Eurovision organizers admonished Eric Saade and Bambie Thug for wearing pro-Palestinian symbols because it's a "non-political" event.

Two singers who performed as part of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden on Tuesday were reprimanded by event organizers for wearing pro-Palestinian symbols.

Opening act performer Eric Saade wore a kaffiyeh—a headscarf that can be a symbol of Palestinian solidarity—on his wrist during the show Tuesday. And Irish contestant Bambie Thug told reporters that same night that contest organizers “ordered” them to change their stage make-up before their semi-final performance because of its pro-Palestine references, according to BBC.

  • @cosmicrookieEnglish
    4•7 months ago

    Viewers rebuke Eurovision for censoring artists and having double standards

  • @[email protected]English
    2•7 months ago

    The consequent thing to do here would be to do it in the finale anyways. No better way to force the organizers to talk about the issue.

  • @cosmicrookieEnglish
    2•7 months ago

    According to local news, EBU censored the live crowd reactions during Israels performance Thursday.

    TV viewers did not hear the live boooos. They were replaced with regular crowd noice