AdvertisementIn France, Some Ask If Racism Is On The RiseNovember 15, 2013Eleanor BeardsleyfacebookEmailFrench Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has been the object of several racist taunts since she defended the government's gay marriage bill in parliament this spring. She is shown here at the Socialist Party's "Universite d'ete" in La Rochelle, in August. (Reuters/Landov)