German Journalist Ignites Anti-Sexism Debate On Twitter
Laura Himmelreich tweeted her discomfort with the alleged sexual harassment she faced and German citizens are going berserk.
Why?
The person she accused was just named chief candidate for Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) . . . and she waited a year before saying anything.
Oh and because a good number of German men (and women) seem to be pretty damn sexist – if Twitter is any indication.
Deutsche Welle (DW) reports the “trigger was [the] journalist’s revelation that she had received a rather dubious compliment from Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) politician Rainer Brüderle at an official event.
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