Last but not least: The triple resurrection of the page 1 girl
After 28 years, *Bild* has done away with the «Page 1 Girl.» The newspaper reported this on Friday. On Monday, the paper ran the headline: "*Bild*'s 'Page 1 Girls' are causing a stir (almost) all over the world." And indeed, the world seems to be interested in this news.
Under the heading "Taps", the latest front-page nude was presented in grand style on Friday. And the world seems to really care about this news: Over the weekend, 20 countries reported on the disappearance of the nude from Bild's front page, the tabloid wrote on Monday. In England, for example, the BBC TV station enthusiastically notes, "There's a real debate in Germany about the role of women." And the Guardian would like to see the same change of heart in British newspapers. In the U.S., USA Today and The Seattle Times quote the Bavarian justice minister: "Good decision." In India, the Hindu priest Rajan Zed even publishes a press release on Bild-Girl. In it, he calls the abolition a "step in the right direction. And on the Fiji Islands, too, enthusiasm can hardly be contained; The Jet writes: "Hindus welcome the end of Page 1 nudity in Bild". And in Holland, De Telegraaf headlines: "Duitse Bild schrapt topless" - which means "Deutsche Bild deletes 'topless'".
What the media all over the world seem to have overlooked in their euphoria: There will still be naked facts in the Bild newspaper - just "more modern, better packaged inside the paper. Where exactly in the newspaper the girls will have their place in the future is still open. "We at Bild are not yet sure ourselves where the Bild girl will have her place. That's why you, dear readers, will find Bianca in the paper three times today." Three times! Whether that pleases the Hindu priest and the rest of the world is extremely questionable. Let's hope that at least the priest will remain ignorant of the bitter truth - so that he can continue to live in peace with himself and, above all, with Germany.
(Photo: Bild.de)
