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Ireland IRELAND 2020 - Lesley Roy - Story Of My Life

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hijirio

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I won't jump into any LGBT-bait and evaluate the song for its own merits. Duncan was bi and he managed to win the contest without screaming it to your face. Rely on your SONG, not the sexual orientation of your singer.
 

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I won't jump into any LGBT-bait and evaluate the song for its own merits. Duncan was bi and he managed to win the contest without screaming it to your face. Rely on your SONG, not the sexual orientation of your singer.

This.

Using sexuality as a weapon to gain votes is both mercenary and really, really evil. Sexuality shouldn't be trivialized like it's a label you can slap onto an ID card (which is why "Together" and shit such as "I am gay" infuriated me).

Being gay is not what I am
It's merely a part of who I am.
There is a difference.
Learn it.
 

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This.

Using sexuality as a weapon to gain votes is both mercenary and really, really evil. Sexuality shouldn't be trivialized like it's a label you can slap onto an ID card (which is why "Together" and shit such as "I am gay" infuriated me).

Being gay is not what I am
It's merely a part of who I am.
There is a difference.
Learn it.
This is a most certainly a fair point, but ultimately it's untenable to want this to stop as a fully commercial mindset involves trivializing and monetizing any aspect of anything. What differs is the shrewdness or authenticity that drives the process. I mean, I have seen this same trick being performed year in year out by various artists and often they do get away with it, most notably Conchita Wurst. Still, same trick.
 

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fellas I'm hearing reports of both Lesley Roy and ELM
 

GianlucaTomoe

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fellas I'm hearing reports of both Lesley Roy and ELM

I'm hoping for the former, but it's Ireland, so it's gonna be the latter...
 

Mimmon

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Well if this RTE is prepared for us so Im down
Opened this first and I loved it...
 

LeRoyaumeUni

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ELM are performing at the Baltic Triangle festival in Liverpool from the 1st to the 3rd May this year (the time where they should be in Rotterdam). Plus I don't think any act representing their country would be allowed to do other gigs/concerts in the promotion season of your Eurovision song.

And on their Twitter account, they keep retweeting the rumours that they're representing Ireland, something surely they wouldn't be allowed to do if they were. I think Lesley Roy seems more realistic tbf!

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kamc

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It is 100% a female artist so these rumours about ELM need to stop. I am sure they are loving all the extra publicity though so of course they are going to try and link themselves with Eurovision as much as possible :)
 

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Lesley Roy - "I am gay" for Rotterdam! xyaaay
 
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