Marianne, a symbol of France and French youth since the revolution. Afterward, artist Olivier Ciappa said the image was modelled largely after Inna Shevchenko, an activist with the group Femen who received political asylum in France.
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