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Sarah Engels Removes South Africa School Video After Backlash, Cites Foundation Visit

The dispute over self-promotion and child privacy now shadows her Eurovision run.

Overview

  • Engels deleted the Instagram clip and said it came from a spontaneous moment during a Starke Mädchen foundation visit.
  • Critics called it white-saviorism, a pattern where posts about help center the helper over local people.
  • Many also raised child-privacy concerns because she hides her own kids’ faces but showed the pupils clearly.
  • Comedian Oliver Pocher criticized the video as self-promotion and said it looked like a white visitor performing with African children.
  • The clip is now offline and she has not issued a public apology, as she continues Eurovision prep after a pre-party show in Amsterdam.