Stop State-Funded Dehumanization: Penalize Media Racism

Petition addressed to: The Minister-Presidents of the 16 Federal States (For the legal change to the Broadcasting Treaty)

German public television is currently using your money to fund dehumanization. A recent segment on ZDF’s Volle Kanne relied on harmful, racist tropes against the Asian community, disguised as "humor." This isn’t just a bad joke; it’s a dangerous tool of "othering."
When we allow state-funded media to normalize these stereotypes, we fuel a cultural war. This rhetoric creates the psychological justification for social exclusion and, ultimately, armed conflict. We cannot ignore the destruction caused by "casual" racism in our living rooms.
We are demanding a new law for the Rundfunkbeitrag. If a show is found by an independent body to have promoted dehumanizing tropes, its funding must be frozen. That money should be immediately diverted to anti-discrimination NGOs and the communities targeted by the broadcast.
Public funds must serve the public good, not feed the fires of hate. Sign this petition to demand financial accountability and an end to state-funded dehumanization. Let’s stop paying for our own division.