Popular Culture
The puppet show Les Guignols de l'info frequently caricatures Arlette as saying "Travailleurs, travailleuses ! On vous ment, on vous spolie !" ("Female workers, male workers! You are being lied to, you are being robbed!"), using the fact that she would begin most of her many speeches with the formula "Travailleuses, travailleurs!".
In 1995, pop singer Alain Souchon recorded the song Arlette Laguiller, commenting that "Her words, of course, may be a little worn-out" but praising her "peppermint-fresh" way of expressing them, and indicating that "When Arlette sings, you feel a real sense of love". He has since lost his soft spot for Laguiller after she refused to back Jacques Chirac against Jean-Marie Le Pen in the 2002 presidential election and has stated that he won't sing this song again.
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