One of Paris 'largest museums, whose galleries display some of the world' s most famous nudes, has been accused of discrimination and sexism after refusing entry to a literature student wearing a dress with an open neckline.

A museum official told a student named Jeanne that "rules are rules" and ordered her to cover her cleavage if she wanted to be allowed in the Musée d'Orsay.

"Arriving at the museum entrance, I did not even have time to draw the ticket when the appearance of my chest and open cleavage shocked the agent who was handling the booking," Jeanne wrote in an open letter on Twitter, accompanied by a photo of her where she was wearing the dress. "He then said 'ah, no, this will not be possible, it is not possible, it cannot pass like that'."

"At this point I had no idea that my cleavage had become the cause of all this drama," she added.

The girl describes the feeling of shame as she says the staff looked at her cleavage. "I asked what was going on, but no one answered. "They were looking at my chest ... I did not really understand what was happening."

Jeanne tregon se asaj i thanë: “Qetësohu, zonjë. Rregullat janë rregulla”, por askush nuk i tha në mënyrë të qartë se çfarë rregulli kishte shkelur.

"Në asnjë moment askush nuk tha se gjoksi im ishte një problem," shtoi ajo, duke shkruar se shoqja me të cilën kishte shkuar atje, ishte veshur me bluzë të shkurtër që i tregonte barkun dhe vizitorët e tjerë të muzeut ishin të veshur duke u përshtatur me motin e nxehtë.

Pa treguar qartë se cili ishte problemi, ata tundën me kokën dhe duke parë nga dekloteja e saj thanë thanë "ajo". Përfundimisht, pasi veshi xhaketën, Jeanne u lejua të hynte.

"Unë kisha përshtypjen që të gjithë po shikonin gjoksin tim. Unë nuk isha asgjë më shumë sesa gjoks".

The girl concluded the open letter: “I am not just a body. "Your double standards should not be an obstacle to my access to culture and knowledge."

As the post went viral, the museum wrote on Twitter that it had been made aware of the incident, for which it "deeply regretted". A museum official apologized to Jeanne via a phone call.

Source: The Guardian