Stop Bild Sexism (German: Schluss mit dem Bild-Sexismus) is a campaign opposing what its organizers describe as the objectification of women in Bild-Zeitung, the most popular newspaper in Germany.[1][2][3] The paper has been criticized by numerous sources over the years for its sexist representations of women.[4][5] The campaign's first aim is to persuade the newspaper to stop publishing photographs of the "Bild-Girl," a topless model. It also asks that the newspaper start reporting on women and women's issues in the same way that it writes about men.[3][6]
Stop Bild Sexism was inspired by the No More Page 3 campaign in the UK to persuade The Sun newspaper to abandon its practice of publishing images of half-naked women.[7]
The campaign began in October 2014 with a petition posted on Change.org by Kristina Lunz, a postgraduate student at the University of Oxford, asking the Bild's editor, Kai Diekmann, to remove the topless "Bild-Girl" from the publication. The petition was discussed on Twitter under the hashtag #BILDsexism.[2][3][8]
The newspaper stopped publishing topless images on its front page in 2012, but they are still published inside the newspaper and on its website.[5] On 17 September 2014 it published photographs of the cleavages of six well-known German women on its front page, and asked readers to rate them. Sophia Becker, the campaign's social-media manager, cited this as an example of the newspaper's pattern of objectifying women and normalizing sexism.[6][9]
Lunz has described Bild's reporting of sexual assault and harassment as "sexist and voyeuristic." She asserts that the tone of outrage found in the publication's frequent reporting of cases of sexual harassment and sexual violence appears to indicate that the anger over violence against women is only superficial, because it is juxtaposed with the publication's frequent use of images of unclothed women.[10] Lunz and Becker said they were inspired by the No More Page 3 campaign, led by Lucy-Anne Holmes, which asked the editor of The Sun newspaper in the UK to voluntarily remove their similarly topless Page 3 models.[3][7][11]
Axel Springer SE, the publisher of Bild, has responded to the campaign by issuing a statement of values. These include the importance of mutual respect and maintaining respectful interactions.[15]
Further readingedit
Kalle, Janina (7 November 2014). "Engagiert gegen "Bild"-Miezen". NDR. Germany.
Jacobsen, Nils (11 November 2014). "Kristina gegen Kai: Kippt eine 25-jährige Studentin mit 11 Followern und 11.000 Unterschriften das Bild-Girl?". MEEDIA. Germany.
Bugard, Benjamin (11 November 2014). "#BILDsexism: Studentin (25) fordert von Kai Diekmann Abschaffung des Bild-Girls". Südkurier. Germany: Gesellschafter der Südkurier GmbH.
Martin, Sebastian (12 November 2014). "Bambergerin kämpft gegen "Bild"-Sexismus". InFranken. Germany: Mediengruppe Oberfranken.
Mattgey, Annette (13 November 2014). "#BILDsexism: Kai keilt zurück". Lead Digital. Germany: Werben & Verkaufen.
Eul, Alexandra (16 November 2014). "Kampagne: Schafft das Bild-Girl ab!". EMMA. Germany: Alice Schwarzer.
Stokowski, Margarete (22 November 2014). "Alle nackt, aber wirklich alle". Die Tageszeitung (Taz). Germany: taz, die tageszeitung Verlagsgenossenschaft eG.
^Brichta, Mascha K. (2014). "Love it or Loathe it": Audience Responses to Tabloids in the UK and Germany. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag. p. 81. ISBN9783839418857.
^ abHarcup, Tony (2014). A Dictionary of Journalism, Oxford University Press, p. 36.
^ abBecker, Sophia (2014). "Sexism in The Media & Its Violent Implications", Zod.
^ abGreenslade, Roy (23 January 2015). "No More Page 3 inspires campaign against topless pictures in Germany". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^Burgard, Benjamin (11 November 2014). "#BILDsexism: Studentin (25) fordert von Kai Diekmann Abschaffung des Bild-Girls", Südkurier.
^Lunz, Kristina (11 June 2015). "Warum es wichtig ist, dass wir uns über Diskriminierung aufregen", The Huffington Post.
^Lunz, Kristina (6 June 2015). "Der tägliche Herrenwitz. Mit Macht kommt Verantwortung – die "Bild"-Zeitung nutzt ihren medialen Einfluss trotzdem viel zu oft für sexistische Berichterstattung". The European. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^ abBarfield, Tom (22 January 2015). "Meet the women fighting German tabloid sexism". The Local (German edition). Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^Helwerth, Ulrike (13 January 2015). "'Schafft das BILD-Girl ab!'", Deutscher Frauenrat [de] (German Women's Council).
^"Videobotschaft von Selmin Çalışkan", Stop Bild Sexism.
^ ab"Testimonials" 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Stop Bild Sexism.
^"Petition gegen Sexismus in der BILD". andersundgleich. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
External linksedit
Official website
Twitter
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Stop Bild Sexism German Schluss mit dem Bild Sexismus is a campaign opposing what its organizers describe as the objectification of women in Bild Zeitung the most popular newspaper in Germany 1 2 3 The paper has been criticized by numerous sources over the years for its sexist representations of women 4 5 The campaign s first aim is to persuade the newspaper to stop publishing photographs of the Bild Girl a topless model It also asks that the newspaper start reporting on women and women s issues in the same way that it writes about men 3 6 Stop Bild SexismFounded8 October 2014 2014 10 08 FounderKristina LunzLocationBamberg GermanyWebsitewww wbr stopbildsexism wbr com Stop Bild Sexism was inspired by the No More Page 3 campaign in the UK to persuade The Sun newspaper to abandon its practice of publishing images of half naked women 7 Contents 1 History 2 Reception 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe campaign began in October 2014 with a petition posted on Change org by Kristina Lunz a postgraduate student at the University of Oxford asking the Bild s editor Kai Diekmann to remove the topless Bild Girl from the publication The petition was discussed on Twitter under the hashtag BILDsexism 2 3 8 The newspaper stopped publishing topless images on its front page in 2012 but they are still published inside the newspaper and on its website 5 On 17 September 2014 it published photographs of the cleavages of six well known German women on its front page and asked readers to rate them Sophia Becker the campaign s social media manager cited this as an example of the newspaper s pattern of objectifying women and normalizing sexism 6 9 Lunz has described Bild s reporting of sexual assault and harassment as sexist and voyeuristic She asserts that the tone of outrage found in the publication s frequent reporting of cases of sexual harassment and sexual violence appears to indicate that the anger over violence against women is only superficial because it is juxtaposed with the publication s frequent use of images of unclothed women 10 Lunz and Becker said they were inspired by the No More Page 3 campaign led by Lucy Anne Holmes which asked the editor of The Sun newspaper in the UK to voluntarily remove their similarly topless Page 3 models 3 7 11 Reception editAs of July 2019 the petition had over 58 000 signatures and has been recognized by Diekmann 11 Campaign supporters include the Deutscher Frauenrat German Women s Council 12 Selmin Caliskan Secretary General of Amnesty International in Germany 13 Angela Kolb de justice minister for Saxony Anhalt and members of the Bundestag German Parliament Ekin Deligoz Katja Dorner Elke Ferner de Britta Hasselmann Katja Kipping Sylvia Kotting Uhl Renate Kunast Birgit Kompel de Katja Mast Cornelia Mohring Ulli Nissen Sonke Rix Ulle Schauws and Dorothee Schlegel de 14 It is also supported by Maria Noichl and Terry Reintke members of the European Parliament Anke Domscheit Berg formerly of the Piratenpartei Deutschland and several celebrities including singer Jasmin Tabatabai 14 Axel Springer SE the publisher of Bild has responded to the campaign by issuing a statement of values These include the importance of mutual respect and maintaining respectful interactions 15 Further reading editKalle Janina 7 November 2014 Engagiert gegen Bild Miezen NDR Germany Jacobsen Nils 11 November 2014 Kristina gegen Kai Kippt eine 25 jahrige Studentin mit 11 Followern und 11 000 Unterschriften das Bild Girl MEEDIA Germany Bugard Benjamin 11 November 2014 BILDsexism Studentin 25 fordert von Kai Diekmann Abschaffung des Bild Girls Sudkurier Germany Gesellschafter der Sudkurier GmbH Martin Sebastian 12 November 2014 Bambergerin kampft gegen Bild Sexismus InFranken Germany Mediengruppe Oberfranken Bischoff Bjorn 13 November 2014 Wie eine 25 jahrige Bambergerin das BILD Girl abschaffen will nordbayern de Germany Nurnberger Nachrichten Nurnberger Zeitung Mattgey Annette 13 November 2014 BILDsexism Kai keilt zuruck Lead Digital Germany Werben amp Verkaufen Eul Alexandra 16 November 2014 Kampagne Schafft das Bild Girl ab EMMA Germany Alice Schwarzer Stokowski Margarete 22 November 2014 Alle nackt aber wirklich alle Die Tageszeitung Taz Germany taz die tageszeitung Verlagsgenossenschaft eG Orlando Jenny Pullicino 8 March 2015 I exist The Malta Independent Germany References edit Kalle Janina 7 November 2014 Engagiert gegen Bild Miezen NDR a b Eul Alexandra 16 November 2014 Kampagne Schafft das Bild Girl ab EMMA a b c d Hildebrand Kathleen 30 January 2015 Reduziert auf Bruste Suddeutsche Zeitung Brichta Mascha K 2014 Love it or Loathe it Audience Responses to Tabloids in the UK and Germany Bielefeld Transcript Verlag p 81 ISBN 9783839418857 a b Harcup Tony 2014 A Dictionary of Journalism Oxford University Press p 36 a b Becker Sophia 2014 Sexism in The Media amp Its Violent Implications Zod a b Greenslade Roy 23 January 2015 No More Page 3 inspires campaign against topless pictures in Germany The Guardian Retrieved 29 January 2015 Burgard Benjamin 11 November 2014 BILDsexism Studentin 25 fordert von Kai Diekmann Abschaffung des Bild Girls Sudkurier Lunz Kristina 11 June 2015 Warum es wichtig ist dass wir uns uber Diskriminierung aufregen The Huffington Post Lunz Kristina 6 June 2015 Der tagliche Herrenwitz Mit Macht kommt Verantwortung die Bild Zeitung nutzt ihren medialen Einfluss trotzdem viel zu oft fur sexistische Berichterstattung The European Retrieved 19 August 2015 a b Barfield Tom 22 January 2015 Meet the women fighting German tabloid sexism The Local German edition Retrieved 29 January 2015 Helwerth Ulrike 13 January 2015 Schafft das BILD Girl ab Deutscher Frauenrat de German Women s Council Videobotschaft von Selmin Caliskan Stop Bild Sexism a b Testimonials Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Stop Bild Sexism Petition gegen Sexismus in der BILD andersundgleich 16 January 2015 Retrieved 19 August 2015 External links editOfficial website 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