2024 Paris Olympics

[tower912]

It was performance art.  Done by Europeans, specifically French. I was watching the models doing their runway struts, chuckling, thinking that it was going to tie some Depends into knots.  And then forgot about it.   I liked the boats on the Seine.    Great visual, great spectacle, so very, very French.   

Vive' la difference.

[rocket surgeon]

Fox News told him to be outraged and Pavlov's dentist complied

  sorry jackwagon, it's pretty much conventional wisdom. the opening ceremony was over the top.  no one has to tell me anything, how or what to believe-that might be how you guys roll, but if you are anyone else here were honest, which is also not one of your strong points, this one is pretty simple.  if you don't mind religious values being stepped on and mocked, i'm not surprised

[The Sultan]

  sorry jackwagon, it's pretty much conventional wisdom. the opening ceremony was over the top.  no one has to tell me anything, how or what to believe-that might be how you guys roll, but if you are anyone else here were honest, which is also not one of your strong points, this one is pretty simple.  if you don't mind religious values being stepped on and mocked, i'm not surprised

1. They may not have been mocking religious values.

2. If they were, my religious values are strong enough to withstand a little mocking. You are free to boycott the Olympics...or France...or whatever if you want. 

3. You're being manipulated again.

[Pakuni]

  sorry jackwagon, it's pretty much conventional wisdom. the opening ceremony was over the top.  no one has to tell me anything, how or what to believe-that might be how you guys roll, but if you are anyone else here were honest, which is also not one of your strong points, this one is pretty simple.  if you don't mind religious values being stepped on and mocked, i'm not surprised

It was a depiction of the Feast of Dionysus, not The Last Supper, you gullible rube.

That said, you ought to spend a little more time with the Gospels. Jesus taught his followers to love and embrace society's outcasts. He hung out with prostitutes, tax collectors and others deemed "sinners" by the era's religious right.
The only mockery here is you thinking that a depiction of the Last Supper featuring outcasts is a mockery of your religion.

[MU82]

roQQet needs to enjoy a Diet Mountain Dew and then maybe take out his frustrations on a childless cat lady.

[rocket surgeon]

1. They may not have been mocking religious values.

2. If they were, my religious values are strong enough to withstand a little mocking. You are free to boycott the Olympics...or France...or whatever if you want. 

3. You're being manipulated again.

  I saw it myself, i'm not the only one seeing it as such and I'm entitled to my opinion just as you guys are.  the international observation has been the opening ceremony was at the very least very weak and uninspiring. 

yes my religious values are strong as well, but I'm just saying it was a very poor performance on the world stage.  am I losing sleep or has it ruined my day-nope

today, everything is being interpreted thru divisive prisms unfortunately too much. 

why didn't they emulate a scene from the quaran?  that could have been very inclusive and diverse

advertising is being pulled-they and they and everyone else offended should just get over it, right? 


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/drag-performance-resembling-last-supper-olympics-opening-ceremony-rcna163927

[The Sultan]

  I saw it myself, i'm not the only one seeing it as such and I'm entitled to my opinion just as you guys are.  the international observation has been the opening ceremony was at the very least very weak and uninspiring. 

yes my religious values are strong as well, but I'm just saying it was a very poor performance on the world stage.  am I losing sleep or has it ruined my day-nope

today, everything is being interpreted thru divisive prisms unfortunately too much. 

why didn't they emulate a scene from the quaran?  that could have been very inclusive and diverse

advertising is being pulled-they and they and everyone else offended should just get over it, right? 


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/drag-performance-resembling-last-supper-olympics-opening-ceremony-rcna163927

lol. One tech company out of Mississippi pulled whatever advertising they had. I doubt NBC is concerned in the least.

Anyway this really isn't much of a controversy outside of the bubble you occupy. The rest of the world has long ago moved on.

[pbiflyer]

I wish rugby 15s was in the Olympics instead of 7s.

This!
Aka real rugby instead of that abomination created by backs tired of being pummeled by forwards.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13680627/Paris-Olympics-opening-ceremony-Christian-supper-da-vinci-dionysus.html

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics sparked outrage for the so-called blasphemous depiction of the Last Supper, but a new theory has emerged about what the bizarre performance was really about.

Reverend Benjamin Cremer, based in the US, shared a post on social media which dispelled the allegation that the controversial scene featuring drag queens was mocking Leonardo da Vinci's classic painting and therefore Christianity.

The post reads: 'It was a representation of the event called the Feast of Dionysus. Greek God of festivity and feasting and ritual and theater.'

'The Olympics are from Greek culture and tradition. French culture is deeply rooted in feasting and festivity and performing arts.'

According to the theory the scene depicted in the opening ceremony was based on a painting called 'Feast of the Gods' by Johann Rottenhammer and Jan Bruegel, circa 1602.

Another social media post challenged the idea the scene was depicting the Last Supper.

Taylor Driskill Pafford wrote, 'This painting is not specifically Dionysus, but is showing how feasts were often depicted during the Renaissance period— with lots of Greek influence.'

Shhhhhh, you'll ruin their outrage.

Ha ha ha, who am I kidding? They'll instantly move on to the next outrage and forget this one existed.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

today, everything is being interpreted thru divisive prisms unfortunately too much. 

Perfection

[TSmith34, Inc.]

  sorry jackwagon, it's pretty much conventional wisdom. the opening ceremony was over the top.  no one has to tell me anything, how or what to believe-that might be how you guys roll, but if you are anyone else here were honest, which is also not one of your strong points, this one is pretty simple.  if you don't mind religious values being stepped on and mocked, i'm not surprised

Not that you are capable of learning anything, but:

[Lighthouse 84]

lol. One tech company out of Mississippi pulled whatever advertising they had. I doubt NBC is concerned in the least.

Anyway this really isn't much of a controversy outside of the bubble you occupy. The rest of the world has long ago moved on.

Way to go Rocket. All because of you, the Olympics organizers removed the video of the opening ceremonies from YouTube.

[warriorchick]

When does Biles begin her quest of absolutely shredding her opponents? And where can we find fencing?  Ty.

You can search by sport on Peacock.  I don't normally subscribe, but for 7.99/month, I signed up and will probably dump it once the Olympics are over.

What she does is even more amazing in person.

[warriorchick]

Best one I can remember. That heavy metal riff was awesome

Two members of that band are cousins of a Marquette alum that I am very good friends with.

[MU82]

Somebody, anybody ... please bolt Muggsy's windows shut to keep him from his ledge.

[Dish]

Four year reminder:

FIBA rules/game flow/entertainment >>>>>>>>>>>>>NBA

[PGsHeroes32]

Dwade with a nice Marquette reference during that Ant play.

[MuggsyB]

Apparently you can hip check someone in International B-Ball and it's just a common foul.  Oh....okay.

Time to eviscerate this Serbian team. 

[tower912]

In the interest of international goodwill and fellowship, I just hope everyone has fun.

[PGsHeroes32]

Spoiler Alert




KD is fine

[MuggsyB]

Spoiler Alert




KD is fine

Get him back in the game. 

[PGsHeroes32]

Get him back in the game.

I mean he's gotta sit a little

KD/Lebron/Ant is an unstoppable trio though. I would play them together as much as possible and it don't matter who the other two are.

[PGsHeroes32]

Also, AD getting two fouls was big

Because he is astronomically better than Embiid in this format.

Embiid honestly shouldn't even play. Just go small if Bam or AD aren't in.

[MuggsyB]

8 sloppy turns.  Several by Lebron.  Our half court offense is mediocre right now and Jokic is abusing Embiid. 

[Dish]

Tatum is going to get a DNP-CD.

Make of that what you will.