Nope, the Dutch broadcaster Avrotros said what happened as described above, the EBU says the story from the photographer or whatever is different, but has failed to tell us what that difference actually is

[–] zyratoxx@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Mhm I see. It's just a really shitty situation and that it happened so shortly before the main event makes it even worse. Like, if you disqualify him when he didn't do anything wrong, you face backlash and when he did in fact assault her and you still let him perform, you face backlash too.

I just hope the investigation doesn't get brushed under the carpet and that we get a better understanding of what actually happened.

[–] Takios@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So far I'm inclined to believe Joost's side of the story. Firstly because innocent until proven guilty. Secondly, because the other side doesn't tell its side of the story at all.
I think the EBU should have operated under the innocent until proven guilty assumption, especially since they now have opened a way to get rid of competition, just accuse them of assault shortly before the main event.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Did I miss anything, or wasn't Joost's performance the last contribution left, that was at least partly on politics?

(Leaving aside whatever the israeli song was about)

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Croatia sang about urbanisation and the decline of the countryside.

Israel was 100% a political show no elaboration needed there.

Finland sang about no rules - anarchism.

Serbia was anti war, which is also a political position.

Then there's all the feminist and queer themes like with Ukraine, Spain and Switzerland. Arguably not political, but then again neither should be Palestinians deserving human rights.

And these are just what comes to mind off the top of my head.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 3 points 6 months ago

Estonia just came into my mind, as it supposedly is about police harassment of homeless people.

I somehow didn't put gender identity, female- and self-empowerment into the drawer politics, though it definitely is.