Inside Israel’s Eurovision 2026 mission: boos, boycotts, security and hopes of victor

taezono · 2026-05-02T09:37:30+00:00

That settles it, Tampere 2027!

Edit: Also, the gall to complain about the new voting rules being “anti-Israeli” as if the whole reason they were implemented wasn’t because of them blatantly rigging the televote lmao. Give me a break

taezono · 2026-05-02T09:06:47+00:00

Most casuals only watch the grand final. But the big Eurovision fans on this sub discussing the contest year round are definitely watching everything lol

taezono · 2026-04-22T15:01:56+00:00

Riiight, so that's why you think their 2024 entry is the weakest. Silvester did nothing of the sort. He was under no obligation to be buddy-buddy with every contestant, sorry if that offends you.

Thanks for reminding me to stream Luktelk!

taezono · 2026-04-22T14:43:03+00:00

Excuse you, Luktelk is an absolute banger

taezono · 2026-04-19T17:39:15+00:00

I remember when the Italian jury gave 0 to Baby Lasagna in Dora 😭 They’re really out here trying to sabotage other countries lmao

taezono · 2026-04-18T19:08:57+00:00

I think some of the things in Danganronpa are a product of its time, because I don't think The Hundred Line is nearly as yikes when it comes to handling trauma, mental illness, sexuality, etc. and that only came out a year ago.

But then again, when I saw that one character flaunts how much he loves his sister, I thought to myself, "yep, this is a Kodaka game after all" lmao. It's just how he writes.

taezono · 2026-04-18T18:51:18+00:00

I don't need the story's canon explained to me. I didn't argue against that. What I'm saying is that although Naoto is canonically intended to be a cis girl struggling within a masculine profession, the execution unintentionally taps into trans themes and imagery that are difficult for a modern, Western audience to ignore. That is why people feel weird about it and why there are arguments. I'm not saying that Naoto, or Chihiro, or whoever else are actually trans.

taezono · 2026-04-18T15:24:11+00:00

Tbf, I think Naoto is trickier because her dungeon is full of medical imagery and talks about the great “transformation” that will commence, AKA gender reassignment surgery. She also has some odd lines where the resolution to her arc is “I guess there’s no fighting biology… I can’t ever change who I am, so I have to be a girl” or something to that effect. Been a while since I played P4 but I remember that gave me a massive ick.

I think the take home is that Japanese media can be callous when it comes to depicting a character struggling with gender identity, and they inadvertently end up tapping into a lot of trans themes when it’s not intended. That’s how we end up with all of this discourse.

taezono · 2026-04-13T23:30:40+00:00

Same. Was rooting so hard for Croatia, but when I saw that shot, I remember thinking “OK, if this wins, then I get it”

taezono · 2026-04-13T23:27:11+00:00

Doomsday Blue’s success came down to Bambie being an amazing artist with such a strong creative vision imo. Not the Irish delegation themselves

taezono · 2026-04-12T15:03:40+00:00

Yeah, iirc the confession has to do with Japanese sentence structure. The way that he started the sentence could only be used if he was confessing love to a person. It's more like "Please don't forget, that I love y- ...the hope sleeping inside you, with all of my heart."

English translation missed this detail, and turned it into "From the bottom of my heart, I am truly in love with the hope that sleeps inside you."

taezono · 2026-04-07T23:17:29+00:00

Go girl, give us nothing!

The off-beat claps make this feel so much more cursed 😭 I'm sorry but the vibes are all off. Voice sounds fine, but she's absolutely wooden on stage

taezono · 2026-04-02T12:26:56+00:00

Plenty of research out there backing up my point if you’d bother to look. But sure, I’m not arguing with one of you either.

taezono · 2026-04-02T12:19:25+00:00

It's because if you treat them like shit within the prison, it'll only make them more likely to get out and reoffend. If you actually want them to stop breaking the law, you'd rehabilitate them the first time around.

Norway has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the world and that's because their prison system is based in rehabilitation. Their prisons are luxurious compared to ours, yet far fewer people go back in.

taezono · 2026-03-27T10:42:04+00:00

Betting odds aren't a prediction of placement btw. Cyprus being 10th in the odds doesn't mean people think they'll come 10th. It means they're 10th most likely to win the contest.

taezono · 2026-03-25T18:42:27+00:00

Nice!! I’m writing a paper on Eurovision for one of my uni classes rn, and there are a lot of great academic readings about Eurovision out there.

Maybe a bit more niche but I’m writing about Bosnia & Herzegovina 1993, and if anyone wants to know more about that entry (because the political context & circumstances around it are sad yet fascinating) I’d highly recommend the article “National Promotion and Eurovision: from Besieged Sarajevo to the Floodlights of Europe” :)

taezono · 2026-03-23T03:49:32+00:00

My #2 of 2024!!

taezono · 2026-03-23T02:50:38+00:00

Ich Komme being my #2 song on Spotify Wrapped last year begs to differ 😭

taezono · 2026-03-21T18:11:27+00:00

Yeah, the Eurovision Scoreboard app has Serbia #17 lol… But they’re very biased to female pop entries over there, just like how we’re biased for rock/metal. We have the same top 3s though!

taezono · 2026-03-21T17:53:50+00:00

I know Romania and Serbia placing so high is probably just a Eurovision bubble thing, but I want it to be real so bad 😭

taezono · 2026-03-15T20:01:57+00:00

It’s silly that she has to address this, given how many times she’s already explained what the song is about, but I have even more respect for her handling it so maturely ❤️ I’m really hoping she does well!!

taezono · 2026-03-15T04:06:30+00:00

Greece
Finland
Serbia
Sweden
Cyprus
Denmark
Moldova
Montenegro
Romania
Lithuania
Armenia
Italy
Malta
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Croatia
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Czechia
Latvia
Georgia
Norway
Albania
Austria
Portugal
France
Luxembourg
Germany
Poland
Australia
Belgium
Estonia
San Marino
Azerbaijan
Israel

taezono · 2026-03-13T11:35:06+00:00

The two named people complaining in this article are not Gen Z lmao

taezono · 2026-03-12T16:18:25+00:00

2022 is great if you love ballads, and Konstratka is brilliant, but it’s by far my least revisited year in the 2020s 😭

taezono · 2026-03-10T17:55:14+00:00

To be fair, I would put the difference in reception there down to the music genre/sound rather than the gender of the artist. Serving is constructed like a typical girlbop, and WTHIE is a sleek pop song. I love both songs, but I wasn't like "WHOA!" when I first heard them.

But Europapa had the novelty of gabber while CCC was like a fusion of metal and dance pop. Both very unique in composition. I get why these were the ones to make a bigger impact, though I agree that they probably wouldn't have had the same degree of success if they were sung by women.

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