The German Migration Agency has praised a campaign to showcase ethnic diversity by giving names of foreign origin to weather conditions. However, the initiative did not go down well with everyone.
“We live in an immigration country. Nevertheless the weather is high and low [anticyclone and cyclone] names like Gisela and Helmut are almost always given. It is time to change that. “ wrote a diversity group on their website #WeatherCorrection. The campaign to bring “New” German names in weather forecasts involve activists from Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
“After all, Germans also have names like Ahmet, Chana, Khue und Romani,” said the website
Almost everyone can choose the name of a cyclone or an anticyclone for an amount of € 240 to € 360 ($ 296- $ 444) paid to the Institute of Meteorology of the Free University of Berlin, with the proceeds of student projects. The names are then used in official weather reports.
Fourteen such names were obtained through the initiative for 2021. Germany will therefore see weather events this year with names of Arab and Turkish origin, such as Ahmet, Cemal and Jussuf, as well as Bozena, Bartosz, Iraq, Dragica, Goran and Chana. , which is of Polish, southern Slavic and Hebrew origin.
The country’s office for migration and integration praised the campaign in a series of tweets. ‘Ahmet or Alex, the most important thing is the weather report! In 2021, it will be as diverse as our society, and that’s good. ”
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However, the initiative is mixed online with response.
“A very nice idea! And yes, our society is diverse – even if some do not want to hear or accept it, “he said. a person tweeted.
Other called the idea “stupid” and complained over the “Ideological indoctrination through the weather reports.”
“Thank you! The naming of high and low pressure areas is definitely one of the biggest issues in Germany. It does not matter if the Ahmets and the Stafenies also get top education and well-paid jobs,” a person complained.
There are also those who say no one really cares about the names of weather conditions, while others find the campaign amusing. “Most areas with high and low pressure have a migrating background, but little is known about sexual orientation,” a Twitter user said.
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