Paris protesters are ready for a defecation rally… claiming they’re going to poop in the famous Seine to prove how disgusting it is!
Social media users are talking online about a large-scale plan to defecate in the river after the president of France Emmanuel Macron and mayor of Paris Ana Hidalgo claimed it was safe enough to swim in.
Here’s the thing… a few months ago, the charity Surfrider Foundation Europe claimed to have tested the Seine’s water multiple times over six months, from September 2023 to March 2024, and claims to have found a shocking amount of bacteria in water.
In response, Macron, Hidalgo and other officials said they would swim in the water to prove how safe it was… and many began joking that they should turn the river into a latrine to prove their point.
Well… looks like the joke got a little out of hand – because now there’s a website including a calculator to help people work out what time they should leave their excrement in the river so that it flows to Paris by noon tomorrow if they live in the countryside.
Additionally, influencers are talking about the protest as if it’s actually going to happen… and are including photos of the Sena, which we must say looks very green.
Of course, this comes just weeks before the Paris Olympics… which have open water swimming events scheduled to cross the river. By the way, many in the city are upset that the Olympics are happening – so this could end up being a comprehensive protest for angry Parisians.
It’s only a few hours until noon in Paris… and we’ll have to wait and see how many people choose option number 2!!!