At a meeting on the housing crisis, which was attended by Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge, everyone was perplexed when the head of the department, convinced he was sympathetic, made a joke in very bad taste: a 25-year-old, who an economically and socially privileged position, however, she underlined that she might not afford to buy a house on her own, to denounce the enormous difficulties of the real estate market for those entering it for the first time, says RTL.
And the minister saw fit to liquidate it with a “joke”: “A rich boyfriend, have you already thought regarding it?”. The sexist suggestion left both the young woman and the rest of the audience in awe. And despite the silence, De Jonge repeated it, to avoid any misunderstandings.
No words for it. This flapper. #step down #disgusting. These are precisely the jokes that are believed to be harmless. No! It’s derogatory. De Jonge to woman who cannot afford to buy a house: ‘Have you thought of a rich friend yet?’ | RTL News https://t.co/teXM0pkkhh
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