Want words “fatherland” and “brotherly” removed for being “sexist.”

Via Raw Story:

Germany’s equality commissioner sparked an outcry Monday over her call for changes to the national anthem’s lyrics to reflect greater gender balance.

Kristin Rose-Moehring suggested in an internal circular of the Ministry of Family Affairs that stanzas containing the word “fatherland” (Vaterland) should be replaced by “homeland” (Heimat).

“Brotherly with heart and hand” should be replaced with “courageously with heart and hand,” she wrote, noting that Austria had tweaked its national anthem for gender balance.