Top French court rejects complaint over 'sexist' silhouettes
The Council of State ruled that while the cutouts "could be seen as conveying stereotypes that demean women" the exhibition did not constitute a "serious breach...of the right to respect for human dignity."
The 65 life-size silhouettes installed around the eastern town of Dannemarie as part of a "women's year" had divided residents.
One depicted a woman in high heels sitting astride a chair and another a woman sitting on the ground with one knee raised and her back arched.
Others depicted pregnant women, women carrying babies, women carting shopping bags or striding down the street in a short skirt.
Feminist groups argued that they were sexist.
But many locals had taken them to their bosom and took them into their homes after a Strasbourg court in early August ordered they be removed.
The Council of State overturned that ruling.
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