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Her column unleashed a torrent of debate on social media, a debate that has cropped up again now due to her nomination to lead the ADS. Potatos have been a staple food in Germany since it was first imported in the 17th century Accused of supporting Л€cancel cultureЛ€

It 'is an internationally beloved vegetable,' she wrote, saying the term is 'harmless' and 'cute' and can not be compared to labels for non-hegemonic groups that have been soaked in decades or centuries of hatred and oppression.ДЄtaman described the imbalance in a society where many people born in the country are still labeled 'Turkish German,' and said that white Germans often bristle at being called such due to a wish to be 'colorblind.' She argued that the term 'Kartoffel' (potato) - which is sometimes used by immigrant communities to describe white Germans - is not discriminatory. In January 2020, she penned a column for DerВ Spiegel magazine discussing the fact that while the German language abounds with terms for people whose parents or grandparents immigrated to Germany - ' people with a migration background' being the preferred, almost politically correct term in Germany today - there seems to be no universally agreed-upon name for those with only German ancestry. She also criticized former Interior Minister Horst Seehofer of the conservative Christian Social Union CSU for his choice of the term 'Heimatministerium (Homeland Ministry) as harking back to Nazi-era terminology and catering to 'potentially right-wing voters.' Controversy over terminology 'Stop asking, I'm from here' isВ the title of a book Ataman published in 2019 in reference to the frequent question 'Where are you really from?' that is leveled at people of color in Germany.

She led the ADS press office for several years and was also instrumental in the founding of Mediendienst Integration, a platform for sharing information about immigration and asylum in Germany, and writes for several German media outlets on racism and migration policy. Right-wing parliamentarians accused her of being a 'left-wing activist' and of downplaying an Islamist threat.Д«orn in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart to parents with Turkish roots, Ataman, 42, studied political science and began her career as a political speech writer before turning to journalism. The appointment had triggered a heated debate in parliament and beyond on whether she was suitable for the job.