The hashtag #MeTwo is considered a "MeToo debate for people from immigration". Thousands of users share their experiences of racism under the hashtag.
Under a new hashtag against everyday racism, thousands of people share their experiences of discrimination on Twitter. "MeTwo" is the buzzword that the author and activist Ali Can has created. The reason is the debate on racism that the football star, Mesut Özil, unleashed with his resignation from the German national team.
Ali Can launched the hashtag #MeTwo
Can describes the hashtag in a video of the online magazine Perspective Daily as "a" MeToo "debate for people from immigration ". Under "MeToo", millions of women shared their experiences of badual violence and harbadment for months. Ali Can, 25, is from Turkey. He arrived in Germany in 1995 with his family. But why "MeTwo" – that is, "I Two"? "Because I'm more than just an identity, I feel at home in Germany (…) and at the same time I feel connected to a different culture or country," says Can in the video.
Ali Can, the founder of the "Hotline for Worried Citizens", fights prejudice and everyday racism. Now he is behind a new hashtag against discrimination against people of immigrant origin: #MeTwo ✌️ @alicanglobal pic.twitter.com/PjDw6ZJ9qp
Spiegel -Journalist Hasnain Kazim uses #MeTwo on Twitter
Since Wednesday, the hashtag "MeTwo" has been tweeted more than 48,000 times, according to the figures of the monitoring service dpa Buzzrank. On Friday, sometimes even at least one tweet per second with the slogan was interrupted.
Many celebrities also share their experiences of everyday racism. "If I'm the only non-white on the crowded train, the police come in, and the only one who has to show his identity card is me," wrote journalist Hasnain Kazim . The author has already made public hate mail, which he receives regularly.
If I am the only non-white in the overcrowded train, the police come in, and the only person to show his identity card is me. #MeTwo
"When the neo-Nazis threaten your mother and the prosecution says to her:" Well, can be that your son should not speak so publicly. "Shahak Shapira, born in Israel and repeatedly victim of anti-Semitism." Others wrote: "Behind my back, Mai Tai can be called by the friends of my first boyfriend."
When the neo-Nazis threaten your mother and the prosecution says, "Well, maybe your son should not talk so openly in public." #MeTwo
Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also commented on the debate on Twitter. "If you think that racism in Germany is no longer a problem, I recommend you read every MeTwo -Tweets – it's awesome and painful how many people are talking here – let's raise our voice with them: against racism, no matter when, no matter where, "says Maas.
If you think that racism is no longer a problem in Germany, I recommend you to read all #MeTwo -Tweets.It's awesome and painful to know how many people are talking here.Let's go ahead with them: against racism, no matter what. when, anywhere
#MeTwo: Not only do people directly affected describe racism in everyday life
But not just known personalities use the hashtag, many Twitter users describe #MeTwo their daily experiences of racism in Germany. A user who calls @missanphan on Twitter describes a daily dialogue that hints at the origin of his Vietnamese parents:
"Where are you from?" "From Germany" "Yes, but from where did you really come to China, Japan?" "From Franken" "Yes, but at the 39? Origin? " " Laufer Krankenhaus " " But your parents !!!! " #metwo
The user @JanaRennsteig in turn describes racism from an observer's point of view. In her tweet on Thursday, she writes that she and her neighbor from Eritrea greeted each other in the store. "The seller later:" Do you know that? "Me:" Yes, it's my neighbor. "It:" Well, neighbors, you can not choose. "But the stores can be chosen, never bought again. "More than 3,000 people appreciate their contribution on Friday. (AZ / dpa)
My neighbor from Eritrea and I greeted each other in the shop. The seller later: "Do you know?" Me: "Yes, this is my neighbor." He: "Well, you can not choose your neighbors. But you can choose stores and never buy again. #metwo
