Jezebel: Germany

Lady Neo-Nazis Shattering the Glass Ceiling of Awfulness

Doug Barry — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:20:00 EST

Despite a now 3-year-old article from the Washington Post that offered hormonal proof that women can manage the the pants off of a business venture, they are still underrepresented in leadership positions at law firms and tech companies, and only fill 17 of the chief executive posts at Fortune 500 companies. What's an intelligent, enterprising gal to do? Move to Germany and join its neo-Nazi National Democratic Party, where the sky really is the unobstructed limit to female hegemony. More »

Loving Father Wants Daughter Institutionalized Because She's Transgender

Anna North — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:40:00 EST

A German dad sounds like he needs a lesson from the princess boy's family — he's apparently threatening to put his 11-year-old daughter in a mental institution because she's transgender. More »

Season's Beatings: The Year In Holiday Violence

Erin Gloria Ryan — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:00 EST

Maybe it's the stress of endless social obligations, maybe it's the diminished daylight hours, and maybe people are just a bunch of Santapunching Scrooges. No matter the reason, every year, it seems as though a rash of appropriately decorated seasonal violence erupts during the holiday season. Here's this year's rundown of Fe-le-le-le-lelonies. More »

'German Fritzl' Lives Up To Reputation Of Being One Sick Fuck

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:50:00 EST

We've been repeatedly horrified over the years by incidents similar to the case of Joseph Fritzl, the Austrian man convicted of holding his daughter captive for many years while he sexually abused her. However, "Adolf B," the man dubbed the "German Fritzl" by the media, has managed to add a disgusting new twist to the tale by arguing in court that his daughter consented to their 34-year sexual relationship, which she says started when she was 12. To make matters worse, a court just sided with Adolph B and sentenced him to less than three years in prison. More »

Today In Bad Baby Names: Woman Names Her Son Jihad [UPDATED]

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:20:00 EST

It seems like there is no end to the amount of bad baby names in the world. Who can forget tiny Adolf Hitler Campbell and his sister JoyceLynn Aryan Nation? And let's not even talk about all of the children who are named after their parent's favorite fast food restaurant or luxury brand; or those whose parents took a normal name and changed 7 or 8 of its letter to create a new, more unpronounceable name; and, of course, let us keep the children of celebrities in our hearts. More »

So Many Santas, So Little Time

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:05:00 EST

BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 26: Volunteer Santas attend their annual meeting at the Komoedie am Kurfuerstedamm theater on November 26, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The event was organized by Studentenwerk Berlin, a student organization at the city's technical university (Technische Universitaet Berlin), that sends out between 400 and 500 students and alumni dressed as Santas and angels every year to visit company parties in December and families on Christmas Eve. The students, who must complete a Santa workshop, participate as a way to make a little money to help fund their studies. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) More »

The Catholic Church Has Been Quietly Selling Porn In Germany

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:20:00 EST

The Catholic Church is no stranger to preaching one thing and doing another. There are, of course, the recent sexual abuse cases, and who can forget the Crusades? Now we have a new—less egregious but still annoying—violation to add to the list! Here goes: It turns out that the Catholic Church in Germany owns a publishing house that sells pornography, and now that people have found out they're trying to claim it was all a big misunderstanding! Of course it was. More »

Are You Having Enough Babies And/Or Working Hard Enough? Depends!

Irin Carmon — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:00:00 EDT

A new study of 3,000 college-educated women between the ages of 33 and 45 has found that almost half of them are childless. This has already been seen as a cause for worry. More »

Company Rewards Staffers With Prostitutes

Irin Carmon — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:00:00 EDT

About 100 salesmen working for German reinsurance giant Munich Re were rewarded with 20 prostitutes in Budapest (where it is legal). Wristbands indicated the prostitutes' relative status (some were elite-only). Unclear whether Munich Re employs any female salespeople. More »

Scantily-Clad Mannequin Gets An Icy Stare

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:20:00 EST

[Germany, February 22: A woman in a fur coat watches a mannequin at a flee market in Gelsenkirchen on an icecold day. Temperatures went down minus 5 degrees Celsius, the forecast predicts sunny but cold weather for the next days. Image via AP.] More »

Horrible Person Charged In Horrible Incest Case

Sadie Stein — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:23:00 EST

Oy vey. A 48-year-old German man has been charged 350 counts of sexual abuse — including molesting his daughter from the age of 12, fathering 7 children by his stepdaughter, abusing his stepson, and prostituting out the two girls to other men. The kicker? If convicted, he faces, at most, 15 years in prison. More »

Bank Chief Wants Women To Make Board "Pretty And Colorful"

Irin Carmon — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:45:00 EST

Deutsche Bank head Josef Ackerman said he hoped his lady-free board would "be prettier and more colorful one day." A minister, Ilse Aigner, replied: "Whoever wants things more colorful and beautiful should go to a flower meadow or a museum." More »

Renee Zellweger Stole Your Prom Dress

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 14:30:00 EST

Berlin, Jan 5: Renee Zellweger looks lovely on the German Golden Camera awards red carpet.

Catherine Zeta-Jones Leaves Her Husband, Circa 1990

Sadie Stein — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:50:00 EST

This German ad may be Catherine Zeta-Jones' first onscreen appearance. And it's awesome! More »

Sometimes An Elephant's Eye Isn't All That High

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:27:00 EST

[Germany, January 24: Newborn elephant babies Shavu and Uli, from left, enjoy their first get together at the zoo in Wuppertal, Germany. Uli was born a week ago Sunday, and Shavu arrived last Thursday at the zoo. Image via AP.]

Porn Star Dies After Sixth Boob Job

Lauri Apple — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:10:00 EST

German porn star Carolin Berger was only 23 when she died during a breast augmentation operation earlier this month. Based on news reports, she sought out so many surgeries to stay on the media's radar screen. Doesn't seem worth it. More »

Rachel McAdams Sees Red

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:00:00 EST

Berlin, January 9th: Rachel McAdams at the German premiere of Morning Glory.

Domestic Violence Wallpaper Will Spruce up Your Drab Dining Room

Lauri Apple — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 14:45:10 EST

This German ad against domestic violence has good intentions and delivers a sobering statistic (25% of German women are survivors), but seems "off." The design's too clever, maybe? At least it's not this bad, though. (Image via Copyranter.) More »

Riding To School On A One-Mom Open Sleigh

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:39:00 EST

[Germany, December 20: A woman pulls her son to school on a sled on a snow-covered sidewalk in Berlin. Image via Getty.]

Very Protective Dad Castrates Man For Dating Teen Daughter

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:25:00 EST

After learning his 17-year-old daughter was dating a 57-year-old man, Helmut Seifert of Germany went to the man's house with two friends and castrated him with a bread knife. "I saw it as my duty as a father," says Seifert. More »

Today's Spirit Animal

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

WINTERBERG, GER, DEC 5th: Natalie Geisenberger of Germany, left, clebrates her 2nd place with champagne in the ice channel during the women's single luge World Cup race. Image via AP

Gay Coffins Allow Deceased Homosexual Men To Twirl Exuberantly Into The Afterlife

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:10:00 EST

Two undertakers in northern Germany have determined that what the world needs now are coffins specifically for gays featuring depictions of nude men in "athletic poses". Nothing says "rest in penis" like an erotic coffin. More »

Michelle Obama, First Lady Of Lunchlady Land

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:54:00 EST

[Germany, November 11: First Lady Michelle Obama praises 10-year-old Malaysia Chevere for being a "straight A student" as she serves steaks for US soldiers and their relatives on Ramstein Airbase on Veterans Day. Image via AP.]

Women Of East Germany: Ahead Of The Game?

Sadie Stein — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:15:00 EDT

According to the New York Times, 20 years after the fall of the wall, Eastern women are kicking ass. More »

Oktoberfest Sets New Beer-Consumption Record

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:30:00 EDT

Visitors to this year's two-week Munich Oktoberfest drank 7 million liters of beer, beating 2007's previous high of 6.94 million liters. This still doesn't explain why dentures, a leather whip, and a live rabbit turned up in lost and found. More »

Alexander Skarsgard Has Something For You To Put In Your Mouth

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:48:00 EDT

[Click to enlarge. You know you want to. Munich, October 1. Image via WENN.]

Germans Outraged By Sexy Oktoberfest Outfits

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:40:00 EDT

Germans are upset that designers are producing tracht, traditional Bavarian garb, with shorter skirts and synthetic materials as Oktoberfest gains popularity worldwide. One local says the spectacle makes her, "overcome with fremdschämen," or "cringing embarrassment for the actions of others." More »

What A Major Ladymag Looks Like Without Professional Models

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EDT

If these images from the Germany's most popular women's magazine, Brigitte, which recently stopped using professional models, are any indication, things look pretty damn good. More »

Small German Girl Clearly Frustrated By Lack Of Beer In Her Hand

Jessica Coen — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:26:00 EDT

[Munich, September 19: Girls in traditional Bavarian outfits participate in Oktoberfest's Riflemen's Parade; it's the 200th anniversary of the hops-heavy celebration. And so an entire nation puts on its beer goggles. Image via Getty.]

Germans Gussy Up Their Cows

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:33:00 EDT

[Germany, September 10: Women wearing Bavarian dirndl dresses walk with a decorated cow in Oberstaufen, Germany. The alpine farmers decorate one cow of the herd when all the cows return well from the mountains. Image via Getty.]

When A Spray Tan Simply Won't Do

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:34:00 EDT

[Warnemuende, August 31. Women are seen in beach chairs at the Baltic Sea beach of Warnemuende, northern Germany. Image via AP]

Caster Semenya, As Misunderstood By A Very Sore Loser

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT

After suffering through last year's humiliating "scandal" over her biological sex, Semenya has returned to the track. However, some of her competitors (we won't name names, but...Diane Cummins and Jemma Simpson) are bitching: "We are literally running against a man." More »

Beer Frau Readies The World For Oktoberfest

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:22:00 EDT

[Munich, August 19. Model Francesca presents the official beer stein mugs for the annual Oktoberfest beer festival, which will take place from Sept. 18 to Oct. 4, 2010. Image via AP]

German Models Get Up, Down, Funky, Loose

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:45:00 EDT

[Munich, August 15. Two models dance on the fashion runway during the fashion show of the Christine Neubauer Limited Edition By Schiffhauer Munich. Image via Getty]

Girl Scouts Learn The Ropes At German Convention

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:18:00 EDT

[Almke, August 1. Scouts prepare to a hiking tour through a woodland near Wolfsburg, Germany]

International Ballerinas Practice, Are Perfect

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:19:00 EDT

[Dresden, July 29. Participants of a summer workshop for ballet and contemporary dance in Germany, where 85 dancers from 7 countries meet for workshops and performances. Image via AP.]

Lindsay Lohan Poses Topless With SCRAM-Covering Boots

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:17:00 EDT

Dig the hazy, retro, pseudo-stoned vibe in the Ellen von Unwerth photoshoot for German GQ's August 2010 issue (cover here.) But enough with the finger in the mouth! And BTW, Brigitte Bardot did it better. More »

Gay Players Blamed For Germany's World Cup Loss

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Michael Becker, who manages German soccer captain Michael Ballack, attributed the team's more elegant and agile style to "gay players," saying they cost Germany the World Cup. Coach Joachim Löw refused to respond, saying he wouldn't "stoop so low." More »

Germany's New First Lady Is Deemed A Tattooed Minx

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Good news: Germans no longer have to hide their heads in shame, for now they have their very own scandalous, gorgeous political wife. Carla Bruni - and Michelle Obama - best watch out. More »

Spread 'Em: Your Daily Dose Of World Cup Thighlights

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:30:00 EDT

As most of you probably know, today is an off-day for our dear players, as the buildup for the World Cup quarterfinal begins. However, just because there's been a break in competition doesn't mean we have to quit our gawking. More »