“Lady without abdomen”
Because of peculiar comparison: allegations of sexism against Markus Söder
What does he want to tell us? CSU boss Markus Söder tries an old-fashioned language picture to point out the crisis of some industrial branches. Some senses sexism.
He hit one again. Sure, Markus Söder is a trained journalist and knows how to produce headlines (or provoke). On the edge of the Munich Auto show, the Bavarian state prince made a record: “Without a car, mechanical engineering and chemistry, Germany is a lady without abdomen.”
Markus Söder after “abdomen” comparison in criticism
The outraged reactions followed as ordered. The deputy parliamentary group leader of the left in the Bundestag, Nicole Gohlke, attested a “creepy image of women” to the CSU boss. A woman is for Söder “Apparently only worth something (…) if you can use it for reproduction”.
Markus Söder reveals in
FAZ interview his creepy image of women:
“Without a car, mechanical engineering and chemistry, Germany is a lady without abdomen.”
For the food influencer from Bavaria, a woman apparently only seems worth something if you are for reproduction …– Nicole Gohlke (@nicolegohlke) September 9, 2025
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The Green Chairman Franziska Brantner blew into the same horn. She threw the Bavarian Prime Minister “sexism” before.
Without sexism, green hatred and sausages, Söder is only a man without attention. pic.twitter.com/fqxfu5vb3Q
– Franziska Brantner (@fbrantner) September 9, 2025
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Among the articles, the comparison of Söder is controversial, the allegation of sexism is often repeated. Other users refer to the serious background of Söder’s statement.
In fact, many branches of German industry are in crisis. The industries A known by Söder as the “industrial basis”Uto, mechanical engineering and chemistry provide millions of jobs in the country.
But what is really behind the picture of a “lady without abdomen”? The wording refers to an old annual attraction in which the lower body of a Woman apparently disappeared. This type of entertainment was particularly popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Söder’s language picture would not be really up to date either.
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Source: Stern
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