Eurovision Rants

[Rant] Italy and The Fandom

(No, this book isn't dead technically, just Kebab is super lazy to update stuff once in a while.
This topic might also end up rather "controversial" among certain europals, so, for my fellow Italy stans, take this review with a pinch of salt. Alright? Grazie.)
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Every single Eurovision fan has one or more countries they genuinely expect to see quality every year, especially when they hold it close to their hearts and even support those nations way more than the native country.

Hell, even I have a few countries I honestly would adore more in Eurovision song-wise than my own country.

It's normal.
After all, not everyone has to unanimously adore one country and consider it every single year "robbed for a victory".... right?

...
Well, this is basically the topic your fellow lazy Kebab is going to kind-of rant about.

Because Italy apparently ended up as the major country favorite since they returned in 2011.

So basically I'm kind-of going to confront, from my point of view, one of the fandom's biggest and most prevalent quote regarding a country in the years they've been in:

"JURY HATES ITALY, ITALY HAS BEEN ROBBED YET AGAIN FROM A WIN IN EUROVISION SONG CONTEST, THE TELEVOTE CHOSE THEM TO WIN!"

Alright, so the history of "Italy being robbed every single year" is honestly nothing new in Eurovision.

People started calling Italy a "robbed for the win" country even in the Retro Eurovision days, beginning with 1958 when they came 3rd with Volare.
(Alright, I could understand this...)

However, since that moment up to the present, Italy did win Eurovision twice - in 1964 and 1990 - but this phrase wasn't entirely overused only after probably 2011, when they returned after a long break.

And then things went overboard.

To be fair and honest with you all (and keep your mozzarella and rotten tomatoes just a bit there, at least let me explain you fellow Italy stan which would want to kill me at this moment)...

Italy isn't among my favorite nations in Eurovision.
And as much as I try to get into many of their songs, I end up either disliking them or get super bored of them.

The last time I honestly openly stanned a song sent by Italy is 2012. However, I didn't mind 2018 either.

So basically from 2011 till 2018, my relationship with Italy was all like:

2011-2012: Alright, I really love those. 2012 deserved way better though.
2013, 2014, 2016: I can live without hearing these three ever again. Especially 2013 is too dire and too overrated.
2015: Considering I mainly liked their tenor voices, the fandom overhyped this to hell and beyond. The song ain't as legendary and as great they're making it to be. Next.
2017: The song was fun, but Francesco & the gorilla couldn't fill up the stage all by themselves. 6th was too generous.
2018: Okay, I guess this deserved its place.

Meanwhile, some Italian stans are all like:
2011: ROBBED
2012: ROBBED
2013: ROBBED
2014: ROBBED
2015: ESPECIALLY ROBBED
2016: ROBBED
2017: ESPECIALLY ROBBED
2018: ESPECIALLY ROBBED
(p.s: fck u jury xoxo)

....Okay, I understand people which adore the songs due to many reasons. I'm not going to judge them by any meaning.

But there's also this desperate category which can't simply agree with one (1) opinion and bash the jury every single year for robbing Italy from a winning spot.

But there's also a thing which you shall know about me:
I honestly despise a song when it's continously shoved down my throat in repeated ways by people, hoping that they'll get a stan in this way.
(Sorry, but in this case, it backfires and I'd snap. That simple)

Italy is still doing rather great now. Why?

- it's the Big 5 country which hadn't achieved a last place;
- it's also the Big 5 country which is generally maintaining a stable top 10 position almost every year;
- it's usually adored by the televote and therefore good placement;
- jury doesn't hate them as much as some people imply as they usually fall in top 10 in their rankings;
- it's not like Italy hadn't won up to date, y'all chill;
- they still have big chances of earning a victory in the future if they keep on going the way they're going so y'all just need a bit of patience;
- if anyone claims that ESC is political because Italy is robbed every year, I'm coming to that person's house and I swear I'm cutting every single wig of his or hers without any kind of remorse;
- if any of those people claim the beauty factor in order to gain relevance while trying to solidify their point of view, I'll also come to cut wigs (see the Eurovision Beauty Contest section);

La Conclusione Generale di Kebab?
(wow, my Italian is rusty as hell)

Italy is among the superpowers which quietly wait for the perfect moment in order to win it all.

You can simply associate Italia with a lion:
waiting for its prey to arrive, and when the time is there, it goes exactly to the target.

The only thing that the devoted europals don't seem to have is that patience: so guys, just wait and see. Italy is not going just to wait for nothing, especially when they're on a really good streak at this moment.