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Comment on Joost Klein: Dutch contestant disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest

BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

It has no bearing that the contestant personally didn’t do anything. They banned Russia from participating for the actions of a state.

And allegation is not proof anything happened, it’s just an unsupported accusation. Any person can accuse someone else of something, that doesn’t mean it’s true.

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KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

It has no bearing that the contestant personally didn’t do anything. They banned Russia from participating for the actions of a state.

Sure, and drawing comparisons between those two events is completely fair, but I don’t really see where the parallels lie between that event and what is happening to Klein.

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- BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  They booted him not for the alleged misconduct, but the possible investigation of that allegation, according to their statement to the press. By that standard, both should be removed. It’s the hypocrisy that’s at issue, not him might being innocent. If you claim to have a standard, but only enforce it selectively, it’s no longer a standard.
  
  The contest organisers said “it would not be appropriate” for Klein to participate “while the legal process takes place”.
  
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  - KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Don’t worry, ESC never had any standards.
    
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