Ask ze German

[Alex K]

Is it true that sexism is common in Germany?
Like a guy telling his girlfriend, in front of other people, to 'shut her stupid face'? (Second hand story, dunno if true)

I'd chalk this up to "there are abusive assholes in Germany", and it plausibly even has sexist connotations since a man shames a woman into silence. While sexism is still too common, this kind of abuse is not seen often, but that could be because I don't keep the company of people with that kind of attitude. They exist, sure, but more so than in other countries, I couldn't say...