Quote: (05-28-2012 05:56 PM)Deb Auchery Wrote:
Quote: (05-28-2012 03:53 PM)rhodey Wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzoquZRKd...r_embedded
Let's face it, it is a bit weird for a country like Ukraine to be represented by a black artist. It's clear what they were trying to achieve, but I think this kind of action will only cause more problems at Euro 2012.
This joker's argument is that the representation of a half-black artist (people seem to conveniently forget that a full 50% of her ancestry is Ukrainian) is going to fool the world into thinking the Ukraine is in Africa.
Are you seriously going to try and justify logic like that?
Yes, it is unusual for an artist with significant African ancestry to represent Ukraine. That does not mean it is worthy of the uproar it is getting. She sings well (even the nationalist dolt criticizing her in the video admitted that) and is popular as an artist, what good reason is there for her not to be selected? Because she's half black?
If she were half polish, Serbian or Greek, would they be just as angry? She'd be no less Ukrainian in any of those scenarios, but something tells me the reaction would be nowhere near as violent.
The fact that one's mere skin tone is enough to generate that type of reaction (enough for them prioritize it above all else and totally ignore any actual talent) says a lot about that country. The fact that there are so many idiots in that society willing to adopt the ideology, dress, and mannerisms of a movement that was hell bent on their destruction says even more.
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