Overview
- Neubauer says she will no longer try to minimize her 'attack surface' as a woman and activist after years of striving to appear flawless.
- She rejects critiques of her tone and demeanor as gendered, arguing traits called 'cheeky' in her would be labeled confidence in a man and noting she is rarely shown laughing.
- She will not attend the climate conference in Belém, citing mandatory attendance as she finishes a Master's degree in geography.
- Describing a shift toward creativity and lightness, she points to political clothing and playful choices such as a protest dress at the Berlinale and wearing shorts at a climate strike, and she cites Bruno Latour on avoiding both panic and boredom.
- The interview circulated widely in German media and included pointed criticism of Chancellor Friedrich Merz and what she calls 'Fossilität,' while FOCUS Online faulted the piece as overly favorable and insufficiently probing.