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Giamali criticizes Karystianou's stance on femicide recognition
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Giamali criticizes Karystianou's stance on femicide recognition

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Anastasia Giamali sharply criticized Maria Karystianou's stance on legally recognizing the term 'femicide'.
  • Karystianou argued that the term creates discrimination, placing women in the category of the 'weaker sex' and that all human lives have equal legal value.
  • Giamali countered that Karystianou's position is regressive and surprising for a party leader, especially on an issue many women consider self-evident.

Anastasia Giamali has sharply criticized Maria Karystianou, president of the "Hope for Democracy" party, for her views on the legal recognition of the term "femicide." Karystianou stated that the legal value of human life is the same for everyone, regardless of gender, and that the term "femicide" emphasizes discrimination and places women in the category of the "weaker sex."

"As a woman, I will tell you, at the risk of being attacked, that the term femicide emphasizes the distinction between women and men," Karystianou said. "And the worst part is that it places women in vulnerable groups, under the characteristic of the weaker sex. I do not believe at all that women belong to the weaker sex."

As a woman, I will tell you, at the risk of being attacked, that the term femicide emphasizes the distinction between women and men. And the worst part is that it places women in vulnerable groups, under the characteristic of the weaker sex. I do not believe at all that women belong to the weaker sex.

— Maria KarystianouKarystianou explains her reasoning for opposing the legal term 'femicide'.

Karystianou argued that victims die not because they are weaker, but because someone believes they own them, describing these acts as crimes of passion and obsession. She suggested that focusing on terminology that might divide or reinforce gender distinctions is counterproductive.

However, Giamali, commenting on Karystianou's statements, expressed surprise and disappointment. "For once again, Ms. Karystianou's stance, not as a woman, but as a party leader, on issues that many women consider self-evident and given, is surprising, alienating, and saddening," Giamali stated. Giamali noted that Karystianou's opposition to the legal recognition of femicide, using the argument that it constitutes discrimination and portrays women as the weaker sex, leaves little room for misinterpretation.

For once again, Ms. Karystianou's stance, not as a woman, but as a party leader, on issues that many women consider self-evident and given, is surprising, alienating, and saddening.

— Anastasia GiamaliGiamali expresses her reaction to Karystianou's position on femicide.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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