Kazimiera Szczuka
Encyclopedia
Kazimiera Szczuka is a Polish
literary historian, literary critic and television personality, known from the Polish edition of The Weakest Link
.
Ms. Szczuka is a member of the Green Party, advocate of gay rights and supporter of pro-choice rights for women. She is a member of the Programme Council of the green political foundation the Green Institute
.
In March 2006, Szczuka satirized on a TV programme a young woman who frequently recites prayers on Radio Maryja
, claiming to not know that the woman used a wheelchair
. 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 The New York Times
and International Herald Tribune
.
She works for TVN24 in Wydanie drugie poprawione. She has worked since 2003 for TVN
in "Najsłabsze Ogniwo
" (the Polish version of The Weakest Link
) and in Dwururka.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe 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 Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
.
Ms. Szczuka is a member of the Green Party, advocate of gay rights and supporter of pro-choice rights for women. She is a member of the Programme Council of the green political foundation the Green Institute
Green Institute
The Green Institute is a national-level policy institute that is based on the values of the global Green political movement in the United States....
.
In March 2006, Szczuka satirized on a TV programme a young woman who frequently recites prayers on Radio Maryja
Radio Maryja
Radio Maryja is a Polish religious, conservative, anti-post-Communist 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 has been run since its inception by the Redemptorist rector doctor Tadeusz...
, claiming to not know that the woman used a wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
. 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 The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 38 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 160 countries and territories...
.
She works for TVN24 in Wydanie drugie poprawione. She has worked since 2003 for TVN
TVN (Poland)
TVN is a major Polish commercial television network. The broadcaster was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter and Jan Wejchert. The network launched on October 3, 1997. TVN belongs to the TVN S.A...
in "Najsłabsze Ogniwo
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
" (the Polish version of The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
) and in Dwururka.