German and something else - minorities say #metwo after Ozil quits


  • World
  • Saturday, 28 Jul 2018

Ali Can, a 24-year-old Twitter activist and founder of the social media slogan #MeTwo on which thousands of Germans from ethnic minority backgrounds can share their experiences of discrimination after the departure of Germany's national soccer team midfielder Mesut Oezil, shows his social media hashtag in Cologne, Germany, July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

BERLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of Germans from ethnic minority backgrounds have shared their experiences of discrimination on social media, after soccer player Mesut Ozil quit the national team saying he faced "racism and disrespect" because of his Turkish roots.

Many greeted Ozil's claims of racism with scepticism, prompting thousands of others to come forward with their own experiences, attempting to highlight a problem that people from majority communities rarely experience.

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