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| Conchita Wurst |
On Saturday, May 11th, Conchita
Wurst, the stage name for Tom Wurst, walked away with a Eurovision trophy. Tom
is a man who dresses in drag as a woman, and is popularly known as “the bearded
lady”. This of course sparks controversy in other parts of Europe where being
openly gay is discriminated against and punished by the masses, such as Russia
and other parts of Eastern Europe, adding to tensions between Russia and
Ukraine. Eurovision is an affair held annually, since 1956, to help mend Europe
after WWII.
I am all for the gay rights movement, I believe
that all people should be treated with similar levels of respect, and that non
intrusive or oppressive lifestyles should be allowed to be held. Having an
openly gay man dressed in drag win a contest is great for the movement, but I
feel like they are overlooking the point of equality – that everyone is to be
treated equally. If this society was truly equal, we would treat a gay mans win
equally to a straight mans win; we shouldn’t give Tom Wurst more coverage and
shout about how great it is for the movement because that is decrementing
equality. In order for everyone to be equal, there should be equal coverage. By
news acting amazed that the rights movement pushed this far is hurting the gay
rights movement.
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Conchita Wurst from Austria
wins Eurovision 2014
May 10, 2014
CBC
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