The anniversary performance of Markos Seferlis for the “20 years Delfinario,” which premiered a few days ago, has divided the audience with the comedian’s sketches.
Part of the show includes Markos Seferlis dressing up as Nemo, the non-binary person who won Eurovision 2024. Since the premiere, excerpts from Markos Seferlis’s number began leaking on social media, and many targeted him for mocking the singer.
Following the reactions that arose, Markos Seferlis wanted to respond publicly about his show by posting a video on his personal Instagram account, which also included the opinion of psychiatrist Dimitris Souras:
Watch the video
More specifically, Markos Seferlis said: “This video is addressed to all those who once again use my name to be heard, to sell a book, and all that stuff. The only thing they achieve is to give me free publicity, which I don’t need, but I thank them very much for it.
In the video, you will see what psychiatrist Dimitris Souras said at the end of my performance regarding the subject of non-binary, not me. If you want to know what I say and how I say it, you can come see me in the show and then judge me. What’s important in the video is the spontaneous reaction of the audience and their comments on what Mr. Souras said. And finally, all of you, respect the opinions of other people.
Do not expect everyone to respect your opinion. This is called bullying, in case you didn’t know. And finally, understand what the difference is between mockery and satire. But what am I telling you now? These are trivial matters. Kisses,” the comedian added.
Reactions on social media
After the videos circulated from his sketch, it was written on Twitter – X that the comedian was not just satirizing Nemo, but generally people who identify as non-binary.
One of the messages against him read: “When Seferlis fills a theater mocking, don’t be surprised by incidents of violence. Don’t be surprised by homophobia. Don’t be surprised by the joke about the ‘whore’. About the ‘figs’. About the ‘sister’ out there. We are worthy of our miserable fate.”
Someone else insisted that “what he does is ridicule gender identity and sexual orientation.”
On the other hand, there were also comments that took a stand in favor of Markos Seferlis, emphasizing that this is something he has been doing for many years and “if you don’t like it, don’t watch him.” They also pointed out that “yes, Seferlis is to blame.”
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