An unprecedented meeting. This Tuesday, May 13, 8:10 pm in TF1, Emmanuel Macron will answer questions by journalist Gilles Bouleau, but also those of several civil society personalities, as part of the special program “The challenges of France”.
At night, the president will address central issues, such as social problems, youth, security or even sport. And who more than Tibo Inshape, the first influencer in France, to interrogate him on this last issue?
Because, if the creator of Fitness content, followed by 26.7 million subscribers on YouTube, met thanks to his motivating body of bodybuilding, the 33 -year -old did not hesitate to multiply the incursions into the political sphere.
The most political youtubes?
As of 2018, only 5 years after the launch of his channel, the cameraman begins to invite policies on YouTube. Thus he visited the National School of Penitentiary Administration (ENAP) with Nicole Bellubet, then Minister of Justice.
A year later, he promoted the Universal National Service (SNU) Accompanied by Gabriel Attalthen Secretary of State of the Minister of National and Youth Education. We can see the politician slide into a tire hanging on a rope with a tree that Tibo Inshape Shoot in the long term. Communication operations paid up to 30,000 euros for certain campaigns.
It is simple. If the vast majority of content creators reluctant to take a political positionexcept for some rare occasions As legislative electionsHE Use at 49.3 in 2023 or PalestineTibo Inshape does the opposite.
For some time, their positions have become increasingly numerous, especially in X, ex-twitter. He says so In a video: “Many youtubers would have avoided talking for that reason thousands of times (about their positions, editor’s note).”
The problem is that these speeches are far from unanimous. Tarna are regularly accused of embodying the cliché of the “traditionalist patriotic conservative” on the right, in their own words. In the past, the First YouTubeur in France He had also said that he considered himself of “Right” And that he would accept to be Minister of Sports if he was offered.
Rumors, silence and controversy
Several Internet users, therefore, criticize their traditional values or their love (too?) For France and the many French flags that are shown in their gym. Some have even discovered that youtubeur compiled “knowledge” a French flag flag marked logo The punishmentSymbol of the extreme right in the United States.
Some videos with the Gign, the army or the raid also caused the teeth to shudder. His collaborations with certain political figures on the right, such as Jean Lassalle, have produced the same effect. Younger, has also been in the heart of many controversies, especially around certain racist messages exhumed from your Facebook private account.
It should be said that for a long time, Tibo Inshape has Let rumors work of a potential belonging to the extreme right, which has organized anything in the situation. He had also refused to call to block the right end on his platforms, such as They did their classmates Lena or Squeezie situations.
Get rid of your conservative image
Since then, France’s first YouTubeur has reviewed its positions. Above all, try to get rid of your conservative image that is attached to your skin. Regularly questioned about their relationship with politics, Tibo Inshape recently advertisement Having voted for the macronista camp in the last legislative elections.
“I have never said anything because I think I do not have to influence anyone’s vote. It is not my role. It is everyone’s duty, assuming their responsibilities and forging their own opinion,” he added to justify his long silence.
During an interview with the JDD last December, the YouTubeur also estimated That the RN defended “certain values” near his “, but not all.” “Some already associate me at the end, simply because I show a French flag in my gym. It’s absurd,” he reproaches.
When asked about his political positioning by liberation, the YouTubeur “considers that it is a bit more correct, but it is not that the left, there are no good ideas, or the right, they are the best.” “There is good to take everywhere,” he summarizes. In short, vagueness remains.
A political advisor
To avoid new controversies, Tibo Inshape has recruited an advisor specialized in crisis communication, according to the political site. The mission of this agent is to help him speak, especially in political issues “that fascinate him.” He is also helped by Juju Fitcats, his fiancee. YouTuber says he is a feminist, he often defends the causes of minorities.
Therefore, he published a video last January, entitled Soberly “Let’s talk about politics.” In what seems like a mea guilt, it addresses central issues such as immigration, security or drugs. Peel explains that he is in favor of marriage for all, trying to “understand” gender transitions and defends the “female right to abort free.” Finally, it specifies being in favor of “regulated” immigration and claims to believe in meritocracy.
In addition to this development, Fitness Youtuber now prefers to bet on political positions around sport, which is still its favorite field. Thus opposed to Reduction of the Ministry of Sports Budget And outraged in homophobic and anti -Semitic comments from a MMA fighter.
Attract the eye of policies
More recently, YouTubeur has been favorable to use the veil in sport. “For me, sport must continue to be a moment of freedom that unites us. Everyone must be able to practice a sports activity with the celebration of their choice: Cross, Kippa or Sail,” said a given message more than 3 million times. So many hot issues that, therefore, could get closer tonight with the President of the Republic.
A positioning that does not escape politicians, anxious to perfect their communication with young people. “All parties discover that it began to speak politician,” he analyzes with Political Pierre-Louis Tanzer, Digital Communication Manager of the Renaissance Party, who says he knows him well and describes him as a “committed citizen.”
Therefore, Jordan Bardella had not failed to subtly quote the athlete during his opposition to Squeezie, who had called to vote against the RN. For his part, Gabriel Attal congratulated YouTubeur for its number one place on YouTube. “As he says, it is huge and dry,” he launched, in reference to the famous youtubeur mantra. In return, the Tarnais had invited him to a sports session on his YouTube channel.
Because one of his collaborators assures Politico: The star of the networks “does not abstain one day making videos in which he invites elected officials.”
Source: BFM TV
