JThis year, the “New Year” of TVP was marked by many scandals. After the resignation of Mel C, the group Black Eyed Peas made its appearance. She delivered a message of love and peace. The artists said they stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. They wore rainbow headbands. After that, the foreign press wrote about the event in Zakopane. They did not miss the Twitter entries of Solidarna Polska politicians.
- Echoes of the Black Eyed Peas’ performance on TVP’s “Sylwester Marzeń” are not silent. Foreign celebrities showed their support for the LGBTQ+ community
- Right-wing politicians clearly did not expect such a surprise. They strongly criticized what happened in Zakopane
- Their voices did not escape the foreign press. What politicians Marcin Warchoł or Janusz Kowalski wrote was recorded
The Black Eyed Peas rocked. Foreign media quote Polish politicians
Many foreign and Polish netizens praised Mel C for stepping down from performing at the event in Zakopane. However, their hands fell when they found out a famous band had jumped in their place. Black Eyed Peas.
They appealed and persuaded them not to sing on TVP’s “Sylwester Marzeń”, making them realize, like the British singer, that the public broadcaster, among other things “he’s pissing on the LGBTQ+ community.” They didn’t give up. They came and shook. Then right-wing politicians rolled their eyes.
They got hot when they heard Will.i’s speech. ama. – We dedicate this song to everyone who has experienced hate this year. Jewish community – we love you, people of African descent – we love you, LGBTQ community – we love you! – announced the leader of the group from the stage before performing the hit “Where Is The Love?”.
Although the TVP star Tomasz Kammel ensured that every element of the show, including artist stylizations, had been previously agreed with the event organizersaccording to right-wing MPs, this was reprehensible and unacceptable.
Foreign media did not fail to write about what happened at the New Year’s concert TVP2, but also noted the reaction of Polish politicians, in particular Secretary of State to the Ministry of Justice on behalf of Solidarna Polska.
Remind that Marcin Warchol got into a Twitter chat with Will.i.am. “LGBT promotion on TVP2. SHAME! This is not the New Year’s Eve of Dreams, but the New Year’s Eve of Wynatureń”, he thundered.
“Where is the love? Unity, tolerance, understanding, respect, diversity, inclusion. This is love. People are people and we should all respect and love every diverse person in the world, learning from them. I love you, I love your country,” he wrote to the leader of the Black Eyed Peas.
About the performance of the American group in Zakopane wrote m.in. TMZ, The Daily Beast and Britain’s Daily Mail and Metro. Even in the last title, it was also quoted Janusz Kowalski. “Homopropaganda on TVP for 1 million dollars. It was not a good change. Too bad” – he assessed on Twitter member of Solidarity Poland.
Note that on Monday, January 2 Zbigniew Ziobro and its surroundings called a special press conference dedicated to the event at the Sejmwhich could be watched on TVP2.
“It was surprising to us when public television decided to consciously participate in the promotion of symbols and values that contradict the values close to our constituents and our beliefs,” Ziobro thundered. At the same time, he is convinced that the rainbow is today a “symbol of oppression”.
