To have allowed my dc watch the Olympic opening ceremony?

[Creepingivy]

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.

When a publisher of Maths text books used beautiful examples of Islamic art on the covers all hell broke loose, we had a couple of parents demand that we covered all the text books! I said I would cover a couple for their sensitive children but that wasn't good enough, naturally I covered none of them in the end.

What exactly do you find sexy about men in dresses, tights & heels..
I can think of lots of words but I would definitely not describe a troupe of prancing transvestites as sexy!

Do you mean transphobia? Homophobia is VERY different.

What's wrong with the word Transvestites?

Stereotyping much? Perhaps it's because of people like you that we need more events like last night?

Yep, unless you think misogyny is sexy.

What is "people like you" supposed to mean?

Nadia Comaneci the Romanian gymnast.

I saw many parts of it, it was on as I was doing some jobs and I have to say I was confused too. I saw someone in drag, took no notice then later saw someone else in drag, I watched for a few minutes and saw the library scene. My daughter genuinely asked what's the connection between gay men or drag and Olympics. Very inappropriate for an international sports event. I'm all for inclusion and that includes transgender but this was different, it didn't seem inclusive it seemed pushing an agenda.

So what you are saying is that he's a petty, easily swayed person, with no back bone.

I still think that was the best lighting of the flame I can recall.

I did wonder about all those people who had paid a fortune for tickets to the Opening Ceremony, did they just have to sit around for four hours, only seeing the bits in their location? They would have been better off watching on TV, they would have been dry, plenty of eats and drink, seen it all and kept money in their bank account. Apparently some of the big screens failed due to the weather.

@TheRakesTale always one who objects to a convicted paedophile being allowed to compete in an international sporting competition, where he could win and be applauded on a podium.

You're okay with this?

I'm the only person who's not?

Always one?!!

Heh heh heh.

Bread and circuses as the golden age declines.....

Don't worry, OP, your DC have been taught the lesson that every young Briton must learn, viz that the French are a nation of perverts.

Are you Jack Monroe?

I too thought it was inappropriate and told my son to close his eyes right before the threesome scene. I thought this would be something fun for my 10 yr. old son and I to watch together and a cool experience for him to watch his first Olympic opening ceremony but, had I known beforehand I probably would've just watched alone or maybe not even at all. My 10 yr old said the Marie Antoinette scene was gross and thought it just thought that most of it was, in his words, "pretty weird" Unfortunately I say, I agree. Best and Only part that I enjoyed, was Celine Dion.

I think some mners are struggling with the indisputable fact that each generation evolves from the last one .....

It wasn't good, but seriously, have the pearl clutchers never been exposed to French art before?

I mean, this isn't hugely out of the ordinary for them. Fair play to them for putting on something that was French, rather than some generic peace to the world bullshit like so many of these things are.

I am still perturbed from time to time thinking about the disturbing astronomy-themed animation I was subjected to in a French planetarium once.

They did try to warn us on the ticket desk, to be fair!

Literally nothing happened in the 'threesome scene'. He literally closed a door and that was it. None of that whole story registered on my children's radar at all.

Not sure a middle aged bloke with a beard dancing badly in a dress is evolved but ok you wild young things
😂😂😂😂

"Penis to the world" seems to have been the message here surely. How edgy.

This.

Men dressed up as women in a show aren't women are they drag then?

Precisely, there was nothing to see.

No, I think it's quite obvious what I'm saying.

If you pretend not to understand, that's on you.

If Macron chooses not to listen, we'll end up with the far right in power eventually.

The point is that you don't win your population over to your point of view by going, "ha ha ha!" and giving them more of what they don't like.

I adored it. There were so many references to French culture, it was blink and you'd miss it, and I can see how many folks not familiar with France wouldn't get the references to, say, Dalida (parole, parole). I'd hope that everyone got the Les Mis one when parkour guy interrupted rehearsals at the Chatelet theatre!

I'm sure in 2012 many folk didn't get the Mr Bean segment (which I actually hated, and I'm British).

The disabled breakdancer on crutches at the end was fabulous ..... we saw him perform in Paris a couple of weeks ago.