The UK in the past has relied on the cryptic commentary of Terry Wogan and now, the darling of the air waves Graham Norton. They both bless the show with so called witty remarks about the contestants which do little service to the overall underlying commitment to a unified, but disparate collection of cultures and viewpoints and presentation.
If we could for a moment forget our 'special relationship' Americana and remember we are not a crone of the American production system and have truly home grown talent. Different and uniquely pertinent to the culture, to the area in which the song was born, we should then understand that what the European Song Contest is about, its a to show case of our special difference whilst at the same time upholding the unity so specially forged after WW2.
We mock the other participants at our peril.
Listening tonight we were no better than a host of others and yet the commentator sang the UKs praises to the point of ignorance. Why do we degrade our neighbours why do we feel so superior why can't we get into our heads that we should celebrate our difference and encompass the diversity. We ave certainly seen diversity in the choice of Europe, of a transvestite from Austria, a man dressed as a woman with a beard. What does it say for our obsession with minorities our obsession with the off key, with our determination to vote against the norm. The singer was not out of the ordinary what was out of the ordinary was the sight of a man in a tight fitting woman's dress singing in a falsetto voice. Like a freak show it was popular but there were acts more deserving and it says much for the general public that they could not distinguish vaudeville from real talent.
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