Kazimiera Szczuka (born 22 June 1966 in
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) is a
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literary historian, literary critic and television personality, known from the Polish edition of
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Ms. Szczuka is a member of the Green Party, advocate of gay rights and supporter of abortion.
In March, 2006 Szczuka satirized on a TV programme a young woman who frequently recites prayers on
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, claiming to not know that the woman used a
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Kazimiera Szczuka (born 22 June 1966 in
WarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
) is a
PolishPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
literary historian, literary critic and television personality, known from the Polish edition of
The Weakest LinkThe Weakest Link is a television quiz show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment and used to air on BBC America...
.
Ms. Szczuka is a member of the Green Party, advocate of gay rights and supporter of abortion.
In March, 2006 Szczuka satirized on a TV programme a young woman who frequently recites prayers on
Radio MaryjaRadio Maryja is a Polish religious, nationalist, conservative, anti-post-communists and pro-life Roman Catholic radio station and media group, describing itself as patriotic. It was founded in Toruń, Poland, on December 9, 1991 and run since its inception by the Redemptorist Tadeusz Rydzyk, often...
, claiming to not know that the woman used a
wheelchairA wheelchair is a wheeled mobility device in which the user sits. The device is propelled either manually or via various automated systems. Wheelchairs are used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness , injury, or disability...
. Despite Szczuka's public apology, she was found guilty of "insulting a disabled person and mocking her religion" by the Polish National Broadcasting Council, and the station on which she had appeared was fined 500,000 PLN.
Szczuka complained later - "
They hate me because I'm a feminist, I'm Jewish - mostly because I'm a feminist" - in an interview for
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and
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She works for TVN24 in
Wydanie drugie poprawione. She has worked since 2003 for
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in "
Najsłabsze OgniwoThe Weakest Link is a television quiz show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment and used to air on BBC America...
" (the Polish version of
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), and in
Dwururka.
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