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German Research Minister Dorothee Bär Backs Native American Costume for Carnival, Defines Limits

She argues for cultural leeway in Fasching, rejecting outfits that glorify war or reference the Nazi era.

Overview

  • In a Funke-Mediengruppe podcast, Bär said a Native American costume would still be acceptable for her at Carnival.
  • She asserted that indigenous peoples have fewer objections to such costumes than some critics in Germany.
  • Bär drew a clear line by saying anything that glorifies war or evokes the Nazi era is unacceptable.
  • The minister also discussed gender representation, calling herself an “experiential feminist” and defending the need for quotas.
  • She praised Friedrich Merz and Markus Söder on women and family issues and noted she will receive Aachen’s Orden wider den tierischen Ernst in January.