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[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 89 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Wait Australia is in Eurovision too?

Just rename it to crackervision lol

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 50 points 1 week ago
[–] Bay_of_Piggies@hexbear.net 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's actually just a singing competition put together by a number of broadcasters who are apart of an international broadcasters union. The title is marketing more than anything.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

total coincidence that all the broadcasters and nations involved are whiteys

[–] Bay_of_Piggies@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's not obviously, the standards are set by euro nations. But iirc there are arab nations that could be apart of it, but boycott it because Israel is involved and they refuse to bar them. Go figure.

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There's some not white compradors. Azerbaijan has hosted in the past.

[–] TommyCatkins@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

They have been in Eurovision for over 10 years now. They were brought in for the 60th anniversary and never left

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 50 points 1 week ago

so this makes it seem like online and phone voting outside of Australia were definitely rigged

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 49 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The absolutely deranged thing is that they established that the Australian public did not vote for Israel (because we have strict anti-burner phone laws preventing Israel agents from spamming).

Then the judges selected by SBS also didn't vote for them, reflecting the popular will of the nation. So it seems like they were picked properly. No mismatch.

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Where's the countries that obviously don't belong in eurovision solidarity?

Australia is khamas

[–] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 30 points 1 week ago

I mean. Isreal is a European colonialist entity so they do belong in euro vision.

[–] red_giant@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

australia is really just britain with sun, and britain left the EU. Brexit means brexit ergo australia should not be in eurovision.

[–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like how she says, "Israel got 0 votes." and then just sits there. As if thats a question. Like, yes they got 0, your point is?

[–] Pentacat@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago

“It’s not possible for us to take away points, or we would have.”

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 31 points 1 week ago

Critical support to Australia

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Why is australia part of eurovision?

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 23 points 1 week ago

White supremacy

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 23 points 1 week ago

perceivable by yt

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I keep seeing this question raised on other social media and there's always some nerd who jumps in to explain that ackshully it's just that there's some international media group and Australia and Israel are members of it, but that's just the window dressing. Like everybody else said, the real answer is white supremacy.

edit: lol I have now seen this explanation here as well, do better hexbears

[–] replaceable@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

The media group you are talking about is European Broadcasting Union and Australia actually is not a part of it, Israel is and thats why they can take part. Interestingly a lot of other middle eastern and north african countries are also members of the EBU and could take part in the eurovision but dont do so because of israeli participation

[–] red_giant@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

We’re being denied Moroccan participation in eurovision just for Israel?

I’m sorry but have you seen their eyes?

[–] replaceable@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They were invited as guests, because a lot of people there watched it and then they just stayed

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're European in spirit

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 week ago

I've meant "mayonnaise tier white" but yours works too

[–] homhom9000@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Same reason they're on physical 100 Asia

Australia is in every continent

[–] GladimirLenin@hexbear.net 27 points 1 week ago

she should have laughed in her face and told her to fuck off with her stupid fucking questions about a fucking song contest. also isntrael

[–] red_giant@hexbear.net 26 points 1 week ago

Senator, why did the most reviled nation in Eurovision manage to get second place with the “popular vote” and what implications does this have for your own election campaign?

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagine having to take these questions seriously.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago

That's the thing: She didn't have to!