Romania’s Eurovision song criticised for ‘glamorising sexual strangulation’
Calls for Alexandra Căpitănescu’s Choke Me to be banned, as campaigners say lyrics are ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’ Romania’s Eurovision entry Choke Me has been labelled “dangerous” and “reckless” for…
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Romania’s Eurovision song criticised for ‘glamorising sexual strangulation’
Calls for Alexandra Căpitănescu’s Choke Me to be banned, as campaigners say lyrics are ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’ Romania’s Eurovision entry Choke Me has been labelled “dangerous” and “reckless” for appearing to glamorise sexual strangulation, an unsafe practice that can lead to brain injury and death. Campaigners against sexual violence said the entry, in which the words “choke me” are repeated 30 times during the three-minute song, was “playing fast and loose with young women’s lives”. Co...
By Robyn Vinter
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