Why are closing ceremonies so weird
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the opening was weird to me too but I'm 100% sure I'm not the target audiuence
Maybe us redneck folk from SC are the weirds and the French are the normals.
well if our presidential candidates are any indication, we are indeed a weird country
Did u watch the opening??? Dont get bit twice dude.
Have not watched any of it opening , games , or closing. I stop watching once Professional Athletes were allowed to participate.
😂 the French have always been weird aside from a few years during the Revolution.
Now, it’s pretty good. I’m old(55) and white and loved Snoop, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish and RHCP. The LA28 portion was pretty cool.
Completely agree! When Dre walked out with Snoop it gave me Super Bowl halftime flashbacks.
The pianist hanging vertically sick. Thought Paris did a fabulous job with both ceremonies and hosting the games in general. A lot of pressure on LA to match it.
I mean, it was pretty sick seeing Tom Cruise drop down from the top of the Stade de France
I don't watch any country that mocks my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I agree but there will be some posters that will say that the mockery never happened
It didn’t take @Smiling_Tiger 2 minutes to respond with his typical ignorance.
I've noticed that too. His new lady friend must be a dude because he used to be pretty cool.
Tell me again how a French artist's interpretation of Greek mythology has anything to do with Jesus Christ? Do you think he was the blue guy on the dinner platter?
You have the right to be wrong and ignorant. Typical liberal response- Everything is acceptable, nothing is sacred!
Bravo. Next level satire
Gonna be hard for LA to out LBGQT +++, MTV, drag queen Paris but I'm more confident than ever they can!
Your point is that you're loud and wrong repeatedly. And despite evidence of the contrary, continue to make it about something it's not. Would be like saying having a Christmas tree means you can't also support Arbor Day.
Loud & proud! You have a very slanted definition of evidence. You do your liberal self.
😅 can't wait to come back and read this thread
From the time Tom Cruise came out to the Flag brought to the stage with Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop and Dre was pretty awesome.
I’m bummed to see the Olympics wrap up. Sure, it’s over for us, but for the athletes, and the next batch in line, the training grind starts tomorrow. They’re looking at over 5,200 hours of sweat and effort between now and the 2028 Games. With more than 11,000 athletes, that’s a jaw-dropping 57 million hours of dedication. These athletes give up time, comfort, and often their finances. And it’s not just about the medals; for 17 days, our country and the whole world unite. We could use a little more of that Olympic spirit every day.
When did the feast of Dionysus become sacred? What Bible chapter refernces it?
The pistol shooter from Turkey practiced for about 30 minutes and won silver. Imagine if he practiced for an entire hour.
This was in an AP news article and here is the link in case you don't believe me Apparently it was about the last supper.:
PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept behind it Sunday.
Da Vinci’s painting depicts the moment when Jesus Christ declared that an apostle would betray him. The scene during Friday’s ceremony featured DJ and producer Barbara Butch — an LGBTQ+ icon — flanked by drag artists and dancers.
Religious conservatives from around the world decried the segment, with the French Catholic Church’s conference of bishops deploring “scenes of derision” that they said made a mockery of Christianity — a sentiment echoed by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova. The Anglican Communion in Egypt expressed its “deep regret” Sunday, saying the ceremony could cause the IOC to “lose its distinctive sporting identity and its humanitarian message.”
The ceremony’s artistic director Thomas Jolly had distanced his scene from any “Last Supper” parallels after the ceremony, saying it was meant to celebrate diversity and pay tribute to feasting and French gastronomy. Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps was asked about the outcry during an International Olympic Committee news conference on Sunday.
“Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, I think (with) Thomas Jolly, we really did try to celebrate community tolerance,” Descamps said. “Looking at the result of the polls that we shared, we believe that this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense we are, of course, really, really sorry.”
Jolly explained his intentions to The Associated Press after the ceremony.
“My wish isn’t to be subversive, nor to mock or to shock,” Jolly said. “Most of all, I wanted to send a message of love, a message of inclusion and not at all to divide.”
Yeah this is pretty dope. I wish I was there on a head full of acid.
Pretty rich that a Russian official wants to chime in something being offensive
And
Tell me you don't know God and move on clown
I always like the part where we defend an all powerful God (who doesn’t need our defense) and act like hell to prove he is loving. It’s quite compelling
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