Last weekend was the weekend of Eurovision, which in Sweden is a big deal. No matter what people say (and most people will say that they are above this sort of thing) this is still the biggest TV event of the year in Sweden.
We had invited friends over for a BBQ, dip in the spa and then some Eurovision to top it off. No kids allowed so Sam was with his grandparents. Everything was great and as you know Sweden won. I was actually surprised. I never believe the build ups since they are almost always wrong. Like when Bergendahl was going to win with her sneakers and a song that I actually really liked. And she didn’t even make it to the finals. So I was really surprised when Måns won.
But it also showed a big double standard that I’m not sure I’m ok with really. Because even before the show got started he wasn’t “Måns” – he was “Mums” which translates to “yummy!”. There’s no denying he is an attractive guy ad he seems to be a really nice guy as well but the chicks were both screaming “yummy!!!” as the points rolled in. And this reminded me of the Swedish trialouts for the Eurovision back in 2010 when an all girl band named “Timotej” tried to pull off the “Bond”-concept and finished 5th. But what I remember is that it was NOT ok to root for them or vote for them, because they were eye candy and that was not ok. Somehow that was not ok but “yummy!” is.
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