Former purveyor of watermelons, Recep Erdogan provides a luxurious couch for European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to sit on during a meeting. This gesture is immediately mistaken for sexism.

1  2021-04-08 by busslordlowkeybussin

5 comments

3  CeetheAndSope 2021-04-08

I like how they insist on saying "fellow top EU official" instead of "President of the European Council, Charles Michel". Makes it seem like some no-name rando stole the seat from her.

Who knew Reuters was so dedicated to doing their part to keep our community healthy by blowing everything out of proportion and making literally everything as dramatic as possible?

2  cassiorolex 2021-04-08

So they do a photo op but have two chairs instead of 3?

Must be sexism

1  busslordlowkeybussin 2021-04-08

The comments:

I stand with turkey on this. Erdogan has done the right thing! Europeans always trying to play the victim, The meeting was between turkey and the EU not with two EU's. One chair for each! #IStandWithTurkey 🇹🇷

Wait wait wait. I thought she was upset they sat first. She’s upset they took the 2 chairs And gave her the MoonBounce sized couch. Ohhh my goodness. This poor lady. Oh my goodness. Can we get her some water please. Hurry she’s fainting.

She should quit and going home..performing a job which is more appropriate such as vaccine people

There was one chair; if her EU official had manners he would have offered the seat to her. Why is Turkey/Erdogan being blamed for it?

1  Corporal-Hicks 2021-04-08

So wait. Theres two EU officials meeting with turkey and the gusy is mad she doesn't get to sit next to him?

1  __TIE_Guy 2021-04-08

Imagine being named after the villian of Dalmatians.