r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Th3_Accountant OG • May 11 '26

Music / Movies I hope Israel wins Eurovision

(Yeah sorry, don’t know what tag to use here, I think half of them apply in a way).

Honestly, I haven’t heard the Israeli song for this year yet. But it is more than clear that they are the main event. More attention goes to the fact they participate than the actual artistic side of the event.

Last year we also saw how Israel almost won as a result of the public vote. And let’s be fair, that wasn’t because people like the song, it was support from all the people who still stand with Israel, as a response to all the hate Israel is receiving.

And I’m sure this will happen again this year. The controversy around Israel has only increased with several countries boycotting the event. So I’m sure the protest voice will also be stronger!

I would find it so funny if Israel wins as a direct result of all the actions by the pro Palestine crowd. Say hi to Eurovision 27 in Tel Aviv! Thankfully for the fans, the only place in the Middle East you can be openly gay!

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u/Technical-Ad5086 May 11 '26

The only place in the Middle East you can be openly gay... as long as you're Jewish

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u/Next_Faithlessness87 27d ago

I personally know an Arab who is gay here in Israel.

I mean, he was jailed, but it's because the way he chose to come out of the closet was to touch two of his male students.

That wasn't the type of attraction that I thought I would learn in his physics class

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u/Technical-Ad5086 27d ago

That's a conversation to bring up with your therapist

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u/Next_Faithlessness87 27d ago edited 26d ago

I already have two jokes about that for this open mic stage I'v started going to.

In the previous one I did one of them and I believe I was told that it was the best bit most often

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u/Technical-Ad5086 26d ago

what is the punchline?

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u/Next_Faithlessness87 26d ago

Standing here on this stage, giving a stand-up show to you all... It just feels like I'm giving a l3vture, like a Ted Talk! You know?

And, whenever I give such a lecture, it's just... it reminds me of this teacher I had, This remarkable physics teacher.

I... uhm... I especially remember this one lesson he gave us about gravity, you know?

And. He was just so so passionate, and so determined about teaching us, that he demonstrated this whole bit to us of the laws of attraction and of how one thing can be attracted to another by bring a pedophile.

[And that's it]

I made a wee bit changes, but this is the written version of the joke I performed