A wet start to the 2024 Olympics as the weather in Paris seems as bad as it is here.
There was criticism from many viewers that the opening ceremony was too long and boring. I was out last night so did not watch it, but even the 3 minute BBC highlight reel did not even look that exciting.
Many Christians and Conservations accused the organisers of mocking Christianity. I think it was simpler than that, it was just crap.
The 2024 Paris Olympics has gone full Woke dystopian.
The opening ceremony was filled with transgend*r mockery of the Last Supper, the Golden Calf idol, and even the Pale Horse from the Book of Revelation.
The Olympics has made it clear that Christian viewers aren’t welcome. pic.twitter.com/LgawyE6YRX
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) July 26, 2024
There is two ways you could have done an opening ceremony. Call in the finest French creative talent like the lads from Daft Punk and get them to curate a one hour spectacle for the world. Or do a death by committee hotchpotch of random sh*t with no coherent narrative.
Guess which one they went for.
But it is about the sport so hopefully that is more exciting.
Best of luck to all the Irish sportspeople taking part.
I help to manage Slugger by taking care of the site as well as running our live events. My background is in business, marketing and IT. My politics tend towards middle-of-the-road pragmatism, I am not a member of any political party. Oddly for a member of the Slugger team, I am not that interested in daily politics, preferring to write about big ideas in society. When not stuck in front of a screen, I am a parkrun Run Director.
Discover more from Slugger O’Toole
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
We are reader supported. Donate to keep Slugger lit!
For over 20 years, Slugger has been an independent place for debate and new ideas. We have published over 40,000 posts and over one and a half million comments on the site. Each month we have over 70,000 readers. All this we have accomplished with only volunteers we have never had any paid staff.
Slugger does not receive any funding, and we respect our readers, so we will never run intrusive ads or sponsored posts. Instead, we are reader-supported. Help us keep Slugger independent by becoming a friend of Slugger. While we run a tight ship and no one gets paid to write, we need money to help us cover our costs.
If you like what we do, we are asking you to consider giving a monthly donation of any amount, or you can give a one-off donation. Any amount is appreciated.
