An LGBT activist became the center of a strong controversy in Germany after stating, during a vigil for the victims of the Islamist attack against the Pride march in Berlin, that she had hoped the perpetrator of the attack would be "a white Christian" and not a Muslim immigrant. The comment, recorded on video, quickly went viral on social media and sparked an intense debate.
The statement was made during the tribute held on Sunday, July 26, in memory of the victims of the attack that occurred the day before at the Christopher Street Day (CSD), the traditional Pride march in Berlin. In front of those present, the woman confessed that, upon hearing the news, her first reaction was to wish that the attacker was not a Muslim immigrant.
"I hoped it wouldn't be a 'kanak', I hoped it would be a white Christian", she expressed. In Germany, the term "kanak" is used derogatorily to refer to people of immigrant origin, especially from the Middle East.
After that statement, the activist tried to justify her words by appealing to the concept of intersectionality and argued that different groups face different struggles, although they must support each other in moments like this. However, her statements were widely questioned and began to spread massively on the social network X.
