German mayor takes 'time out' after using racist slur
The mayor of Germany’s southwestern city of Tuebingen said Monday that he's taking some “time out” after coming under fire for using a racist slur at a conference BERLIN -- The mayor of Germany's southwestern city of Tuebingen said Monday that he's taking some “time out” after coming under fire over the weekend for using a racist slur. Boris Palmer also said he'll resign from the Green party following criticism over his repeated use of a racist term for Black people at a conference Friday, which prompted some attendees to walk out in protest. Palmer was already suspended by the left-leaning Green party over his use of the slur in reference to a Black soccer player. Anti-racism activists gathered outside the event, a conference on migration hosted by Frankfurt University, and chanted “Nazis out” in response to his presence. Palmer then repeatedly used the racial slur and suggested he was being victimized. “If someone uses the wrong word then they're a Nazi to ...