BERLIN (AP) - Thousands of immigrants in Germany[1] have taken to Twitter to share their experiences of everyday racism under the hashtag #MeTwo[2], inspired by a Turkish-German soccer star who recently quit Germany[3]’s national team citing racism.
People have shared incidents of what they see as discrimination in more than 60,000 tweets so far.
The hashtag, a play on the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, was created by journalist Ali Can following the resignation of soccer star Mesut Ozil. Ozil, the son of Turkish immigrants, quit Germany[4]’s national team earlier this month citing racism he faced in Germany[5] because of his Turkish roots.
Can said Monday the #MeTwo[6] movement highlights the need to integrate immigrants and newly arrived migrants in Germany[7].Copyright © 2018 The Washington Times, LLC. ...