Germany: Comedian uses humor to confront discrimination
25 September 2018 |
12:33 pm
Turkish-German comedian Idil Baydar is tired of being called a migrant, even though she was born in Germany. Now she is using her own very particular brand of humor to fight back against the discrimination directed at people with her background.
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