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

getting back to the derail a network of caves would be a catacomb and no doubt in time the Nick Caves Catacombs would be the place that all his acolytes gathered to perform their rituals.

As to memories of eurovision and Ireland, I have this memory of Dana (not to reveal my age or anything) some family member was always playing it.

Boring Old Farts more like.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RvLPw530qoE

Of course I wasn't yet born when this won!

Anyone who holds their fingers in that stupid gesture is a pea-brain.

So someone with XY chromosomes, a full beard beard, a penis and testicles, who raped and assault women is not a man? The Irish band show no kindness to the rape victim or to women in general with their risible action.

The Irish broadcaster RTÉ told BBC News: "Ian Banham is no longer a member of Ireland's Eurovision 2023 team. RTÉ won't be making any further comment".

So, this is from that BBC article. RTE is a national broadcaster, receiving public funds and receive the money from your TV licence fee. Women are half the population of Ireland. It is quite something if they were involved in going along with the sacking of someone who simply spoke the truth. About a man who is a violent rapist. They were equally as shocked (RTE) as the four men who comprise 'Wild Youth'!

YYY!

And their song sucks. They're going to come last unless Poland does.

Stone the crows! I reckon if Australia got Nick to do Eurovision, we would win!

In fact, I might even bet my right hand… it is red though.

Na. Poland is definitely making the final.

There's a lack of acts this year with women in skimpy outfits. Makes Poland a dead cert for qualification.

Is your dog called Boomer as well?

Bouncer!

We call our pet kangaroo Boomer.

Mind you I wouldn’t want to go with Nick down the a river where the wild roses grow! Watch out for that Arabella!

😁

Is the picnic on a riverbank? Roses?! This all sounds WONDERFUL!

Boomer was the dog in Independence Day, the film that features on at least one freeview channel on what appears to be a daily basis.

Tame old men?

Hope you are not called Eliza Day in real life! You are? Oh fuck!!!

ARABELLA! ARABELLA! DON’T TAKE THAT ROSE FROM THAT MAN’S RED RIGHT HAND DOWN NEAR THE RIVER!

Oh no! Have we pushed Arabella into Nick Cave’s arms? Oh Lord!

I can think of worse places. Just not by water, though!

It's a true Mumsnet romance! Ah bless!

' I've got a dog he lives on the moon / His name is Boomdy Bouncer' .

Mr Boom for Eurovision.

That interview linked up thread gives me very uncomfortable vibes. It's like he wants to seem relaxed but he is short of snarling at the reporter for even asking the question.

I’m sorry that the shine has been taken off their Eurovision experience.

I’m more sorry that they don’t see a problem with spouting be kind about a dangerous criminal.

I’m even more sorry that the mouthpiece doesn’t want to talk about a person who tied a woman up, stabbed her and then stole from her because his little moment in the sun is more important.

I would like to hear if he thought if that known rapist deserved kindness as a man. Or if he only thinks that because that person has transitioned.

Don’t cast shadows over the sunshine that the way was happy to share. And I won’t grudge you your shine sunshine.

Babe, you turn me on.

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https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/wild-youth-admit-jk-rowling-29844527?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=discover&utm_campaign=CCwqGQgwKhAIACoHCAow6KD9CjDuy_QCMJyOvAEwoLDQAQ&utm_content=bullets

Ah diddums, its been stressful on the poor "young" lads. I bet its a ball for the women in prisons with men.

"So we just thought it was easier to part company and go to Liverpool by ourselves." yup, I always make a self agrandising tweet when I want to do something quietly and without fuss

"singer Conor O’Donohoe said the reason they sacked Mr Banham was because his tweets "went against what we believe in as a band"."
I wish Tubridy had asked them so you believe rapists should be in prison with women but lets face it its RTE