The opening ceremonies are on.

[Mik]

Really quite spectacular, and done all along the Seine rather than in an arena.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in The opening ceremonies are on.:

Really quite spectacular, and done all along the Seine rather than in an arena.

Did you see any poo?

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1146971/parisians-threaten-poop-in-the-seine

[Mik]

No, but old white rappers rapping in French is kinda cool.

[Copper]

The boats were a good idea.

[LuFins Dad]

[LuFins Dad]

[Copper]

Yes, the pervert thing was really weird.

They kept switching to the perverts, but just for a second or 2 and without comment.

I'm not surprised that perverts are popular with that crowd, but they could do without them.

There was one comment about how there was a big tent, or something like that. I think Peyton Manning stayed out of that one.

[Axtremus]

It's just French fashion.

[George K]

@Axtremus said in The opening ceremonies are on.:

It's just French fashion.

You misspelled "Freak."

[Mik]

On the whole, France knocked it out of the park.

[Copper]

Celine Dion was terrific.

Her accompanist is going to have to dehumidify that piano.

There must be a story about putting the piano there.

[Mik]

There were several Steinways getting rained on like that. Plus one that was on fire.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in The opening ceremonies are on.:

There were several Steinways getting rained on like that. Plus one that was on fire.

Boohoo…

[George K]

When these people did it, it was funny.

When these people did it, it was...

[Renauda]

@George-K

Vulgar and artless.

[LuFins Dad]

@Renauda said in The opening ceremonies are on.:

@George-K

Vulgar and artless.

And that is the perfect descriptor for drag shows.

[George K]

@Renauda said in The opening ceremonies are on.:

@George-K

Vulgar and artless.

If they wanted to be fair and balanced, they would have mocked Mohammed and the Quran, right?

[Mik]

The drag queens, meh. But this is what one can expect with Paris high fashion. But the chandeliers and the lighting was great.

[George K]

@Mik said in The opening ceremonies are on.:

The drag queens, meh.

Why don't we have drag kings?

[Renauda]

@George-K said in The opening ceremonies are on.:

@Renauda said in The opening ceremonies are on.:

@George-K

Vulgar and artless.

If they wanted to be fair and balanced, they would have mocked Mohammed and the Quran, right?

I don’t think they wanted or cared about being fair and balanced. Their intent was to gain attention and spark harumpfing indignation from certain groups and individuals in the West.

It appears that they succeeded in their demonstration of vulgar artlessness.

Personally I don’t like the lampooning of Da Vince’s art and genius more than anything else.