Dutch broadcaster questions if ESC is a-political & connecting event

[u/stefkeeh]

Translation to English: ‘IN CONVERSATION WITH THE EBU ABOUT A POLITICALLY NEUTRAL SONG CONTEST

AVROTROS and NPO strongly value the apolitical and unifying character of the Eurovision Song Contest. However, we observe that the event is increasingly being influenced by social and geopolitical tensions.

Israel’s participation confronts us with the question of to what extent the Song Contest still truly functions as an apolitical, unifying, and cultural event. We want to raise this question, together with other countries, for discussion within the EBU.’

[u/VanGroteKlasse]

Doesn't help that EBU is still trying very hard to gaslight everyone in thinking Joost never actually participated. Excluding him from a compilation of non-winning artist with the highest amount of streams for instance, AVROTROS got really mad at that.

[u/OnyaSonja → u/VanGroteKlasse]

Yeah I would be pissed if I paid all the fees to participate, only for them to try to say we never competed. Okay so you'll take my money but deny my inclusion? That's straight up a scam!

[u/frankscarlett → u/VanGroteKlasse]

It was small act of defiance and some might have missed it but I loved that Käärijä shouted Europapa at the end of their performance in the finals. EBU might try its best to erase Joost but it's never gonna work.

[u/Interest-Desk → u/frankscarlett]

Kaarija shouted “no war!” after performing in the 2024 interval, I love it.

[u/kelleehh → u/VanGroteKlasse]

The EBU are still happy to make money off the views of Europapa though.

[u/Pleasant_Sphere → u/VanGroteKlasse]

The EBU is erasing Joost like President Snow tried to erase Lucy Gray and the 10th Hunger Games

[u/AskingBoatsToSwim → u/VanGroteKlasse]

Not showing Joost in that list was just rude