3 hours agoFinally: Merkel answers the long - avoided question
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The German Chancellor may have been puzzled to describe herself as a feminist in the past, but now when she is counting her last days on duty, she has made her position known. Speaking to reporters after an event with Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at Düsseldorf on Wednesday, [...]
The German Chancellor may have been puzzled to describe herself as a feminist in the past, but now when she is counting her last days on duty, she has made her position known.
Speaking to reporters after an event with Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at Düsseldorf on Wednesday, Merkel spoke of her new perspective on feminism.
In essence, it is about the fact that men and women are equal, in the sense of participation in society and in life in general. And in that sense I can say: “Yes, I'm a feminist. ”
We must all be feminists! ”
This statement also gave her the most popular answer at the 2008 Women's Summit in Berlin in 2017, when Merkel was directly asked if she was a feminist.
On that occasion, Merkel did not answer the question directly, causing criticism and disappointment from many.
In Wednesday's event, Germany's first female Chancellor was more sincere and accepted her hesitant approach in the past.
“And in that sense, I can say that we should all be feminists. ”
Its comment prompted a applause from the audience, as well as the enthusiastic approval by Adichi-book at TEDx 2012 “We must all be feminist”, has been named as a fundamental text of feminism of the 21st century.
