Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Anonymous wrote:The pic of that one guy clearly shows a rip in his tights and nothing more 🤷‍♀️

But wait, they were hoping to go viral with their moral outrage and maybe be retweeted by Vance or Trump.

Nah. I'd rather it was a rip. If true, I'll admit my reaction was a mistake. I don't want to be outraged about this guy's scrotum showing up on the broadcast.

So you admit you're reacting without knowing what actually happened? You're not embarrassed by that?

Pp. I thought it was a testicle. I reacted as if it were a testicle. From the photo it could be a testicle, it could be a rip. One is OK, the other is very much not OK. I'm owning that I could be mistaken about what it actually was, and that doesn't embarass me. I would rather it be a rip.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you understand Snoop? Why oh why would anyone hire him as an Olympic announcer??

I am the one who posted about Snoop's misogyny and I don't think he should be there but why are you pretending he is not a clear speaker?

You should be offended by host of Peyton manning! He diverted millions of welfare funds to his daughter’s college gymnasium and is suing the journalist who exposed it for defamation! I can’t believe they picked him!

That was Brett Favre (vreh vreh)

No, no it wasn't.

Yes. It was Brett Favre whose charity gave 60K to his daughter's gym.

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Anonymous wrote:Satanic

The consternation by the American right wing who otherwise love to mutter “eff your feelings” and prattle on about how liberals get offended too easily is just priceless.

Not offended at all. Just identifying it as Satanic and aware of my surroundings

NP. Satan isn’t real, hon

I’ll take what all the satanists say for $200.

Don’t satanists proudly believe in Satan? They’re pretty up front about it.

Most Satanists don't believe in Satan as a literal person, but as a metaphor for defying Christian culture. Satanists don't believe in God and do believe in humanity.

One or two sects believe in literal Satan, but they're few and far between, and very small.

Nope. :twisted:

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They are sending copyright infringement takedown notices to anyone on any social media platform who posted clips of the ceremony. I've seen screenshots of these takedown notices from several various influencers and YouTubers posted on X. They are even deleting their own uploads. If they're so proud of what they did, why would they keep people from seeing it? Clearly they are in damage control.

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People travel to Europe to see cathedrals, old art, castles, and forget that these all are relics. These opening ceremonies shows the reality of Europe's allegiance to secular humanism.

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Colin Jost was just reporting from Tahiti. They were NOT joking about that…

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Anonymous wrote:They are sending copyright infringement takedown notices to anyone on any social media platform who posted clips of the ceremony. I've seen screenshots of these takedown notices from several various influencers and YouTubers posted on X. They are even deleting their own uploads. If they're so proud of what they did, why would they keep people from seeing it? Clearly they are in damage control.

That … isn’t how copyright works. But it’s cute you think it’s about that.

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Anonymous wrote:They are sending copyright infringement takedown notices to anyone on any social media platform who posted clips of the ceremony. I've seen screenshots of these takedown notices from several various influencers and YouTubers posted on X. They are even deleting their own uploads. If they're so proud of what they did, why would they keep people from seeing it? Clearly they are in damage control.

That … isn’t how copyright works. But it’s cute you think it’s about that.

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Anonymous wrote:https://musee-magnin.fr/en/node/19

This is the painting - The Feast of Gods, it’s with Dionysus not Jesus

Who is saying this is the correct inspiration?

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I was so disappointed in the opening ceremonies. I was imagining what it was like for the spectators - they couldn't possibly have had a coherent view of the whole thing since it was filmed and "acted" in different areas. '

The idea of it revolving around the Seine was so magical to me when I first heard it, but the reality was such a letdown. Very disjointed and some truly odd scenes.

It sounds so much more romantic and imaginative than having it in a stadium, but unfortunately, I think the stadium setting is the only practical venue.

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Anonymous wrote:I was so disappointed in the opening ceremonies. I was imagining what it was like for the spectators - they couldn't possibly have had a coherent view of the whole thing since it was filmed and "acted" in different areas. '

The idea of it revolving around the Seine was so magical to me when I first heard it, but the reality was such a letdown. Very disjointed and some truly odd scenes.

It sounds so much more romantic and imaginative than having it in a stadium, but unfortunately, I think the stadium setting is the only practical venue.

If it had been in a stadium, maybe only 40-50,000 people paying hundreds or thousands per ticket (and people who are much more important than you) could have seen it live. The athletes themselves typically don't see much of it because they are lined up for hours outside the stadium. Paris could have created fake Eiffel Towers and Louvres and Notre Dames so you could have a Disney experience, but instead on Friday they showed us the real places. The people seeing parts of the parade on the Seine weren't paying for it, but were able to be part of a unique experience. They could go home and watch the replay on the TV.

In 1990, I got to see part of the Jean Michel Jarre concert at La Defense on the Seine with some 2.5 million people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_La_D%C3%A9fense_%E2%80%93_Une_Ville_En_Concert

Could I see every angle and close-up? No. Still it was an amazing experience to take part in the largest concert ever to date and to help create a Guiness world record.

The Olympics opening ceremony this year seemed similar to Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee boat parade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Diamond_Jubilee_Pageant and even to Macy's Thanksgiving Day parades. If you go to the Macy's parade, you don't have a "coherent view of the whole thing" - you only see bits and won't see every song or act, because those take place in different spots along the route.

If you were so disappointed you could have switched channels.

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Anonymous wrote:I was so disappointed in the opening ceremonies. I was imagining what it was like for the spectators - they couldn't possibly have had a coherent view of the whole thing since it was filmed and "acted" in different areas. '

The idea of it revolving around the Seine was so magical to me when I first heard it, but the reality was such a letdown. Very disjointed and some truly odd scenes.

It sounds so much more romantic and imaginative than having it in a stadium, but unfortunately, I think the stadium setting is the only practical venue.

If it had been in a stadium, maybe only 40-50,000 people paying hundreds or thousands per ticket (and people who are much more important than you) could have seen it live. The athletes themselves typically don't see much of it because they are lined up for hours outside the stadium. Paris could have created fake Eiffel Towers and Louvres and Notre Dames so you could have a Disney experience, but instead on Friday they showed us the real places. The people seeing parts of the parade on the Seine weren't paying for it, but were able to be part of a unique experience. They could go home and watch the replay on the TV.

In 1990, I got to see part of the Jean Michel Jarre concert at La Defense on the Seine with some 2.5 million people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_La_D%C3%A9fense_%E2%80%93_Une_Ville_En_Concert

Could I see every angle and close-up? No. Still it was an amazing experience to take part in the largest concert ever to date and to help create a Guiness world record.

The Olympics opening ceremony this year seemed similar to Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee boat parade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Diamond_Jubilee_Pageant and even to Macy's Thanksgiving Day parades. If you go to the Macy's parade, you don't have a "coherent view of the whole thing" - you only see bits and won't see every song or act, because those take place in different spots along the route.

If you were so disappointed you could have switched channels.

DP. So maybe it is just the way it was broadcasted? Different things are happening when athletes are lined up to enter opening ceremonies in a stadium too but somehow the show flows.

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Anonymous wrote:https://musee-magnin.fr/en/node/19

This is the painting - The Feast of Gods, it’s with Dionysus not Jesus

Who is saying this is the correct inspiration?

Anyone with a brain. Dionysus is up front and center in blue at the Olympics interpretation. There are more than 13 people at the table. The (big) lady with the halo matches this one.

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Anonymous wrote:https://musee-magnin.fr/en/node/19

This is the painting - The Feast of Gods, it’s with Dionysus not Jesus

Oh snap - that’s actually what it was! That one person with her arm in the air, the headpiece on the person in the center.

Wait, so all of the outrage expressed by the MAGA Christians was really because of their ignorance and over-reaction?

We should gave seen that coming.

Of course. Their ethnocentrism is so very.

The funniest thing about it is so quick to outrage over a nothingburger when they love to mock liberals for being quick to take offense at things.

The diatribes and virtue signaling on X and the TikTok has been hilarious.

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Anonymous wrote:They are sending copyright infringement takedown notices to anyone on any social media platform who posted clips of the ceremony. I've seen screenshots of these takedown notices from several various influencers and YouTubers posted on X. They are even deleting their own uploads. If they're so proud of what they did, why would they keep people from seeing it? Clearly they are in damage control.

That … isn’t how copyright works. But it’s cute you think it’s about that.

I understand that you have confused one radical right-winger’s interpretation with facts or offering insight, but that isn’t what has happened.