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The German Ministry of the Interior opposed a draft law drafted by the Ministry of Justice in which only the generic feminine was used, ensuring that its acceptance would go against the constitution.
The Social Democrat Christine Lambrecht, in charge of the Ministry of Justice, decided to write in feminine all the titles and functions that appear in the project on judicial administration and insolvency.
For example, the project uses generically “Director” instead of “director” or “consumer” instead of “consumer”.
The initiative was rejected by the Ministry of the Interior, in charge of the conservative of Bavarian origin Horst Seehofer, who hopes the bill will be rewritten, spokesman Steve Alter said.
“The generic masculine, that is, the use of the masculine form of language, is recognized for people of both sexes,” said the spokesman for this ministry.
In contrast, “the generic feminine is not accepted linguistically to date,” he added.
The Ministry of Justice accepted the revision of the bill before its presentation in the Council of Ministers and clarified that the drafting of the text “it is not finished yet”, according to her spokeswoman, Ariane Keitel.
This initiative aroused the ire of the Chancellor’s conservative party Angela Merkel, CDU, which awaits a speedy presentation of this bill, which would prevent the bankruptcy of many German companies affected by the pandemic.
The law proposes to extend the period of time before a company becomes insolvent.
“Dear Mrs. Lambrecht, choose any other law for these tricks”, said the secretary general of the Economic Council of the Christian Democratic Party, Wolfgang Steiger.
“The time to reform the law is running out, but the Federal Ministry of Justice does not take it seriously,” he added.
For its part, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party compared the initiative to “The provocative behavior of a child, something that is not worthy of a minister.”
In turn, the German Language Association (VDS) opined that “using this misleading formulation directly invites you to challenge a law.”
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