Avignon, France.

 It's impossible to comprehend the shame and inhumanity of what is going on in a court room in Avignon. The mass rape trail, where her husband Dominic has admitted guilt. Gisele Pelicot, is accusing these - so called men of repeated rape, when she was drugged. The husband recruited these 50 misogynistic men via the internet. This as all cases of this nature do - shines a light on the underlying mores of a society. France is synonymous with antedelievan attitudes to women from a very young age. This cultural pervades every strata of society. Haute couture was founded in France, where this unhealthy emphasis on always looking good. I had a French patient, who came to London in order to escape this attitude. Her mother, always said to her "go out looking like a model".What impact will this case have on the culture? Probably, very little. The hatred of women is too deep and a necessary part of 16 century France. On the other hand Gisele Pelicot  - comes out on top.