Racist Online Harassment of Breton Crêpe Maker Divides French Village

Joëlle Dambo, a crêpe maker in the village of Gomené, has faced a wave of racist comments since winning a television contest and has since campaigned against racism in all its forms, including within her own village, according to Le Monde.

Dambo accuses local elected officials, including the mayor, of "complicit silence" in the face of the harassment, Le Monde reported.

Residents and left-wing activists say they feel taken hostage by a fight they consider to have been distorted, according to the publisher.