Eurovision 2014

[Stavros]

What was the name of the song again -Rise like a Penis? (pinched from the Guardian)...

[LibertyHarkness]

wow is this shit still going on telly lol

[Buzz]

Conchita Wurst's Eurovision win slammed by Russia as politician brands it 'the end of Europe'

MP also refers to the drag queen as 'it' in controversial broadcast on state television



http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/r...nchita-3525396

[Winkle]

Conchita Wurst's Eurovision win slammed by Russia as politician brands it 'the end of Europe'

MP also refers to the drag queen as 'it' in controversial broadcast on state television



http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/r...nchita-3525396

Putin didn't make the comments and yet the article shows his picture, interesting......

[Buzz]

Putin didn't make the comments and yet the article shows his picture, interesting......

The authors of the article and its photo editor probably remember this from last year:

Vladimir Putin signs anti-gay propaganda bill
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill punishing people for homosexual "propaganda", in a move critics fear will fuel hate crimes.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...anda-bill.html

[alpha2117]

I love the whole Genderfuck thing Conchita has going on. Sometimes the world needs someone to wander out and give it the proverbial finger. It's not about sex or even sexuality to be honest it's about peoples perceptions of those things. Drag does it, pro Wrestling does it and some art does it too ... the most influential work of art of the 20th Century as voted by critics was a Urinal turned on it's side, surely they were taking the piss?

Nobody takes Eurovision seriously which is why Conchita or Lordi or Dana International can come out and win. If you come out and do something memorably outside the box you can win.

I always remember when Ireland was winning a lot and the Father Ted comedy show did an episode where they wanted to throw the competition by selecting the worst choice imaginable to ensure they didn't have to host it again. Take a look at some of those acts that get sent and ask yourself if those acts were entered purely for the sake of talking points. It's a lot better to be interesting than good but not good enough to win.

[martin48]

Conchita winning - who sung well - gave me some faith in humankind and blind intolerance is not as common as we all think.

[martin48]

"My Lovely Horse" from Father Ted was a classic

[stejav]

Putin didn't make the comments and yet the article shows his picture, interesting......

That's just the western propaganda to dirty up the name of the great Mr Putin

[Turlington]

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