Post by spaceflower on May 3, 2014 23:46:28 GMT
On Tuesday is the first semi-final. But as the Swedish contribution is on then, I can't vote at all.
Anyway, what do you think of the contribution from Austria, "the bearded lady", Conchita Wurst, Rise like a phoenix:
Protests from Russia and Belarus:
www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/eurovision-2014-conchita-wurst-faces-transphobic-backlash-for-unnatural-lifestyle-9296690.html
I don't get the "sodomy" bit. If the children ask what this is, no need to talk about sex at all but just say "some men think it is fun to drass lika a woman" or (if the children are older) "some men feel that they were born in the wrong body, they feel more like women than men and some even operate to look more like a woman".
I think s/he sings beautifylly too, so b/c of that at to spite Russia, I will certainly vote for Austria on Thursday (second semi-final).
Chonchita Wurst is an "artist name" (Wurst means "sausage"). But I like Conchita's motto:
Anyway, what do you think of the contribution from Austria, "the bearded lady", Conchita Wurst, Rise like a phoenix:
Protests from Russia and Belarus:
Reuters reports that a 2013 Russian petition signed by more than 15,000 people requested the state broadcaster to remove Eurovision from its TV schedule.
"Austria will be represented in Eurovision 2014 by the transvestite contestant Conchita Wurst, who leads the lifestyle inapplicable for Russians [sic]," the All-Russian Parent Meeting petition read.
"The popular international competition that our children will be watching has become a hotbed of sodomy at the initiation of the European liberals.
"Russia is one of the only European countries that has managed to maintain normal and healthy family values based on love and mutual support between men and women."
"Austria will be represented in Eurovision 2014 by the transvestite contestant Conchita Wurst, who leads the lifestyle inapplicable for Russians [sic]," the All-Russian Parent Meeting petition read.
"The popular international competition that our children will be watching has become a hotbed of sodomy at the initiation of the European liberals.
"Russia is one of the only European countries that has managed to maintain normal and healthy family values based on love and mutual support between men and women."
www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/eurovision-2014-conchita-wurst-faces-transphobic-backlash-for-unnatural-lifestyle-9296690.html
I don't get the "sodomy" bit. If the children ask what this is, no need to talk about sex at all but just say "some men think it is fun to drass lika a woman" or (if the children are older) "some men feel that they were born in the wrong body, they feel more like women than men and some even operate to look more like a woman".
I think s/he sings beautifylly too, so b/c of that at to spite Russia, I will certainly vote for Austria on Thursday (second semi-final).
Chonchita Wurst is an "artist name" (Wurst means "sausage"). But I like Conchita's motto:
'Be the best version of yourself rather than a bad copy of someone else'. Conchita is a symbol for tolerance and artistic freedom around the world.