Macinka's Statement About Female Hockey Players Has Even Raised the Eyebrows of Government Politicians
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Accusations of sexism, chauvinism and calls for resignation. This was the reaction of the Czech political scene to Sunday's statement by Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motoristé), who described the Russian women's hockey team as a "team of Russian men". He also received criticism from the ANO parliamentary group, and the impact of his words had to be moderated by his party colleague and Minister of Sports Boris Šťastný.
His words caused a great stir. In Sunday's Partia na Prima, Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motoristé sobě) called hockey a "male sport". He also called the Russian players under the age of eighteen, whose participation in the January World Championship in Ostrava is being discussed, "masculine". Not only the women's national team, but also the president of the association Alois Hadamczik and players from the NHL spoke out.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Petr Macinka (Motoriste) called Russian female hockey players "masculine". According to him, ice hockey is a male sport. The minister's statements were also criticized by some of his coalition colleagues.
Petr Macinka (Motoristé) also addressed the situation surrounding Russian male and female hockey players in Partia na Prima. He described them as "manly women". He also received criticism from coalition partners. "Calling any female athletes 'manly women' is neither courage nor opinion. That is just a manifestation of arrogance and his sense of superiority on the part of Petr Macinka," said the head of ANO deputies, Taťána Malá. Other politician…
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