Irish Eurovision band sack team member for saying a male rapist is not a woman

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Ian Banham - the creative director for the Irish Eurovision Song has been sacked by the other band members because he wrote a tweet calling out the press for referring to a male rapist as a ‘she’.

The band have issued this statement:

Wild Youth is a band that stands for unity and kindness. Our song represents our beliefs as a band. We have cut all ties with lan Banham and will not have him on or near our team or Eurovison journey. We are so sorry for anyone offended by his comments.

They are in effect sacking their band mate and they defending a rapist’s right to be called she’ and they say they stand for ‘kindness’.
There is a backlash, I wonder how much support they will get for this.

https://twitter.com/bandwildyouth/status/1650833255266934784?s=46&t=KoykWa-IFitZMrteWP2pKA

May the door rise up and hit all cheeks of your sorry arses on the way out Wilders....

Ah but you’ll love Six.

Not sure if it’s still on tour but you should see it if you can.

And Pride and Prejudice … Sort Of.

Will try to see it some day. ☺️

And Wild Youth it would seem 😁

I'll drink to that! 🍻

Same here 👍👍🎉

Can't believe no ones complementing yer mans camel toe
https://twitter.com/i/status/1656044107368656896

They were cringe, so glad they were booted out, the lead singer was miserable while waiting on the results, a petulant ball of nerves. The gold costume was very Elvis and the style of song was early 90s (I think). They are very boring. Yawnfest.

I found the whole show pretty inane.

Can someone who has a Twitter account please report this Wild Youth poster on Glinner’s Twitter thread for death threats? Thank you.

https://twitter.com/nowthewire9/status/1656049438723375104

That must chafe. 😕

Oh what a shame they've been knocked out of the competition 😭😭😭

Sorry, just come back from bleaching my eyes. I've not heard the song, am I missing anything?

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Oh dear. The stabby rapist vote/stabby rapist fan vote didn't come out?

Reported and blocked. What a creepy scumbag.

Thank you!

Watched them last night. Did their new creative director decide to teach them a lesson? The song was OK. The costumes and performance were awful.

That's an unfortunate look.

I reckon they lost because the lead singer forgot to change out of his funeral shoes. You need some glittery skyscraper platforms to carry off that jumpsuit😆

Bunch of plonkers. Ian Banham probably had a whiskey or three to celebrate!

Talk about a sore loser, the lead singer posted to instagram and then deleted that they weren't given a chance. Thats literally what last night was

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12068341/Irelands-Eurovision-act-Wild-Youth-slam-contest-furious-post.html

Haha! The poor muppet. You were shit, you ballsed up your "chance" all by your ridiculous little self.

Never give Ireland a chance?

Awa’ an’ raffle yersel.

🎶 when you’re bitter and you know it clap your toe… 🎶

Gosh, what a sore loser indeed! As we say here in NI to bad losers (and dickheads like this band) ‘Hell slap it up ye!’ 😂😬

I’m not surprised Marty Whelan is up in arms about Ireland failing to qualify - he’s been getting increasingly obnoxious in his Eurovision commentary over the years. We’re all patriotic and would like Ireland to qualify or win (apart from this year obvs) but Whelan going on and on and on about how brilliant Ireland’s entry is every year and then having a massive strop in the commentary box if we don’t qualify or win is just tiresome and ridiculous. I’ve started watching Eurovision on BBC because I can’t be having Whelan’s nonsense.