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Ricarda Lang Answers Online Abuse With Middle-Finger Instagram Post

The Greens MP uses the post to spotlight digital harassment by directing followers to the NGO HateAid.

Overview

  • Lang shared a photo smiling while raising her middle finger alongside screenshots of insults and wrote that hate comments are getting louder and more frequent.
  • The Instagram post quickly drew about 30,000 likes and a wave of supportive comments from followers and public figures including Ruth Moschner, Steffen Hallaschka and Jan Köppen.
  • Examples of abuse she highlighted included derogatory terms such as “Pommespanzer,” “Mastsau” and “Hängebauchschwein,” as well as messages telling her to leave the platform.
  • She urged backing for HateAid, a Berlin-based group that assists victims of digital hate and acts as a trusted flagger for reporting potentially unlawful content.
  • The post featured the Axel Bosse track referenced by Lang, and follows years in which she has publicly documented misogynistic, body-focused attacks online.