Deleted TikTok reveals moment Bambie Thug was forced to remove pro-Palestinian message: “It’s fucked up”
11.05.2024 - 16:49
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Eurovision entry Bambie Thug was forced to remove their pro-Palestinian message from their costume.Originally, Bambie was supposed to wear body paint in Ogham script – an old Medieval alphabet – which had the words ‘ceasefire’ and ‘freedom for Palestine’ written in the script. The words were written in honour of their pro-Palestine stance.
However, on May 8, it was revealed that they were forced to remove the words, as it “contravened contest rules that are designed to protect the non-political nature of the event” according to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).Thug said of the change at the time: “It was very important for me because I’m pro-justice and pro-peace. Unfortunately, I had to change those messages today to ‘crown the witch’ only (which was an) order from the EBU.”In a now-deleted TikTok, footage of the moment they were asked to remove the words has been captured.
Posted to X/Twitter, the TikTok shows Bambie Thug being told they had to remove the word ‘ceasefire’ from their face, or else they wouldn’t be let on stage, with the contestant responding: “fuck”.After a clip of their makeup artist removing the Ogham script from their face, Bambie told the camera: “It’s fucked up”.Cassyette, who helped co-write Bambie’s Eurovision song ‘Doomsday Blue’, can be seen later in the clip saying: “The fact that they’ve silenced you is fucked. You say it straight after”, to which Bambie responded: “I’m just gonna go and do a three minute stellar performance with my best friend.
For the world, for family, to change the fucking scene, to stir the fucking pot. I’m just gonna enjoy it.” Watch the moment below:Bambie Thug’s deleted TikTok, was up for less than a minute #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/p7q4x66imB— Azra
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