JO Opening Ceremony

[MAD87]

Glorious French fun!

Probably (I didn't watch it), but the anal catholic church found it offensive for some reason.

[niemeyjt]

It seems the video has been pulled from the Official Youtube channel - whereas previous ceremonies are still online.

[Bayleaf]

The power of hypocritical religion strikes again.

[rabbit]

Céline Dion was fantastic. The competitors parade on the Seine became a bore. Paris was the star

[Bayleaf]

This explains what the precious people seemed to get their knickers in a twist about:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/arti ... 4yqvegkexo

A banquet sequence featuring drag artists in particular came in for criticism from Christian groups, who felt it parodied Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper'.


In response:
The ceremony's artistic director, Thomas Jolly, said there was no intention to "mock or denigrate anyone" and explained the scene in question was designed to reference pagan gods.


Out of all the wacky things going on - THAT was what they got upset about! I was trying to think which bit they took umbridge to. Obviously they were totally at home with the opening scene of a threesome shutting a door on the world while they got to know each other better!

[Lori]

Out of all the wacky things going on - THAT was what they got upset about! I was trying to think which bit they took umbridge to. Obviously they were totally at home with the opening scene of a threesome shutting a door on the world while they got to know each other better!

Gee, no wonder I don't tune in.

[MAD87]

Apolgies to any believers here, but the idea of any organisation which has covered up widespread rape and abuse being "upset" by what it perceives as parody of a painting done by an artist whose patron was the same orgainisation makes me nauseous.

[Blaze]

+1 MAD

[glazedallover]

Seemed pretty harmless to me in the scheme of things.....

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cprq880yz0xo