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When I think about American attitudes to parenting there's something that always comes to mind, but I don't know whether it's a real thing. All my life in American films and TV I've heard child characters addressing their dads as "sir" or being told off for not doing so.

Is that really a commonplace thing in American families, or is it just a shorthand way of showing that the character is a shitty dad?

calling dads sir, in the US

It's real and I've seen it first hand

I it's how I was raised

shitty-dad shorthand

it's real outside the US

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Voting ended onMay 17, 2023

noctumsolis

There's still time to increase the sample size!

shinvermouthea

It's more outdated than anything, hence why these days it'd be a red flag

Or maybe it's a republican thing these days idk

facelessoldgargoyle

my uncle was in the navy and he made all his kids call him sir

cipheramnesia

Option one and option three are functionally the same.

#I have never heard a dad make his son call him sir #if anything I’ve heard dads calling their young sons “sir”#in like a humorous lighthearted way #Like if a dad’s toddler son starts crying so he asks “what’s wrong sir?”#ive always thought that was kind of cute #making your kid call you sir tho?? Red flag

I don’t dislike Loreen’s song this year, it just didn’t stand out to me as much as other songs did. Maybe that’s because this kind of music isn’t really up my alley, or maybe it was just overshadowed by the many outstanding and brilliant acts this year. Personally, I think Loreen’s talented vocals and her stage presence saved the song for me.

That being said, I agree with all of the people who say the jury votes were biased. I’m still deciding if I agree with the theory that Sweden’s win was rigged. Down with the juries either way, or at least decrease their influence by a whole lot. Maybe give them a lot fewer points to give out, for a start.

Finland was the rightful winner, but certain people need to stop saying rude things about Loreen because of it. Get mad at the juries. Get mad at the idea of a previous winner coming back. Don’t attack Loreen for her physical appearance or threaten violence. At least to me, the problem isn’t that Loreen or her song are bad. It’s that Käärija’s song was better and the public vote reflects that.

On the bright side, I managed to indoctrinate some of my friends into watching Eurovision for the first time!

#eurovison 2023

pandalavalamp

Rip Pasha Parfeni of Moldova for now having lost to Loreen twice 🫡

useless-denmarkfacts

Loreen dissociating in the Green Room is a whole mood

My girl is convening with the cosmic universe

feathersbonesandstones

"Only an idiot could miss what this is about. So maybe Putin WILL miss it"

- Swedish commentator Måns Zelmerlöv on Croatia

ten-of-imps

Wait. Do you mean Mans ? Sorry I don't have that letter. But you mean the Mans? Why is it a shock to me?

bluizu

yes. THE Måns. he's the second swedish commentator for today

lu-does-eurovision

Changes we need to bring to 2024 Eurovision:

– Reduce jury votes: I get that eliminating them completely is not a possibility. The EBU wouldn't agree to that. However, maybe their importance should be lower. Make the vote 70% Public + 30% jury. In the end, people should be the ones selecting the winner, not a 5 person jury often selected in a non-transparent manner.

– Winners shouldn't be allowed to come back. And not only past winners, but also consolidated artists. Harry Styles shouldn't represent the UK nor Rosalía with Spain. They already have the spotlight. Past winners also had their moment and enjoyed the momentum. The opportunity should be offered to those who haven't tasted it yet.

– Israel shouldn't participate. This one is self-explanatory. It's hypocritical for the EBU to ban Russia from competing and not Israel. They should do better.

rowdwrites

Something important this year's Eurovision demonstrated was the disparity between the jury and the public. Not just in terms of eccentric/fun entries vs generic 'safe' pop, but also appreciation of language.

There were no jury votes in the semi finals and lo and behold we ended up with more non-english songs in the final than ever before. Käärijä won the popular vote by a landslide with a Finnish song.

It's clear that viewers are really open to (and excited about) songs in different languages. More than that: they embrace these songs with such enthusiasm. I've seen so many people learn to rap in Finnish so they can sing along with Käärijä. One of my friends fell in love with the Albanian language because she heard Duje and now wants to learn more of it. I could go on...

I'm not saying that the juries hate non-English songs, but the choice of such a 'safe' generic pop song in English when there were so many amazing songs in so many different languages rubs me the wrong way.

Eurovision is such a great celebration of different languages, cultures and lesser known musicians. That's why I watch it: to find great music that wouldnt be on my radar otherwise. This year showcased so much talent and that's worth celebrating.

I'm so disappointed that Sweden won but I'll still remember this as an amazing year. If nothing else, it's good to know that the public would rather cha cha cha in Finnish than sing along to another ordinary pop song.

brightsunnydaysofcastamere

My main issue with Sweden winning honestly isn't even about the song, it's the fact that the professional jury consistently rewards non-offensive pop music and punishes entries that are even slightly out there. Sweden just happens to be very good at making non-offensive pop music, which is why they win the jury vote so often.

The problem with that is that it encourages countries to send in non-offensive pop music in order to appeal to the professional jury, most of which will be very mediocre and boring to watch. If the people didn't get a vote, we wouldn't see entries like Finland or Croatia, and that's bullshit! Those kinds of performances are what people watch eurovision for! Nobody wants to see a non-offensive pop music contest. We want originality! We want fun! We want the professional jury to go fuck themselves!

Anyway cha cha cha should have won and I will die on this hill