“One of the first things I had to discuss after my joining THINK was my security. That’s weird, I’m not even a true parliamentarian, not a real politician,” the presenter said Monday in RTL late Night .
“it has tremendous impact on the people around me. they are faced with things they have to deal with it. I discussed it at home with my partner and children, they are affected by it. “
Racism
Simon’s got a lot of offensive comments on her political step, often with a clear racist undertones. She left the RTL table include seeing a Facebook post of a Ku Klux Klan robe, accompanied by the text that the sender had washed it special for Simons. “This is not a” critical “more,” said Simons.
She is surprised by the intensity of the reactions. “We need to start thinking all together. When something is funny, and if it’s just insulting, “says Simons.” Freedom of expression is a great thing in the Netherlands. But there is now fighting for freedom of insult without limits. I can not stand behind. “
She drew a comparison with bullying among children.” All of the Netherlands is turned upside down when children bring to life through bullying. Rightly so. And then we as adults just defend with all our might the right of people to others so deeply hurt. “
Dutch citizenship
Simons also said that as a dark woman, according to many Dutch not is full. “There is obviously a limit to your Dutch citizenship. If your cultural roots lie elsewhere, like your parents or grandparents elsewhere come from. “
Simons illustrated this by referring to an article in Het Parool, where she Suriname was called, while it actually is not.
The 45-year-old early RTL Late Night presenter Humberto Tan whether he just like she feels that he, as a Dutchman with roots elsewhere, must include on this type themes “It’s not an easy subject to discuss,” Tan admitted “I care about the environment.”
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