Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
Why should I be? I am not the one exploiting her disability for advantage. If anything, I was being snide towards Western culture's response to her disability and our overly emotional response to pets and the fact that we tend to focus on such things instead of the substantive aspects of this issue (her talent vis-à-vis the singing and Russian exploitation of these superficial elements for political advantage).
That is your view. She was chosen because she is in a wheelchair... Or perhaps because she has talent? Or she touches the Russian soul?
https://youtu.be/gkv17jMnFNY
Funny enough, a French group did sing about deportation and war (Je n'oublie pas)
https://youtu.be/tJful-Jtc9o?list=RDtJful-Jtc9o.
Hungary had a song about Palestine (Wars for Nothing)...
https://youtu.be/MdybVsBESQc
All these songs were playing on feelings and emotional response. YOU are the one saying it is a exploitation. My wife is watching this king of programs (UK & US) and I don't count how many times I heard about moms having cancer and contestants losing best friends and so and so... So, you make a exeption of this handicapped person for your political view. That is why you should be ashamed.

Ukraine decided what politically correct is, so some are banned, some not, 1944 was not... Ukraine will do to European Song Contest what did happened to Olympic Games...
But I least I give to Ukraine it is clearly for their political view, not because she is on a wheel chair.