To have allowed my dc watch the Olympic opening ceremony?

I was more worried about the 100 year old man in the wheelchair. Poor sod, sitting in the pouring rain.

Who was the woman in the sparkly suit on the boat with Rafa Nadal? I came in just as Nadal carried then flame and was then on the boat.

If there was mocking of an Islamic or Hindu etc picture there would be out cry, but Christianity is ok to make fun of, as there will never be violent backlash to it. It was noticeable that the only child in the ceremony was in the middle of the "queer" element. The threesome was also unnecessary for the opening ceremony of a sporting event.

Completely inappropriate and bugger all to do with sport.
I am sick of feeling that everything is a party political broadcast for trans activists.
Also think christianity is a target they felt safe to mock.
How does this encourage international cooperation and good relations?

I found it disjointed and waaaay too long.
The lack of a proper audience meant the atmosphere was weird.
The boats went on and on and on.
The cuts to the pre-filmed bits were obvious and jarring because they were filmed in glorious sunshine.
The can-can dancers were all out of sinc, and Lady ga ga's music sound was rough.

The library bit was confusing. All the cavorting about in the rain on the cat walk was just weird.
The silver horse was good but again ... friggin' how long?

The last section dragged. The bloke in the brown suit and the endless bloody boat trip with the torch. Serena Williams came close to throwing up, then a load of empty streets and the balloon was reminiscent of the Hindenburgh.

Celine was good. The revolution bit was interesting.

I believe they were drag queens rather than transwomen. My understanding is that drag queens are gay men who parody women for entertainment but do not actually want to be women. I've just looked up the definition of a transvestite and it is thus:

"Crossdressers often dress only in certain situations. They do not usually identify as transgender."

Whilst the word "transvestite" is considered old fashioned and has been replaced with "crossdresser", I don't see why it's homophobic.

What was inappropriate for children? Drag queens dancing? Some people (barely) kissing, with another person there in a library?

Are Disney films where the prince and princess kiss inappropriate for kids? Is straight gender normative kissing the only kind that’s ok for kids to see?

People still getting offended in 2024 about men wearing “women’s clothes” is hilarious.

I loved the dancers, loved Céline, loved the hot air balloon torch and the blood streamers from the Conciergerie. I was only bored by the endless waving from the boats in the rain!

Yes but that was never supposed to be family friendly viewing. If you go to see a show at the Moulin Rouge you expect to see tits and arse. If you don't want to see tits and arse, you don't go to the Moulin Rouge.

I think the Olympic opening ceremony should be inclusive of people of all ages and cultures.

Just when you think mumsnet couldn’t get anymore unhinged, here comes the OP shaking with rage, pearls rattling and aghast that the the French were sexy and risqué. Who’d have expected that from the French eh? 😂

@brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr yep clearly there is a hole in his tights and it is his skin showing through. He is wearing tight shorts over fishnet tights, unless he has massive low hanging balls I doubt one has escaped.

That choice , that freedom. Is no longer allowed and is frowned upon. Showing disagreement and empathy for those views is "currently" no longer acceptable to many.

As you have just proven. Sooner we stop bashing every view regarding sexuality the better.

Aside from being utterly boring, it was total trash.

Clearly a costume malfunction hardly intentional fgs.

Some people are clearly out just to find fault the references to 2012 and how much better it was apparently, demonstrates that.

It’s a ladder in his tights, you’re seeing the lighter colour of his leg skin

🤣🤣 agreed

I loved it. I thought it was great to bring it out of the stadium and to the people. It is Paris hosting let's see Paris. They showed their beautiful city off fantastically. Paris has always been a hotbed for effervescence, art and cabaret, Moulin Rouge anyone?

The only downside was the weather I was getting very concerned for the wet athletes towards the end hopefully there are no ill effects of getting soaked.

Guys he's clearly wearing a thong that is the same colour as the body paint! The only people seeing balls are you and your lurid imaginations!

Eh? Why are you equating cross-dressing with homosexuality? LGB people have an inborn sexual preference that harms no one. Men pretending to be women are sabotaging women’s rights, not least in sports.

the can can was scandalous when it started in 1830, whenever it started! they had open crotches apparently
that is France!

i watched the lighting of the cauldron in 2012 on youtube this morning following one of the threads here, it was excellent.

I don't think he would actually vote for them but he is fucking pissed off that the only choices are the RN and the idiots on the left/centre.

I think people like Macron need to wake the fuck up and realise that people aren't just voting for the RN because they hate Muslims. They're voting for the RN as a backlash against the "metropolitan elite" that he and his friends stand for. He's learned zero lessons from Brexit. If the RN make further inroads at the next election, or if, God forbid, the next president is Marine Le Pen, Macron and his ilk will bear a large part of the responsibility for that.

Celebrating the NHS in the 2012 opening ceremony isn't remotely comparable to this. The London ceremony was entirely child friendly, for a start.

That was the best. I loved the Industrial Revolution part, it was so clever.

2012 opening ceremony is on You Tube

I was in agreement with you until 'woke agenda' 🤪 Stop reading farage quotes and you'll be fine.