Outrage in Sebnitz: Racist advertisements ensures massive protests!

Outrage in Sebnitz: Racist advertisements ensures massive protests!

Sebnitz, Deutschland - An originally harmless anniversary display of a master roofer in Sebnitz, which was published in the city's official gazette, triggered unexpected waves of outrage. Like Vol.at reports the notification of the extremely critical racial paragraph: "But: no hook nose, bimbos or zeppelwärt." This wording encounters undivided indignation and causes violent discussions in the region.

The advertisement was published as part of the celebrations for “30 years of Sebnitz's master roofer”. Afterwards, the city administration clearly distanced itself from the content of the complaint and emphasized that sedition and discrimination in Sebnitz have no place. A criminal complaint against the author of the advertisement and the responsible publisher has already been made.

reactions and protests

The party Die Linke reacted to the offensive agitation and demands consequences. She plans a rally on April 21 at 10 a.m. on the market square in Sebnitz to protest against such discriminatory statements. These developments skill lightly on the ongoing racism problems in Germany. According to experts and critics of racism, discriminatory statements and actions are unfortunately not uncommon, but part of a major problem that extends to the state institutions Democracy-bw.de .

Another example of omnipresent racism is shown in everyday microag gsressions and the effects of racist knowledge. Rarely in the media reporting is sufficiently pointed out to these topics, even if there are enough reports on racial profiling and police violence against migrants in society. In the current discussion, it is often unclear to what extent these behaviors are also related to the racist statements from the Sebnitz advertisement.

The distancing of the city administration from the racist statements and the support of the population for discriminated groups are important steps in the fight against racism. It remains to be hoped that similar incidents serve as wake -up calls to actively combat existing prejudices and discrimination in society. So silent the conviction of many that every form of racism is a crime against human dignity.