tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post1750430929035863005..comments2023-07-13T14:06:45.974+01:00Comments on Unzipped: Gay Armenia: Fail: Armenia representative in Eurovision Aram MP3 makes homophobic and transphobic remarksartmikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-26743460898023886352014-05-05T11:30:48.002+01:002014-05-05T11:30:48.002+01:00Rainbow Eurovision: Armenia’s Aram MP3, Austria’s ...<a href="http://gayarmenia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/rainbow-eurovision-armenias-aram-mp3.html" rel="nofollow">Rainbow Eurovision: Armenia’s Aram MP3, Austria’s Conchita, Iceland’s Pollapönk and lesson of diversity</a>artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-49296689451709815402014-05-05T10:08:40.447+01:002014-05-05T10:08:40.447+01:00Intended as a joke? Who on earth finds that funny,...Intended as a joke? Who on earth finds that funny, I mean, is that Armenian humour? Actually it would be fine if Armenia won the ESC. It would probably lead more Western tourists – including gay tourists to the Kom Aygi area – to this stunningly, beautiful country. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-24592426913345413272014-05-01T13:45:21.926+01:002014-05-01T13:45:21.926+01:00Please don't make this homophobe win this extr...Please don't make this homophobe win this extremely gay-friendly competition. The world has enough pretentious homophobic people, there is no need to encourage these behaviours... Even if I didn't like Armenian people I would never say ''I would speed up when I pass the Armenian neighbourhood'' in my country... <br /><br />Show respect for the difference! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-76983507733964440662014-04-26T20:38:18.385+01:002014-04-26T20:38:18.385+01:00Bearded Austrian drag queen to take on Eurovision
...<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-austria-eurovision-drag-20140426,0,4231175.story" rel="nofollow">Bearded Austrian drag queen to take on Eurovision</a><br /><br />"[...] But her entry has highlighted Europe's geographical divide on attitudes to homosexuality. Unlikely to raise much controversy in the West, her appearance has prompted criticism by some in the East where anti-gay rhetoric remains more common.<br /><br />Online petitions have been started in Belarus, Armenia and Russia - whose government passed a law last year banning "gay propaganda" among minors - to have Wurst removed or edited out of broadcasts in their countries.<br /><br />Armenian Eurovision contender Aram MP3, a 30-year-old man whose real name is Aram Sargsyan, said Wurst's way of life was "not natural" and she should decide to be a woman or a man.<br /><br />Wurst shot back: "I told him I don't want to be a woman. I am just a working queen and a very lazy boy at home."<br /><br />Aram MP3 has since apologized, saying his comments were intended as a joke."artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-72842151775167692522014-04-02T21:02:46.133+01:002014-04-02T21:02:46.133+01:00From homophobia to posting ‘Hitler’ picture: Armen...<a href="http://gayarmenia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/from-homophobia-to-posting-hitler.html" rel="nofollow">From homophobia to posting ‘Hitler’ picture: Armenia Eurovision representative Aram MP3 fails the ‘funny’ test</a>artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-56800183864372557092014-03-31T22:58:57.078+01:002014-03-31T22:58:57.078+01:00Anonymous, I am afraid I disagree with your sugges...Anonymous, I am afraid I disagree with your suggestion that respect for diversity and human rights is a “Western-style attitude”. It’s a value of universal significance. <br /><br />Even though I’d absolutely love to see Eurovision being held in Armenia, I will never keep silent when faced with hypocrisy and bigotry and will always expose homophobia and transphobia. <br /><br />It’s not me who is harming Aram’s chances to win, it’s him who repeatedly made such bigoted and amateurish remarks. I also blame Armenia’s Eurovision delegation head who effectively encouraged such remarks by initiating utterly ridiculous questioning following Aram’s nomination, as I mentioned in my post.<br /><br />The aim of this blog post is to educate Aram MP3 and Armenia's Eurovision delegation that such remarks are unacceptable and to give them chance to make amends.<br /><br />***<br />ABC.es <a href="http://www.abc.es/eurovision/20140329/abci-eurovision-conchita-wurst-aram-201403281611.html" rel="nofollow"> ¿Homofobia en Eurovisión? </a><br /><br />EurovisionIreland.net <a href="http://eurovisionireland.net/2014/03/29/armenia-has-aram-mp3-just-shot-his-chances-of-winning-eurovision-with-his-alleged-homophobic-comments/" rel="nofollow"> ARMENIA : Has Aram MP3 Just Shot His Chances of Winning Eurovision With His Alleged Homophobic Comments </a>artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-82093294971177299792014-03-31T09:28:59.149+01:002014-03-31T09:28:59.149+01:00One's views should not be taken into account i...One's views should not be taken into account in a song contest such as this one. This contest is for everyone, and nobody needs to go through a political litmus test in order to be qualified to "receive support". It is impossible to impose Western-style attitudes towards the ex-USSR and Armenia by encouraging people to boycott Armenia in Eurovision, and try to sabotage Armenia's first legitimate chance to win Eurovision. <br /><br />Your article might have been well-intentioned, but it has generated a lot of hatred towards Armenians and people in the gay community have become more aggressive against us than before thanks to this article. Job well done; you got your wish and we'll most likely lose. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-88788323220465670802014-03-27T23:05:20.878+00:002014-03-27T23:05:20.878+00:00Follow-up: Conchita Wurst responds to Armenia’s Eu...Follow-up: <a href="http://gayarmenia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/conchita-wurst-responds-to-armenias.html" rel="nofollow">Conchita Wurst responds to Armenia’s Eurovision representative Aram MP3 homophobic and transphobic remarks</a>artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-47467444209101253582014-03-26T21:10:05.151+00:002014-03-26T21:10:05.151+00:00Good brief review by The Cali Garmo (US Armenian c...Good brief review by The Cali Garmo (US Armenian currently living in the UK) on ups and downs of Aram MP3: http://thecaligarmo.com/blogs/eurovision/2014/03/25/armenia/ artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-54273744463308942202014-03-25T17:27:06.962+00:002014-03-25T17:27:06.962+00:00I totally agree. I cannot vote for an artist with ...I totally agree. I cannot vote for an artist with such prejudices. Aram's song was my favourite but nnowI won't vote for him. Dave GAvlishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940308245211539983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-72356373945608466812014-03-24T10:57:42.555+00:002014-03-24T10:57:42.555+00:00More reflections:
Epress.am "Blogger Won’t b...More reflections:<br /><br />Epress.am "Blogger Won’t be Voting for Armenia’s Eurovision Entry Because of his Homophobic, Transphobic Remarks" http://www.epress.am/en/2014/03/24/blogger-wont-be-voting-for-armenias-eurovision-entry-because-of-his-homophobic-transphobic-remarks.html<br /><br />IANYAN magazine "‘Not Alone:’ Armenia Enters Eurovision 2014 with Aram MP3′s Romantic Ballad" http://www.ianyanmag.com/2014/03/23/not-alone-armenia-enters-eurovision-2014-with-aram-mp3s-romantic-ballad/<br /><br />No Rock And Roll Fun "Armenia enter homophobic, transphobic tosspot into Eurovision" <br />http://xrrf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/armenia-enter-homophobic-transphobic.html<br />artmikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11207317653711435445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-41205316958494070932014-03-24T06:44:19.389+00:002014-03-24T06:44:19.389+00:00Armenia is sucks on this Eurovision Song Contest.
...Armenia is sucks on this Eurovision Song Contest.<br /><br />From Russia with love :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3819444802156961103.post-77766335329905147122014-03-24T01:34:15.271+00:002014-03-24T01:34:15.271+00:00it is obvious that this article was written to con...it is obvious that this article was written to convince people not to vote for Aram, the last part of the article is a proof of it. this is a lame article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726690527390867910noreply@blogger.com