Ireland IRELAND 2024 - Bambie Thug - Doomsday Blue

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[iowacorn]

So who's ready to crown the witch tomorrow?

 

[marty]

I think that Ireland is a potential winner in this quite open race this year. But it will be difficult to beat Israel in the televote.

 

[ViVillRejv]

I was all about Queen Kaleen this year but all the SCANDAL and OUTRAGE from pearl-clutching close-minded people over Bambie Thug makes me wanna crown the witch tomorrow... Seriously considering voting only for this.

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

Slot 10, not terrible. I can live with it.

 

[DutchESC]

Please Europe, let’s make this masterpiece win. ❤

 

[94ayd]

Please Europe, let’s make this masterpiece win. ❤

The title certainly fits the mood this Eurovision is creating...

 

[Sabrewulf238]

The title certainly fits the mood this Eurovision is creating...

Me after Saturday potentially: "Blue blue blue blue bluuue blue blue blue bluuue blue blue..."

 

[Biste]

Let's just save us from all the drama and CROWN THE WITCH

 

[Chorizo]

I don‘t think that trying to understand something excludes being respectful.

You would be a wizard or a sorcerer if you practice witchcraft. A witch is genuinly female.

I could also understand if Bambie said: I‘m a sorcerer because I identify as such. Or: I‘m non binary, but my stage persona is a woman.
But what puzzles me is that they - as far as I‘m aware of - identifies as two opposite concepts at the same time and that is just not possible. Thay are not Schrödingers cat.

And that is not trivial because if I call Bambie „they“, then I‘m denying their self proclaimed witchness - thus misgendering them.

If I accept her „witchness“ and call her „she“, I’m misgendering her again, because I would leave out her non-binary being.

You see? Even within the logic of Non-conformative genderroles there still HAS to be logic. Otherwise I cant talk about this person at all, even if I want to.

Sometimes the only thing you can do is scream. Hence: the screaming witch...

 

[Shadowfuxcs]

Bambie winning would the saving grace of this year's contest. The performance deserves it and I hope the juries don't let us down, at the very least they should allow Bambie to be in contention in case they get a massive televote.

 

[Iker]

I missed the SF on Tuesday and only watched the performance in the SF today (she was one of the few artists I knew that Qd or NQd beforehand btw.) and I was really impressed by the staging and Bambie Thug. I love her confidence and the poses ... she struck, her chemistry/interaction with the dancer. And the vocals were good too. The song is not among my favourites this year (albeit it could be with a ... few changes in the composition) but I am happy that she did Q as she fully deserved it and it also means that Ireland breaks their bad NQ streak.

 

[Iker]

Witches? Seriously? Is this the 21st century? I'm asking for a friend...

We have two in the GF! One ... from Ireland the other one from Slovenia (but Veronika Deseniška was just accused for being one mind you).

 

[ViVillRejv]

Good luck tonight Ireland . I've decided to give all my votes to Bambie (despite my username and avatar) because uniqueness in ESC needs to be rewarded and no other performance has stunned me as much as BT in semi 1

 

[Paco Roca]

My winner

 

[Shadowfuxcs]

Lordi were not favourites back in the day and mainstream media branded them as "demonic" as well, yet they broke the televising record at the time. In a fair world the juries should appreciate Bambie's artistry, the vocals, the acting, the storytelling. This is not the sort of entry that juries were made to vote down. So here's to hoping but I'm prepping myself for disappointment.

By the way, I believe I heard this on a livestream, but I wouldn't be surprised if Bambie has a different outfit reveal for tonight, replacing the trans flag with a different one.

 

[Jupiter]

Bambie missed the dress rehearsal due to an incident they brought to EBUs attention.

This whole thing is a bloody fiasco at this point....

Update:

Bambie asked for KAN to be banned due to their commentary about them in SF1.

 

[b4ld3r]

Avada kedavra, speak to destroy.

 

[Paco Roca]

Come on Bambie! Summon the dark lord Adramelech and conquer Europe!

 

[Uto]

As a Dutch person pretending to be emotionally destroyed by the news today I ask everyone to vote for Bambie. Clearly with all that is going on it is now the witching hour. Crown it.

 

[Cathan]

Bambie missed the dress rehearsal due to an incident they brought to EBUs attention.

This whole thing is a bloody fiasco at this point....

Update:

Bambie asked for KAN to be banned due to their commentary about them in SF1.

Well if the EBU really do have "zero tolerance to innapprotiate behaviour" then it should be adios Israel!

Somehow I suspect different rules will apply in this case in comparison to Joost Klein...