The Eurovision Song Contest organization admits that things did not go well this year with the policy of flying the flag at the door of Malmö Stadium. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) regrets that people are wrongly forced to hand over the rainbow or other pride flag.
The organization confirmed on Instagram that “pride flags (for all LGBTQ+ communities) were not banned and were welcomed alongside the flags of the participating countries.” “But sometimes things don’t go as planned during complex live events, and we realize we could have done it better and are sorry if there were people who were wrongly forced to hand over their flag or felt this prevented them from being who they are. “
The organization felt called to write something about its flag policy after a message appeared on Instagram earlier Saturday in honor of the start of Pride Month. Many followers called the post “hypocritical” because Swiss winner Nemo stated that they are not allowed to fly the non-binary flag on stage. They said after his win that the artist, who is non-binary, was forced to “smuggle” the flag.
The Eurovision Song Contest stresses that it is “incredibly proud” of Nemo and all its non-binary, trans and queer fans. “We are grateful to them for bringing this matter to our attention,” the EBU letter said.
Many people have complained about the politics of science before. For example, some fans in Malmo were not allowed to enter carrying the European flag. European Commissioner Margaritis Schinas then asked the EBU for an explanation. The broadcaster then offered the “sensitive global political context” as an explanation. “It was never our intention to discredit the EU flag itself,” the EBU said.
“Lifelong entrepreneur. Total writer. Internet ninja. Analyst. Friendly music enthusiast.”
More Stories
Elon Musk is planning a major new change for X
“GTA V’s single player content has been cancelled due to the success of GTA Online”
Epic Games: Apple Holds EU Release of iOS Version of Epic Games Store – Games – News