To have allowed my dc watch the Olympic opening ceremony?

I got bored and turned over. I agree with you OP.

There’s nothing as homophobic as the Tran’s movement- so jog on down the soaked runway.

You're right op. I sent them to bed when it started to turn. Highly inappropriate and anyone that thinks sexual scenes are appropriate for children needs their head examining. We do not allow our children to watch any adverts at all either because they are so over sexualised, stop watching for a while then you'll see. Tbh me and husband weren't sure if the women were actually women, who knows these days.

Yup you got me 😂

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Huh?? The library scene was based on Truffaut movies made in the 1950s…. How is that anything to do with being ‘down with the kids’ 😵‍💫

Just another day in the west 2024

Obviously a typo

Agree with you. And the depressing thing is that the British would have done exactly the same had we been hosting 2024. Look at the BBC's obsession with shoehorning drag into every bloody thing. It's just getting so boring now, entitled males showcasing and thrusting fetish front and centre everywhere.

My brother has young children and felt the same. My kids are older so I didn't watch it through parental eyes so for me, it was a mixture of boring, bizarre and hilarious. Mr Blue Smurf is etched on my memory forever LOL.

@AnImaginaryCat the minions were feature in the olympic parade, did you not see it,
just i was listening to radio 4 where they discussed it and i wanted to impart my knowledge, randomly i know

Ffs! It was an incredibly beautiful and imaginative ceremony, full of startling and creative moments. I was so glad my kids stayed up for it, we all were amazed and delighted by it, especially the horse and rider travelling up the Seine and the performance of Imagine, and the torch at the end 😍 They'll never forget it. Wonderful to salute the arts like that.

The torch's journey was exciting and moving. The whole thing was brilliant!

The thing about art though is you have to block your ears to those of the 'tut tut to anything outside my comfort zone, everyone must be the same as me' frame of mind or you'll never make anything new or interesting. Think it's safe to say the French have that one figured out

Why should parents have to be censoring the Olympics opening ceremony if everyone is supposed to be included? It appears the main people the director wanted to include were men who like parodying women.

The Olympics ceremony is supposed to be a family friendly celebration of athletic excellence. Or is there another brief that only a select few understand who aren't Parisians?

I smell blue bullshit.

Are you OK? The minions featured in the opening ceremony. The rabies vaccine thankfully did not.

@Malahide the word transvestite literally means cross dressing. That's it.

Yes, and barely at that. I do wonder how many people actually disliked it because they weren’t all white, and the men were wearing visible makeup. Their outfits were amazing, they couldn’t have been more colourful if they tried.

Seriously? Three people kissing is inappropriate for children? (And it was not sudden, the lead up to it was obvious and took ages so parents had plenty of time to switch channel) But rows of beheaded women and a building squinting blood is absolutely fine?

I didn't mind any of it but some people need to get their priorities in order if it was the little bit of kissing that upset you.

So were the people in the library just kissing?

What does mocking religions have to do with the Olympics?

Do you not remember the fuss and protests by Christians over the Jerry Springer play? There was a huge uproar and it got cancelled IIRC.

Blue Smurf Panty Bulge Guy, is that you?

The Last Supper is one of the most parodied paintings in history. Interesting that all the others passed you by and this is the one you clutch your pearls over.

Oh right, you were informing people the Minions created in France. Then I came along all puerile and silly and referred to theMinions as if they were actual beings. Sincere apologies for not being serious.

Had the Minions featured in the thread prior to your comment? Or were you just randomly naming a thing unconnected to the Olympics that were created in France? If so, I offer the rabies vaccine.

I loved it. I love it more because of the discussion and controversy. I popped out to stick the dinner on and must have missed the library scene? Which building was that in? Anyone got times?
Apparently some of it was supposed to be deliberately provocative to stick 2 fingers up at the right wing movement in France - I learnt that on the MN watch along thread. And that we won't get all of it not being French. E.g. the dude painted blue is known for daft things....

I have not watched it and after reading this, I won't bother...

The ceremony should be something that brings people together in a fun celebration that everyone can watch.

Bringing religious satire and sexual innuendo into it is completely inappropriate in that context.

Nothing will ever top the Queen and Bond anyway as far as I am concerned!

I am half French by the way, so no French-bashing for the sake of it from me...

I would have expected the French to do something something really stylish and beautiful. Does not sound like they managed it.