Alice Hasters' 'Anti Opfer' Explores Victimhood and Society's Contempt
Alice Hasters has published her third non-fiction book, 'Anti Opfer. Warum wir Verletzlichkeit verachten' (Anti Victim: Why We Despise Vulnerability), following her 2019 bestseller 'Was weiße Menschen nicht über Rassismus hören wollen, aber wissen sollten'. In an interview at a cemetery café in Berlin-Neukölln, Hasters discusses the book's central question: what distinguishes true victims from false ones, referencing cases like Gisèle Pelicot and Amber Heard. She explains that accusations of playing the victim, which she has frequently faced, motivated her to examine society's contempt for victims. The book critically analyzes how society judges victimhood and who is believed.
Key facts
- Alice Hasters published 'Anti Opfer. Warum wir Verletzlichkeit verachten'
- The book is her third non-fiction work
- Her debut 'Was weiße Menschen nicht über Rassismus hören wollen, aber wissen sollten' became a bestseller in 2019
- Hasters has often been accused of playing the victim
- The interview took place at a cemetery café in Berlin-Neukölln on a warm day in late May
- The book examines the distinction between true and false victims
- References include Gisèle Pelicot and Amber Heard
- The cross motif is notably present in the cemetery setting
Entities
Artists
- Alice Hasters
Institutions
- der Freitag
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Berlin-Neukölln