The singer, Joost Klein, had been among the favourites to win the contest in Malmö, Sweden.

The singer, Joost Klein, had been among the favourites to win the contest in Malmö, Sweden.

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  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
    217·
    7 months ago

    Unless I missed something major here, I don’t think the Israeli contestant was personally involved in genocide, and certainly as not involved in genocide on the set of the show, whereas the Dutch contestant was allegedly involved in backstage on-set misconduct, so that seems completely reasonable?

    • BrikoXOPMEnglish
      15·
      7 months ago

      It has no bearing that the contestant personally didn’t do anything. They banned Russia from participating for the actions of a state.

      And allegation is not proof anything happened, it’s just an unsupported accusation. Any person can accuse someone else of something, that doesn’t mean it’s true.

      • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
        24·
        7 months ago

        It has no bearing that the contestant personally didn’t do anything. They banned Russia from participating for the actions of a state.

        Sure, and drawing comparisons between those two events is completely fair, but I don’t really see where the parallels lie between that event and what is happening to Klein.

        • BrikoXOPMEnglish
          8·
          7 months ago

          They booted him not for the alleged misconduct, but the possible investigation of that allegation, according to their statement to the press. By that standard, both should be removed. It’s the hypocrisy that’s at issue, not that he might being innocent. If you claim to have a standard, but only enforce it selectively, it’s no longer a standard.

          The contest organisers said “it would not be appropriate” for Klein to participate “while the legal process takes place”.