Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (Mod warning, see OP updated 10/05 and post #3477 11/05)

Will the EBU be able to handle anti-boo sound technology for four whole hours when the entire arena are singing ‘Europapa’? 😁

Well, no. I and many others liked it a lot and thought it was good. Otherwise it wouldn't have got through. Maybe your tastes aren't as eclectic as you thought they were?

I think she has broken the rules if she put this up. What a silly thing to do.

She was wearing the keffiyeh in the video where she said she was crying. If the statement about Joost is true, then yes, it's a massive over reaction and I would feel bad for being suspicious of him. However, the significantly bigger issue would be the insane level of over-reaction from the Swedish police. Malmo has huge crime problems, the police shouldn't be trying to prosecute someone for making a vague feinting gesture at someone. The EBU should have absolutely no influence over the Swedish police.

And while the Israeli delegation have engaged with some pathetic childish behaviour, they haven't done anything even close to what was done to them. Not even remotely. I don't like the statements Golan has made, but she's little more than a kid who has little real experience of the other side of the war her country if in. Booing her, treating her like a pariah will do absolutely nothing to help change her stance, it will only harden in.

Pity we didn't get to hear Michael belting out a ballad though… thought it was a strange selection by the UK there.

I disagree, make the EBU stand by their own statements, if they ban another act the unstable house of cards they have built will collapse quite quickly i imagine, especially now we know how much of a nothing burger the incident they used to get rid of Joost was.

You shouldn’t feel any shame. Ball is a total pro.

LOL this is just so funny looking at the hysterical tantrums that a certain cohort have when they're little online complaints don't get someone cancelled.

They just resort to more and more outlandish lies. I've seen people adamantly furious with Israel for the Dutch lad getting the boot. Who could trust any of their claims or sources. Absolute embarrassment. Those people alone and not Israel have ruined a song competition and yet they will scream like toddlers in a supermarket because they didn't get what they want.

If absolutely nothing happened, how likely is it that the Swedish police would be involved?

So given that they are involved, is there a chance that it might be that the Dutch broadcaster is underplaying the behaviour of the Dutch contestant?

What was the gesture Joost is said to have made to the camera/camera woman? When I read the Dutch statement, I presumed it was something like he put his hand up to the camera to say “no filming”, but someone said above it was a fainting gesture. If so, how is that deemed to be aggressive, or even a police matter at that?

Given that there is an active police investigation I would wager there is more to this story and they admit that he made a threatening gesture towards the woman, like he had a go at her.

The truth will come out in time, but at the end of the day, he made his bed, he can lie in it now.

Maybe It was something more but I'm surprised the Dutch tv is still agreeing to show the competition if they believe it is unjust.

at least we know where the racist / facist vote is going

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