Last but not least: Good advice is stupid
The homophobic advice from an advice column writer seems quite outdated. The ensuing wave of outrage on social media, on the other hand, is «so 2015.».
Bernhard, 43, is at a loss: his brother wants to get married soon - to a man. Both are "wonderful people", but there is still a problem: Bernhard and his wife have taught their two daughters that marriage is "a serious decision between a man and a woman". His brother's wish for the girls to scatter flowers seems to be in serious danger. What should they do?
Kummerkasten woman Barbara Eggert from the Westfalen-Blatt's OWL am Sonntag advertising paper knows what to do: with the best will in the world, it is not necessary to invite children to a same-sex wedding because "the daughters would be confused". Specifically: "Tell your brother that your children won't be attending the ceremony because you don't want the children to be confused".
Good advice on Sunday", for which the happy bridal couple - both "wonderful people" - certainly have complete understanding. Speaking of understanding: the web has little of it. User @panne_t tweeted a screenshot of the article. Hundreds of retweets, countless outraged comments and a few hours later, the case was already being discussed on high-reach portals such as Focus.de, Meedia.com and rolled up on most of the big blogs. Ms. Eggert probably imagined her famous 15 minutes a little differently. And you could almost feel sorry for her again with her outdated advice in a world in which half the world suddenly reads what has been written somewhere, sometime by someone. (hae)
Update: In the meantime, the Westfalen-Blatt has published a statement on Eggert's article: Link.
The Westfalen-Blatt in 2015 - very progressive. pic.twitter.com/X0VFvtzeAB
- P. (@panne_t) May 19, 2015
