Andrea Kiewel led through a new edition of the "ZDF-Fernsehgarten" last Sunday. Among other things, she reported on the German "singer and songwriter scene" and made a longer and emphasized one before "inside". After a break, she let the audience know: "Don't make a face - I have to." There was then extensive discussion on social media as to whether the 57-year-old presenter was being forced to gender by the broadcaster. ZDF responded with a tweet.
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"There are no instructions for gendering in the 'ZDF-Fernsehgarten'", the public broadcaster clarifies. "Andrea Kiewel is personally concerned to address everyone, which is why she used the phrase 'singer and songwriter inside' in connection with 'must'”, the statement continues.
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"No one, not ZDF and no one else either, tells me that I have to change," explained Andrea Kiewel in an interview with the "Bild" newspaper after the show. “I've been using the masculine and feminine plural for a long time because I really want to and it's very important to me. It is important to me. And that's what I meant in the live show." It can sometimes happen "that not every word in a two-hour live show fits perfectly. But that's how it is. I want it. I don't have to," she said Moderator.
