The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, such a big event, the performances were not even censored! This is too scary…
Because of a program that imitated ‘The Last Supper’, the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics fell into a whirlpool of public opinion, criticized by multiple groups and well-known figures from all over the world. It is said that some sponsors withdrew their advertisements to show their ‘severance’.
On July 28th, local time, the Paris Organizing Committee apologized to the public for the controversy caused by the opening ceremony program at a press conference.
These are not unexpected. A program needs to be deconstructed and to be provocative, it is inevitable to bear the corresponding price. What surprised me most was the reaction within France:
Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, said that the opening ceremony was ‘full of joy and creativity, but some behaviors were not appropriate’.
What does this mean? It means that the mayor did not know in advance that the program would be performed like this, and she felt very surprised.
The French Bishops’ Conference issued a statement of condemnation: ‘Unfortunately, this opening ceremony included mockery and ridicule of Christianity, which we deeply regret.’
What does this mean? It means that the religious leaders of France also did not know in advance that the program would be performed like this, and they were also very surprised.
What does this mean when put together? It means that the government agencies in Paris did not ‘check’ the direction of the Olympic opening ceremony, and that the religious institutions in France did not participate in the ‘censorship’ of the Olympic opening ceremony programs.
In other words, the Paris Organizing Committee and the opening ceremony production team, after a discussion, thought these programs were good, thought these ideas were good, and decided on the content of the opening ceremony programs, and broadcast them to the world. There was no review from the Propaganda Department, no instructions from provincial, municipal, and national leaders, no ‘coordination meetings’ from the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission, and it was decided like this…
At the Olympic opening ceremony, religious topics were ‘spoofed’:
LGBT issues were openly ‘advocated’:
The feelings of the French nation were sent to the ‘guillotine’, causing irreparable damage:
In short, the main theme is willfulness.
If this continues, the international image of France will be ruined!
Huh? You say it’s not ruined, and there are still many people praising it? That must be a fluke.
With such offense, audiences and tourists from all over the world will strongly boycott this Olympic Games, and the empty stands will become a great shame for France!
Huh? You say there’s no boycott, and there are still many people watching? This is really spineless. They have been insulted to this extent, and Christians are still willing to support the Paris Olympics, it’s simply unbelievable.
With such absurdity, the history of France will be deconstructed, the national cohesion will be reduced to a pile of loose sand, and foreign forces will inevitably take the opportunity to stir up trouble and split France into seven countries, and there will be no peace ever after!
Huh? You say the French people don’t feel that their national feelings have been hurt? Humph! These foreigners are really neither courteous nor righteous, no wonder French culture has gone from being the global hegemon to being a third-rate global power.
With such nonsense, the leaders’ faces will definitely be lost!
Hey, you know what, the leaders had to apologize at the press conference, which is really embarrassing. But, it doesn’t seem to be completely lost?
It seems that this lesson is not profound enough…
Such an important Olympic opening ceremony, the funds are tight, the scene is small and stingy, not to mention, there is no political security review, no ideological review, no ethnic and religious review, no script submission for review, it’s simply a mess. They still managed to do it, it’s really a shoddy team that got lucky.
Some constructive suggestions:
In order to save face for Paris and the French leaders, come and learn from the advanced experience of censorship of literary and artistic programs!
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