11-05-2014 8:45 AM
11-05-2014 8:57 AM
I never watch it....
11-05-2014 8:58 AM
Me neither load of old rubbish,
11-05-2014 9:02 AM
I don't really watch it but I think they're all allowed to wear what they want and have beards or not. I think it's a song writing/singing competition rather than a fashion show.
Come on Frederick, 'drag' yourself into the 21st century, us other oldies have had to!!
Have a nice day!
11-05-2014 9:08 AM
11-05-2014 9:10 AM
That makes three of us! My daughter told me all about it. Terry Wogan knew it was time to leave and pulled no punches -said the winner was decided upon by who could be the most useful politacally. Controversial thing to say, but at the same time he picked up a hell of a lot of backing. Going back even forther was the Miss World contest - rubbish in capital letters.
11-05-2014 9:20 AM
Nah - too much of a drag
11-05-2014 9:32 AM - edited 11-05-2014 9:33 AM
And brush up on your maths too Fred, Count again the number of people who just said they don't watch it and you'll find it was five, not three!
11-05-2014 9:49 AM
I can count! It was three when I replied - two more joind in before I pressed "post"!
11-05-2014 10:06 AM
Hey - nobody seems to ave watched it, and yet we're all passing judgement!
11-05-2014 10:53 AM
I watched it. He was a drag artist, had a great voice, the song was very good & he won by a mile! He performed in drag as a protest against the anti gay stance of many of the Balkan States governments. Ironically many of these countries gave him top marks. Shows that their governments are out of touch with their people. Nothing new there then! The people all bood Russia when they got points too.
11-05-2014 12:29 PM
I sent my friend this picture as we were talking about ladies having to get rid of Beards and facial hair!!!! LOL. I thought it was a joke when i saw it this morning. FAIR PLAY to him,,i presume he is a he??. I have not heard it yet!!!.
11-05-2014 12:35 PM
His name is Tom I believe.
11-05-2014 12:50 PM
There! From your own mouth The Eurovision Song Contest has descended into nothing more than a political circus in which people use it as a launch ramp to bring home political ideals. He may as well have sung Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - he'd still have won because those in the know would have understood the meaning behind the dress gesture and used their vote to applaud his stance. Had he shaved his beard and worn makeup he'd just have been accepted as an oddball and wouldn't have won. You say they booed Russia - you couldn't get more political than that!
11-05-2014 1:02 PM
Anything goes nowadays,,with beards or without,,or breasts and male parts,,breasts and no male parts ect.
11-05-2014 1:04 PM
11-05-2014 1:25 PM
@5129frederick wrote:There! From your own mouth The Eurovision Song Contest has descended into nothing more than a political circus in which people use it as a launch ramp to bring home political ideals. He may as well have sung Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - he'd still have won because those in the know would have understood the meaning behind the dress gesture and used their vote to applaud his stance. Had he shaved his beard and worn makeup he'd just have been accepted as an oddball and wouldn't have won. You say they booed Russia - you couldn't get more political than that!
I also said that the song was good as was his voice. He performs in the dress as the character Conchita in his working life. Not just as a gimmick for the show.
It's always been political with the voting proving that. We in the UK think it's all a bit of a comedy but in Europe they take the show very seriously. Even the novelty acts! Russia got what they could have expected in the circumstances.
11-05-2014 5:06 PM
I watched it on and off most of the evening, hated it mostly. I have no problem with gays, transvestites or anybody else, but was gob-smacked that everybody seems to think that "Conchita" wearing a dress and make-up qualified him to be referred to as "she" and "her" all evening - it is a man in a frock and a beard for goodness sake. His voice was good, the song not bad but not in my opinion the best and I doubt he would have won if he performed in male attire - so much for a song writing contest! Yes, the Russian twins were booed, what a shame that it was considered ok to take out political views on a pair of 17 year olds, I felt sorry for them. Loved the Netherlands entry and really hoped they would win, thought the British entry pretty mediocre.
11-05-2014 6:53 PM
11-05-2014 7:06 PM
I just find it all too much hassle to get het up about things like this. Perhaps it's my age. What does it matter if a person is called he or she, has a beard and a dress, has a silly name, studs and piercings all over their body? As long as they are living within the law and not causing a nuisance to any body, live and let live.
Not everyone can be as normal as me.