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To have allowed my dc watch the Olympic opening ceremony?

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Creepingivy · 27/07/2024 03:10

I was shocked at the library scene leading to a threesome.

The mocking of Christians in the last supper scene.

The feminization of males & the sheer number of transvestites on parade. And a child thrown in the midst of them.

This is a sporting event, why the need to have it so highly sexulaised? My dc were thankfully howling with laughter at parts "the smurf man" singing (complete with his painted bulge) had us all in stitches.

I feel there was a social conditioning agenda to the opening ceremony & it was completely inappropriate given that it is for family viewing. Sexulaised behaviour should not be displayed to children.

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JudgeJ · 27/07/2024 06:06

PortiasBiscuit · 27/07/2024 05:17

I’m sorry I missed it now, must have a look.

Spare yourself!

MossGrowsFat · 27/07/2024 06:06

I just find it so boring that sex has to be shoehorned into everything.

TempestTost · 27/07/2024 06:04

I would think that it would be pretty normal to assume the opening ceremony for the Olympics would be intended for family viewing.

There are plenty of very French cultural references and traditions that are completely suitable for all ages, there was really no need to try and sex it up.

I'd also say - while the Olympics might be in a particular country, it's watched by people all over the world with quite a variety of religious and cultural beliefs. It should be suitable viewing for all.

It just comes off as being like that creep who can't stop bringing sex into the conversation because he thinks it makes him edgy and sophisticated, but instead he just seems like a dirty old man.

MossGrowsFat · 27/07/2024 06:03

Malahide · 27/07/2024 04:48

Transvestites? You really think that is acceptable language?

Homophobia isn’t a good look OP.

Do you know what homophobia means?

JudgeJ · 27/07/2024 06:02

clearsommespace · 27/07/2024 03:42

I didn't pick up on The Last Supper reference at all (but I was chatting to adult DD so perhaps wasn't giving it my full attention at that point).

I agree that IF they intended to refer Last Supper, then you have a point.

Not sure what's wrong with a Greek god having a penis though.

I'm not personally a fan of drag but the catwalk part was to celebrate young talent in the fashion industry.

I was just glad that he had a waterproof paint job!

InterestQ · 27/07/2024 06:01

We all knew they couldn’t possibly beat Mr Bean AND the Queen jumping out of a helicopter with James Bond.

Wishihadanalgorithm · 27/07/2024 05:58

I didn’t watch it. Started to as was really looking forward to it but the athletes getting rained on in the boats was too boring for me. We put on the Opening ceremony to 2012 and watched that instead. It was the first time DC had seen it and they loved it.

DP and I reminisced about when we watched this live and were blown away with how good it was - especially as we expected it to be appalling!

Tulipsareredvioletsarebue · 27/07/2024 05:52

Scarletrunner · 27/07/2024 04:34

Thankfully I didn’t watch it. Am surprised the French chose to be so ‘woke’.

Do you know of Jean Paul Gaultier? Among others.
There is a 'shocking' side of the French, and this was definitely written in this manner, a bit naughty, wink wink style.

UpTheMagicFarawayTree · 27/07/2024 05:27

Watched it with dd, who is nearly 6 and didn't find it inappropriate at all. A little disjointed in places, but we quite enjoyed it. She fell asleep during the Imagine part though!

MessinaBloom · 27/07/2024 05:26

Firefly1987 · 27/07/2024 05:12

@MessinaBloom how would she know until after she'd seen it? I watched it on and off and apart from the library thing (I missed the kiss or whatever it was anyway) I didn't see any of the rest of the stuff. I was pretty bored and kept turning over but looks like I managed to miss the slightly interesting parts. I was genuinely surprised to read about the last supper thing. Wouldn't occur to me any of the ceremony would be woke (or so consistently woke) before I watched it.

OP seems to be quite annoyed about what she saw as an ingrained agenda in the Opening Ceremony. This implies she saw traces of it throughout, so she could have simply turned it off. I know I do that if a programme irritates me enough.

Willmafrockfit · 27/07/2024 05:20

was it after the watershed?

Mummyoflittledragon · 27/07/2024 05:18

Malahide · 27/07/2024 04:48

Transvestites? You really think that is acceptable language?

Homophobia isn’t a good look OP.

Could you explain why this is homophobic please?

PortiasBiscuit · 27/07/2024 05:17

I’m sorry I missed it now, must have a look.

Firefly1987 · 27/07/2024 05:12

@MessinaBloom how would she know until after she'd seen it? I watched it on and off and apart from the library thing (I missed the kiss or whatever it was anyway) I didn't see any of the rest of the stuff. I was pretty bored and kept turning over but looks like I managed to miss the slightly interesting parts. I was genuinely surprised to read about the last supper thing. Wouldn't occur to me any of the ceremony would be woke (or so consistently woke) before I watched it.

MessinaBloom · 27/07/2024 05:06

Creepingivy · 27/07/2024 03:44

@Blueskies3 exactly how I feel. I thought the opera singer who sang the French national anthem was sensational as was Celine Dion but the threesome library scene, the transvestites parading u8& horrible depiction of the last supper (with a little child as part of the act) was anything but wholesome.
It was social conditioning on a global scale pushing the woke agenda yet agaí.

You know you don't have to watch it, particularly if you have impressionable children present and you cannot abide woke agendas?

AGoingConcern · 27/07/2024 04:59

No one mocked Christianity.

  1. The Last Supper is a painting created by a man for pay. It is not sacred or holy.
  2. All are welcome at the Lord’s Table, including those you dislike. Christ was a poor man who fellowshipped with and served all sorts, especially those who others saw as less than or not belonging in respectable society. Drag queens at the Lord’s Table don’t mock Christianity, but attempting to use Christ’s name to shun others and declare them unworthy of fellowship does.

If the kissing was too sexual for your children then just turn it off. There are no global norms that will make everyone comfortable on that front.

TomeTome · 27/07/2024 04:57

Malahide · 27/07/2024 04:48

Transvestites? You really think that is acceptable language?

Homophobia isn’t a good look OP.

Can you explain? I thought transvestism just meant dressing in stereotypical women’s clothing if you are male and vice versa if female. What has it got to do with homophobia?

Malahide · 27/07/2024 04:48

Transvestites? You really think that is acceptable language?

Homophobia isn’t a good look OP.

VeryHappyBunny · 27/07/2024 04:43

Can't comment on this as I make a point of never watching the opening or closing ceremonies of anything like this as they have absolutely nothing to do with the sporting event itself.

Personally I am not happy about this Olympics because the hospitality organizers are serving foie gras. Nothing screams premier sporting occasion like ramming a tube down the throats of ducks and geese and force feeding them until their livers become enlarged and diseased.

Cnon · 27/07/2024 04:41

Scarletrunner · 27/07/2024 04:34

Thankfully I didn’t watch it. Am surprised the French chose to be so ‘woke’.

Some places have different people.

Scarletrunner · 27/07/2024 04:34

Thankfully I didn’t watch it. Am surprised the French chose to be so ‘woke’.

Marchitectmummy · 27/07/2024 04:25

Blueskies3 · 27/07/2024 03:43

Why did they need a threesome in the library?

We wondered the same. We regretted watching it with our daughters, our oldest asked why 3 people were kissing each other. Regardless of children I don't understand what it gave anyone.

clearsommespace · 27/07/2024 04:15

I've just skim read a few reviews.

Seems most people saw 'The Last Supper' so not good. (Either intentionally mocking or a massive PR failure if it wasn't supposed to be a reference.)

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Cakeandcardio · 27/07/2024 03:59

Agree. A weird choice for an olympic opening ceremony and definitely not family viewing.