2023-05-14 22:04:13
Quebecer La Zarra, who represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest, explained that the middle finger she gave following the results were announced was in no way a gesture of “contempt”, on the contrary.
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“The gesture I made in the Green room and that everyone is taking up on social media is absolutely not contempt or an insult. And by no means a middle finger. It’s a gesture of disappointment on my part which means ”whatever” that might be translated as ”so be it”. No more no less. No desire to shock or provoke,” explained La Zarra in a story on Instagram following his appearance at Eurovision.
Photo taken from Instagram/La Zarra
The singer who placed 16th in the final also apologized: “I apologize if this was misinterpreted.”
In an interview with the French channel BFM, she explained that she had a double culture (she is of Moroccan origin) and that this gesture was not negative. “It’s just a gesture of disappointment that we use between friends,” she confided.
Remember that following the announcement of the results on Saturday, La Zarra reacted by raising his hand and showing his middle finger in front of the camera and the millions of spectators. This gesture provoked many reactions on social networks, some Internet users believing that this gesture “is borderline”, others accusing the singer of “not being very playful”.
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