THE SMURFS SCANDAL: Principal Calls Police on Young Girl for Posting Smurfs TikTok with “Right-Wing” Reference!
Guest post by Naomi Seibt
What do the Smurfs have in common with Germany? They are blue. And so is Germany.
This is the controversial statement that got a girl pulled out of the classroom by the school’s principal Jan-Dirk Zimmermann who confronted her with three policemen because she had the audacity to post it on TikTok. You might be wondering, surely this must be some kind of provocative reference with an outrageous backstory.
Let me solve the riddle:
Blue is the color that represents the political party AfD (Alternative for Germany), the only strong right-wing opposition in Germany. It has generated a substantially growing following over the last years, but systemic media continue to shun it for its “racist,” “queer-phobic,” “climate denialist,” “anti-vax” views.