German politician and deputy chairman of the Alternative for Germany party Alexander Gauland has caused more than a slight stir with his recent remarks about German football Jerome Boateng.
Gauland, a proponent of anti-immigration sentiment said of Boateng, that while some people might appreciate his performance on the football field they would not want ‘someone like him as a neighbour’.
Boateng was born in Berlin in 1988, before the fall of the Berlin wall. His lineage is Ghanaian and his brother Kevin-Prince plays for the Ghanaian national team.
Responding to the racist remark, German coach Joachim Low said:
“It isn’t the first time that we have been confronted by such remarks. They require no comment; such people discredit themselves on their own.”
The German people also responded with the hashtag #boatengmeinnachbar (Boateng My Neighbour) to highlight their disagreement with Gauland’s views.
nichts gegen meine nachbarn aber #boatengmeinnachbar wäre super @JB17Official
— Karsten Mäske *1892* (@kmaeske) May 29, 2016
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