Why Sheldon Riley is removing his autistic mask for Eurovision - BBC News
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- čas přidán 7. 05. 2022
- Australian singer Sheldon Riley has described how being autistic has informed his song for this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Turin.
Best known for appearing on The X Factor: Australia and America's Got Talent, Sheldon will perform Not The Same in the second semi-final on Thursday 12 May.
The Eurovision Grand Final will be held on Saturday 14 May
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A great example to follow..He has shown that with effort everything is achieved.He is great artist with an exceptional voice. PS :Being different makes us truly unique.Less hate and More love
I am so proud of Sheldon!!! The neurodiverse community around the world is so proud of you too!!!
as someone with adhd who has been masking her whole life and failing miserably at it - this was quite powerful for me, thanks so much for this. ❤️
Sweet! Share with others! Strong message💙 your performance’s.
The performance was great and his voice is perfect 😍 I really loved and enjoyed every minute of it 🥰
One of my favourites this year. Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮😊
Thank you Sheldon for giving us all our voice ❤
My hats off to you! Congratulations on being who you are an exception yourself! Love your voice!
He proves it is alright to be different and you should be brave to the challenge and break the boundaries holding you back. I am happy he stepped up to be brave and he is a great role model to everyone by doing such a brave thing and coming out of his comfort zone.
So brave
"brave brave brave".
Do you realise how silly you sound?
This is attention seeking.
@@diogeneslantern18 oh because being autistic is attention seeking. Oh I know because you are a internet troll and don’t understand how it is very hard for autistic people that struggle outside and judge harshly for not able to be verbal with their feelings. Some can’t handle loud noises and can’t express emotions and some can’t go on to stage. His hands were shaking when took that mask off which means it was hard for him to take the mask off and that is truly him stepping up to the challenge which is brave of him. I wanted to congratulate him for being brave and you think that’s attention seeking. Piss off troll. End of the day we are all wearing a mask. Like you wear a mask by hiding behind a screen on your phone or computer.
what boundaries holding you back? wearing a mask?
@@happyjonn9242 I have learning difficulties and dyslexia. Some of my members like my older thought I couldn’t overcome or gain anything. I was bullied at school and I overcome them all. Proving to those who thought I couldn’t get GSHEs in math, English, Science and Art. Couldn’t learn another language and won’t go to college. While being bullied I hid things from others behind a mask and never show my true self. I hid the fact I liked anime while attending college and I am a tomboy and it wasn’t until I was in a domestic violence relationship I realised being yourself and being brave is the challenge we all have to face and overcome like me pushing pass my learning difficulties and dyslexia. We are still afraid to show our true selves by wearing a mask part of our lives.
I love this. As a fellow Aspie with 2 sons who are also autistic we can relate. The depression that most autistic people experience is from the pressure of needing to be “normal” from society. So instead we chose to hide. The masking is exhausting and causes sometimes unbearable mental health issues.
So true...
Boo fric kin hoo...
Its infinitely worse for a male autustic compared to a female autustic..
Go funk yersel
Seriouly...
Go funk yersel
The ableism in this comment section is scary... Some of y'all really need to touch some grass and maybe read about autism and all the struggles we have to face because of society's unwillingness to acknowledge us, as well as all the stigmas we face because of stupid stereotypes. Sheldon wrote a beautiful song I think a lot of us autistics can relate to, he not only shared his experience but also gave visibility to people who are too often forgotten, shamed, mocked and misrepresented in medias. Also wearing a mask for people who have stage fright is not uncommon, so why does it suddenly become a problem? Especially when that mask is a representation of autism masking which is a widely unknown thing autistic people have to deal with. Again: educate yourself, and respect people instead of acting like peaces of shit.
Okay the BBC really need to work on their titles :/
As an autistic person this means a lot. If you are allistic (non-autistic) please learn more about the autistic community. There are a lot of things that are wrong about the world and make autistic people suffer, and we can’t change it without allistics help.
I'm autistic too and I'm happy that there is more acceptance towards autism and less stupid people working on a cure
@@triad210 yea, it’s literally impossible and a waste of money
Well said!
@@triad210 i have asperger like seldon
Wow ! What a fantastic voice ! I hope he wins 😊 !
I love the interesting strength was given to u the m ask is pretty makes u mysterious u removed the mask u felt more comfortable so glad your ok I love your music u ate blessed
You're just wonderful Sheldon!
*reader beware of headass comments*
i, R.E.N. no, like yours.
Beautiful song.
Beautiful voice, beautiful person
I never even knew Australia was in Europe. You learn something new every day.
Billions of years ago when only one continent existed, Australia was part of Europe.They must be using that as a loophole to get them into the contest.
Russia was allowed to compete in Eurovision and they’re part of Asia
@Hai Voai Would you like some eggs with your spam, mate?
@@ericastones1052 Incorrect. The Russian Federation is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.
@@andyhelliwell4955 I take it Israel was part of that super-continent too 🤭
Good call on him, hope these viewers will show his face instead of hiding.
Can relate
He looks amazing 😍❤️
stunning and brave
thoughts and prayers
It gave me the strength to start washing again after my ptsd
Very Nice👆👆👍👍！！非常的棒！！.。
I pray Australia wins.
Are you really that easily swayed?
wow!
Leave that mask off, you don't need it. You have a great voice, let it be heard and seen.
You need an oscilloscope to see a voice. 🙄
Omg you’re amazing.
👏🏿🎉👏🏿
Well hey, if Eurovision was able to move to Israel, I’m sure they’d go to Australia too.
Sheldon is ok in my eyes and I hope he reaches his goals. GO SHELL
He’s weird
Loves the attention
So much hate...
So OTT
Sheldon who?
Cool name!!!
Been a long time since I’ve seen a video title and thumbnail I’ve understood as little as this one. I was like, ‘Who is Sheldon? What’s the mask for? What’s a Eurovision? Am I having a stroke?’
It’s reasonable for the B.B.C. to assume its viewers know what Eurovision is. If you’re watching from a random country then you’re going to have to expect references that you don’t understand.
His name is Sheldon Riley. Keep your eyes and ears peeled. You will be hearing a whole lot more about him.
Go Sheldon! Go Aussie! I can very much relate to wearing masks. So many literal and figurative masks we all wear to try to fit in. You are a great ambassador and very brave & strong! Shine on Sheldon, Eurovision here we come! 🇦🇺🏆💛🏳️🌈
Jeez, so many uneducated people in the comments…
Aushtralia at Eurovision? I’ve go’’a check me map.
Tears of despair streaming down my face after hearing this news 😢
whats so despairing about this
.thought his feather bustle was hilarious
He's got a lot going on
Yes he does, indeed.
@@ivyvines6708 😉🇬🇧🙏❤️
Who???
I wanna make a copy of his beautiful glasses 👓 to earrings⭕️
❤
Really we have not attended tour to tour utenils
That's weird bc the first time he sang infront of boy George he didn't have a mask. He has some makeup on his eye but that was it.
put it back on.
Why is Australia 🇦🇺 in Eurovision again? Australia 🇦🇺 is not in Europe.
It still has the Queen as its head of state.
More important, why is Israel?
The organizing entity of the Eurovision Song Contest is the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) which is an international association of television and radio broadcasters from countries comprised in the European Broadcasting Area. The area is based in the old telegraphy cable connections, and all the countries marked in red are eligible to be full members of the EBU and are thus eligible to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest. This is also the answer as to why Israel is in the contest, as it is within that red area and is a full member of the EBU.
However, any broadcaster from any country in the world can be an associated member of the EBU and that's the case of SBS, an Australian broadcaster. They've had the rights and have been airing the Eurovision Song Contest in Australia since the 80's, even despite they had never participated in it and the contest airs at 5 am, due to vastly different time zone. Still, they managed to create a sort of cult following of the show, with very dedicated fans over there.
In 2014, the Eurovision show decided to thank that Australian fanbase for their following in the show's interval act and the reaction by the European fans was so positive, the organizers decided to invite Australia to actually take part in the contest in the following year. Again, Australia were so welcomed, that they've been invited to take part ever since and will be in the show until at least 2023. They even almost won the contest in 2016, coming 2nd place.
@@GroundhogRoy so?
@@rammingspeed5217 Have you learnt how to spell 'Mandela' yet?
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Who?
Why is Australia allowed to be part of Eurovision when it is not a country in Europe?
This is bbc news lol
Still not as emotional as when Ray Mysterio took his mask off tho
Or kane
Sheldon who? 🤷♂️
@Luis guzman torrente Thanks for your insights and analysis, Professor.
@Luis guzman torrente Were your parents cousins?
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Cool story!
Very Nice👆👆👍👍！！非常的棒！！.。
i wonder if he got this idea from "RuPaul's Drag Race "
I wish he wouldnt wear the mask or glasses which is a distraction from the music
Never heard of him.
Never will
of course, it's eurovision. that's not the point.
Eurovison's always had a bunch of abnormal people
I think getting rid of Asperger's diagnosis in the DSM was a big mistake.
Autism is too general of a term for such a broad range of symptoms. What powerful performance of self-realization and self love and self-acceptance. Keep going you have such a powerful message to share with more than just the autistic community.
💚
It's great for virtue signalling and refining Asperger's diagnosis for the drug companies.
There's lots of unvirtuous parasites waiting in the wings to bleed off someone's gender,colour or disability.
People with autism can see through this BBC crap.
well they're still calling it a spectrum. I think it's a very good decision to get rid of the "asperger" label that the guy by that name came up with to differentiate between autistic people that should be killed in the nazi euthanasia program and those who shouldn't because they were useful to society.
Well autism can have symptoms from Asperger’s, and kanners. For instance I have a lot of stimming, speech issues, meltdowns, mood swings etc but don’t have that many social issues, or behavior issues and I have high intelligence. what would I be? I could be Asperger’s because of lack of behavior but I could be classic because of meltdowns and speech issues. You see my point? One label could work for some people but others may not fit in a concrete label. That’s why we have the levels of support needs :)
@@brynbreakerofrules8058 I think first of all labels suck. When people hear the label "autism" they get tunnel vision and think can't talk and can't behave and that's not true.
If autism is going to be kept as one diagnosis there should be some more definition as it is such a broad category.
I find it extremely difficult to find proper treatment for a family member of mine, who has high functioning autism, more commonly referred to Asperger's.
@@afterthestorm221 The problem is every autistic person is different, we can't precisely put a label on everyone on the spectrum. Instead of creating more labels, we should focus on making the stigma and preconceived ideas about autism disappear, and normalize the fact that we're all different with different traits and different ways of experiencing life with autism
For f'sake talk about the Emperors New Clothes.
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Anthony and The Johnsons
Talking heads
@@djackson006 I just listeed to the full version.Good stuff.
Oh for goodness sake.
No different to Orville Peck’s lampshade, or KISS makeup or Bowie’s costume. Good for him. He has a good voice and likes to wear a costume. Why make it about “Autism” ??????
Because it important for other autistic people, you selfish idiot. I am autistic and have real problem to communicate so everytime I see somebody on the spectrum who has the courage to come out of his/her shell, it gives me courage. Sorry if it does bother you.
Totally agree, a load of BS hype
‘Why make it about autism?’
Ummm, maybe because he has autism?! Kind of a relevant aspect to the mask and context. People have adorned masks and disguise for centuries, and from then until now, through to Bowie, it has always been asked why they wear them, and the contexts of it. Bowie was in character, Kiss was about refuge and respect. And people still asked them and made a point of it, even today.
Maybe you just get triggered by this topic, for whatever reason.
because its clearly about his own insecurities and how big of a deal something like that can be, being autistic myself masking is a term commonly used in our community and is usually used in a physical sense when trying to emulate the meaning of it, theres a reason he’s tying it to him being autistic its not just for fun
Autism is an integral part of who we are, something that affects autistic people in everything we do, the reason it's so important to "make it about autism" is because people don't care to learn about us, unconsciously contributing to our struggles.
I understand that using a "mask" to encapsulate this may seem silly or superficial, but if it weren't for a visual attribute, no one would care, no one would notice the process of "masking" as it is psychological, invisible to the untrained eye.
He doesnt look any different from anyone else, I would say.
I remove my mask everytime I write in public.
I also want to write for the autistic people who are not seen by the public, because they don't perform anything. But these people also have the right to live the life they want and not being shut up somewhere for your comfort.
😂🤣😂🤣😂
Hope he doesn't drive.. Or walk far for that matter, in those gold curtains,.. not content with just the one diagnoses, he wants to be blind 🙄 2
what
Well apparently Greta never spoke a word until the suddenly one day she was speaking at the climate conference and was fluent in English too! Remarkable! So we have high hopes for this one
Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up...! 🤞🥳🤞
And lock up his cronies too - Bannon, Barr, Carlson, Cruz, Gaetz, Graham, Greene, Giuliani, Johnson, McCarthy, McEnany, Pence, Powell, Trump Jr...
🚨🚔🚨
Where did you get that from? Greta could very much speak before she became an activist, if she couldn’t I’m pretty sure she would have gotten a diagnosis much earlier than she did. Who has claimed she never spoke? She may have stopped speaking for a while (I also did it at 14. I’m autistic and have always been able to speak), but that doesen’t mean she didn’t know how to. She probably was too depressed and unmotivated to bother speaking.
@@celine9322 ever seen her without a script? Go take a look around YT she’s no “activist” she’s an actor reading a script! Yes when the media “introduced” Greta they said she was mute but decided to speak up against climate change! However without a script she has no clue!
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古い神話とか何かあるのかな？
The costume was most likely inspired by Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands. The story was written specifically for the film, so I don't think any specific tale inspired it.
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Who cares mask or no mask
In Canada even though are mask mandates are lifted many I think have just become accustomed to wearing masks now. Many people in service jobs still wear them and people walking around still wear them.
Wrong type of mask.
They're talking about autistic people trying to pass off as neurotypical people. A term called "masking" amongst the autistic community that's been around since before the pandemic.
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WTF
Eurovision still exist? I don't know literały noone who watch this lol
Each year its nearly watched by 200.000.000 people, and it grows every year. Only people in UK dont watch cause they usually are extremely bad. This year you have a change for top 10 tho, very nice song.
There are people who watching this shows?!
*watch
*show
And yes - more than 180 million people. It's one of the most watched TV shows in the World.
Haven't watched this since the 90's when it meant something to be British.
@@richard7645
Châu chấu, những dòng sông nước chảy như máu, bệnh dịch, hạn han, lủ lụt, các điềm lạ, động đất.. là báo hiệu tận thế
Phản Kito là ĐGH
Sắp tận thế lúc 15 giờ a
Drama. Queen. Period.
And you arrogant, ignorant, selfish moron
So talking about struggles millions of people have to deal with daily is being a drama queen to you? 💀 Touch some grass, go outside idk
It's OK to be different. No offense meant but who you sleep with is Noones business. I don't need to know your sexual preference.
Why does it make you uncomfortable?
What the frack is this. He looks like Ricky Gervais.
And You look like a disheveled, out of work pep guardiola
You performed all the way through the voice without a mask so this is a complete lie the second season as an all star you wore a mask which you would take off and AGT your wore a mask it’s kore of a gimmic as you never used to wear one
This is absolutely farcical.
for reals.
What is? The autism? His courage? Easy to say for non autistic people.
Ughhh
So you represent Australia by...singing about yourself....we're doomed if this is the stock of the next generation
He doesn't only represent Australia. He also represents many people around the globe feel like they have to wear a mask.
@@Janttura HAhahahaha good one
@@Janttura what masks? corona masks?
You're imbécile. He speak about autism. And idiot like you need to learn more about autism.
Chanel represents spain singing about her "booty hypnotic". Eurovision is not about singing your country's athem. At least he sings an athem of ASD and I litterally cried watching it. It's very beautiful, relatable and empowering when you're on the spectrum, so no, it's not only about him
This is not news.
It's not even entertainment.
It is for anyone who want to understand autism and help people on the spectrum. Sorry if we exist.
@@booliev3275 I am autistic and I stand by my comment. Autism is NOT mainstream news. Bye!
As another commenter said, this is farcical and comes off as attention-seeking.
Any different than anyone who aspire to become famous... Every single celebrities on Earth and through time.
So you didn't watch the whole video then? Rather make assumptions and prove the guy right Hahaha.He's bringing light to the fact that an autistic person doesn't need to attempt to camouflage into society and should unmask and be themselves, which alleviates any stress and anxiety that comes with living a lie. Clearly ignorant people like yourselves make this more of a prescient issue than it needs to be.
No matter how good or bad the other singers/bands are, the winner will be the ukraine rap group.
Not even worth 2 watch. Sorry Sheldon.
Every contestant is worth watching.
I also hide from my social issue by drawing attention to myself.
Extra points for making up the term neuro-typical.
Who are you saying made it up? That term has been in wide use for many years.
You seem very confused. ‘Neurotypical’ is a well-established term.
@@icturner23 It's called being normal.
@@GroundhogRoy All words are made up. People make them up.
@@edmundtrebus4084 What's that got to do with the price of fish?
Weird.
Quite the attention seeker!
Yawn
He’s a proper weirdo
Rather not have my singer cry on stage thanks.
Proof that a lot of people come out for attention
What an embarrassment 😳
Why?
why
Why?
Why?
Ive had autism all my life ,and never felt the urge to wear a mask!! Grow a pair like i had to!
Everyone deal with their issues the way they want. I'm autistic and don't wear a mask, but can not face an audience. If a mask helps him so be it. Sorry if you feel so bitter.
@@booliev3275 not bitter just not using a disabilty to gain fame.
As you know, there are different kinds of autism. He got diagnosed with Asperges, one of the most ‘extreme’ kinds. He didnt speak for years.
@@Cloudbuster. didnt speak for years.... wears a mask... eurovision..... virtue signaling.......
@@bbcisaids6727 Sheldon is not using autism for fame, he's rather representing us to give us all visibility and maybe make people realize we exist and we have our struggles. Probably won't work considering the massive wave of ableist comments he got, but at least for once we had a voice...
this 'spectrum' is getting stretched to the point of meaninglessness - what does this guy have in common with those suffering from severe behavioural or sensory issues?
"I dont understand autism, this guy isnt autistic enough!"
If you were to divide personality type into 5 different categories known as 'the Big 5' one of them is Extraversion. This guy is probably at the lower end of the spectrum and possibly and at the high end for Neuroticism. We're all somewhere on the spectrum for these things.
hmmm I think it's the autism, is it the autism?
@@Robin4 worked with people with additional needs for 5 years, including those with ASD diagnoses. Personally I don't believe our current categorisation system is helpful, and diagnoses for other conditions change periodically so we can be flexible and critique the current approach without condemning anyone. Thanks, though.
It's called a spectrum for a reason, not everyone is going to be the same ffs.
Sheldon is not autistic, Sheldon is eccentric. I am autistic. We don't sing that beautifully. Clearly he was misdiagnosed several times.
Ok? I have a friend that has just been diagnosed as having autism (actually first thought he had ADHD so misdiagnosed in childhood), he has been singing since 15 years old, he is now 30 and in a band that travels around the world. I don't know what made you make that assumption about all autistic people. I'm assuming you haven't met many, plus there are different levels of autism. I mean, I'm not autistic and I can't sing for peanuts.
You seem to be a real idiot, that come from another autistic person? Is it jealousy or pure bitterness?
You've never heard the term: "When you've met one autistic person, you've met just one autistic person"
Your ability to sing has nothing to do with you being autistic.
Heard of Susan Boyle?
what the fuck are you talking about