Tyrolean ÖVP politician insults environmental activist in front of the camera

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After video recordings of the incident were widely shared on social media, Geisler apologized in writing to the woman on Friday. “I hope that the excuses for my wrongdoing will be accepted,” said Geisler.

A statement that makes it worse

But then tried, Geisler’s office, in the “Süddeutsche Zeitung“To relativize the statement again. The ÖVP politician has used the term Luder “without any aggression”, his spokeswoman quotes from the paper. The word was used colloquially in Tyrol for a “sluggish, stubborn person” and was not necessarily negative. In addition, “Luder” in the hunter’s language refers to a bait to attract predators. The statement is unacceptable, but in no way meant to be hostile to women, according to Geisler’s office.

The environmental activist responded promptly to the report. “This exposes his apology as more than flimsy, and there has already been an attempt to reverse perpetrator-victim,” says Götsch of “Tyrolean daily newspaper“. Geisler’s statement was simply contemptuous of women and revealed his view of the world. At the same time, she asked for the consequences of the incident that, in her view, Geisler was no longer sustainable.

Cancellation excluded

However, Geisler sees it differently: He later described the explanation in the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” as “nonsense”: “I apologized without any ifs and buts and also asked for a personal meeting. I know that my statement was unacceptable, ”he told the“ Tiroler Tageszeitung ”. However, he sees no reason for resignation. “I admitted my mistake immediately and apologized.”

Felipe also came under criticism for not responding to Geisler’s statements. She said she hadn’t heard anything at that moment.

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