this Qatar Football World Cup It won’t be unveiled until November 20, but a few controversies have already piled up, like the rainbow bracelet some teams will be wearing. Eurovisionist Chanel Terrero took part in the last of the artist chosen to sing ‘Toke’, the anthem of the Spanish team in sports competitions. Reason? The debate over whether an artist who has become an icon of the LGBTI community should attend an event held in a country accused of being homophobic for not respecting gay or human rights.
The translator of the catchy ‘Slo Mo’, which left a very good taste in the mouth in the last Eurovision Song Contest, heralded the Pride Festivals in Madrid this year. This is why Twitter (of course, always Twitter) has questioned the fact that the artist’s defense of social media is quite contradictory. gay collective On the other hand, when it cooperates in a sporting event that will serve to promote a country like Qatar.
ironic criticism
Some of the accusations against Chanel were ironic: “For an artist versatile Chanel“The Qatar World Cup song, where homosexuality is persecuted and punished, sings to you the same as it sings to you on Pride Day,” he said.
Others put aside the sarcasm and didn’t bother with jokes: “Chanel, who was it? harbinger of the last pride she is also part of the LGTBI community, she will sing on the occasion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a country where our lives are doomed. People like him. DREAM BREAKER”; “What a journey from singing at Chanel Pride to interpreting Spain’s song at the World LGBTIphobia Cup in Qatar”, other users commented.
The criticism led some to come forward to defend her: “Why are you like this? Chanel will sing the song in support of the Spanish team, not the World Cup anthem. International artists won’t just sing, they’ll ACT. And half of those who fall for Chanel won’t be serious, they’re falling now.” a tweeter claimed.
“I am clear about my principles and I am an artist”
Already in the act of presenting Chanel as the interpreter of the Spanish anthem at the World Cup, the controversy arose as a result of a question from the EFE agency: “I don’t know if it represents a moral value. World of Shame“Because he was held in a country that persecutes LGTBI groups,” they questioned.
But for the singer and dancer, her decision is perfectly consistent: “My principles are very clear and I am an artist. The further I take my art and the more my message reaches, the more proud I will be.” ) silenced many mouths with it.
Where the mighty sea was shown was when they asked him if he would wear a bracelet supporting the LGTB collective, like some captains of some teams (not the Spaniards). “I would be so proud to wear that bracelet“, settled down. Although, seeing the comments, many seem dissatisfied with this defense of the LGTBI collective and would rather not associate the name of the last proclaimer of Pride with the name of a country as controversial as Qatar.