I'm a huge fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, but this year I'm boycotting Eurovision.
Eurovision has always been political. Its purpose is political by seeking to unite Europe with the power of love of music over the power of hate and war.
In previous years, I celebrated the overt shows of support for Ukraine, LGBTQIA people, and other oppressed people.
But this year, the organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have chosen ignore calls for BDS and allowed Israel to enter, and they have chosen to ban other participants from showing even support of the people of Palestine.
If you think the Eurovision Song Contest has chosen an appalling stance on this issue, you're not alone. The Israel singer was booed off stage, and there have been a record number of protests against Eurovision inside the auditorium, outside this year's venue in Malmö, and in many participating countries around the world.
Mittlerweile hat sich ja herumgesprochen: Beim #ESC24 geht es in Wahrheit ja hauptsächlich um Wissenschaft. Wir werden den wissenschaftlichen Content hier sorgfältig diskutieren. Anschnallen, es wird heftig! (Thread) #Eurovision2024#eurovision
I kinda didn't get the Windows95Man act for a long time. He is a DJ and a dad from Espoo (a city near Helsinki) and made this one song for Eurovision only. The song is about his saying NO RULES that is more like his mantra, he states that all the time. He thinks there should be no strictness and we should have more fun, that's at least what I catched from his interviews.
As a DJ he usually plays 90s eurodance music in events and combines the mix with obscure things like 90s Finnish TV show tunes or Crazy Frog. He's genuine, funny and retro and started to grow on me.
What I love is the fact that he is completely sober, like me. Often Finns get these silly ideas "kännissä ja läpällä" (jokingly drunk). With Teemu this is not the case, he has Finnish craziness in him without any booze. We both were once a guest in a sober curious movement a couple of years a go and that's where I found out more about this guy.
He is also a modern visual artist and has paintings about butts, among other things. Get to know his art here: https://www.teemukeisteri.net
Hey, I’m thinking of setting up a new song contest where you can vote as many times you want for the contestant of your choice (but only 20 votes per credit card, we don’t want it to appear like a money grab after all). I’m also thinking it should be a safe space for apartheid states committing genocide. Oh wait, sorry, Eurovision already exists.
Es war nicht nur ein verdient erster #ESC - Platz für #Nemo, sondern auch ein sichtbarer Sieg für ein kompromissloses & freiheitliches Selbstsein-Können. Super Song, toller Mensch! ❤️❤️🔥🏳️🌈👍❤️
Het was geen cameravrouw, maar een vrouw met een camera die Joost Klein er in luisde. Haar naam is Keren Peles en ze maakte deel uit van de Israëlische delegatie.
Israel finishes fifth after Eurovision organisers punish all who opposed genocide
Booing Israel was made a hate crime
Ordinarily, Eurovision is a woke nightmare, a non-binary kaleidoscope of garish outfits, glitter showers, and they/them pronouns, but steps were taken to rectify the situation this year when organisers did their utmost to Make Colonialism Cool Again.