The positive side of a (to put it mildly) thoughtless photo campaign is that it tore aside a curtain that had now apparently concealed the divisions that exist in some European societies and made a long overdue discussion obvious: How can multicultural coexistence be achieved and what role does journalism play in this? Özil's announcement that turkey rcs data he would no longer play in the German national jersey as long as he "feels like he is being subjected to racist hostility and disrespect" is not to be discussed here, but rather two examples of what the reactions to this justification reflect.
Firstly, the way in which the German newspaper Bild pilloried Özil (“a whining resignation”, “pure stubbornness”, “pure self-pity”, worldview “dangerously close to Erdogan”) illustrates how some (not all!) media are quick to neglect their journalistic duty of care and professionalism when it comes to sensitive topics – in this case by stirring up sentiment, even inciting.
The historian and publicist Michael Wolfssohn, as a commentator for Bild, made a remarkable point: Özil was ungrateful for resigning in this way and for such reasons. Arguing ingratitude here is unmasking. If this were true, then there would be “real” Germans and a kind of “German on probation” who are always supposed to be a little submissive.