A Finnish and an Irish fan tell how the comments have escalated.
*I thought my country was last but it’s probably the Polish salary.*
*If he could just hit one note, I wouldn’t think the song was a joke.*
*Awful sound.*
Davitt is known as Eurovision-Tom. According to him, the manners of social media have also spread to Eurovision. There will be more and more nasty comments.
– In social media, it’s so easy to say something and then disappear. Most are positive, but apparently a small minority may be negative.
The more popular the Eurovision contest has become, the more hate speech is directed at the performers. Kati Wikström, an experienced Eurovision fan and vice president of Eurovision Club Ogae Finland, has come across this.
Wikström has come across hate speech in which singers from another country are barked at. A common criticism is that someone can’t sing. In addition to that, there is strong criticism of, for example, the singer’s personality, performance or voice. Performers have also been accused of plagiarizing or corrupting a previous song.
– Everyone defends their own. There is strong passion and strong opinions involved. You could imagine that this kind of talk is among football supporters, says Wikström.
This is the feedback we receive from Käärijä
According to Tom Davitt, some consider Käärijä’s song to be bad. There is also criticism from some about the singing skills or that the singing is not strong enough. There are also criticisms of the Finnish text.
– Even if Finland doesn’t win, the song in Finnish is great. If Finland doesn’t win now, you will in a couple of years.
Davitt likes Käärijä himself, and nasty comments come especially when he praises the Finn. He wonders about this.
– It’s okay to be your own favorite, but you don’t have to attack someone else. It’s sad to see.
This is the feedback Loreen receives
According to Davitt, Loreen is criticized not only for the song, but also for the dress and everything possible. Some also think that a one-time winner should not participate in Eurovision.
According to Wiktsröm, this kind of thing is new in Eurovision and the support is starting to resemble sports fandom.
According to him, the discussion in Finland is still quite tame. Here it is understood that only one wins.
– Finns are used to the fact that their favorite doesn’t do well, he laughs at Finland’s history of wisdom.