Olympics 2024

[dougcollins]

I hope she had no regrets.

[Rileybobs]

Didn’t watch the opening ceremony, but browsing the socials it seems to have triggered the snowflakes.

[Jamesy]

Just been watching a recording of the opening ceremony, bizarre, boring and a tedious insult to Christianity to appease the bedwetting, sniggering, oh so intellectual cowards that infest our once great institutions.

Cannot argue with this either. I thought at one point they had merged Paris “Pride” into the Olympics opening ceremony.
No wonder young children are confused.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Didn’t watch the opening ceremony, but browsing the socials it seems to have triggered the snowflakes.

I’ve not seen such outrage since the England kit launch.

[Clovius Boofus]

According to Facebook, it looks like a cousin of mine spent last night watching over four hours of TV that only made him very angry. It's like someone strapped him to a chair and took away the TV remote. In reality, though, I think h just likes getting angry at stuff. It's like a form of depression where he never looks for the positives.

Now, my take on opening ceremonies is this - they are too long and large parts are boring, but at least Paris utilised its main landmarks. Using the Seine to introduce the teams was a novel idea. I thought the parkour thing fine. The silver horse galloping on the Seine was impressive, and so was the Eiffel Tower light show and the balloon cauldron. But all in all, too long, as always. Then again, there were other channels available and a whole host of streaming services, unless you were strapped into a chair with no remote...

[HahaYeah]

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One of the strangest Opening Ceremonys I've seen. Some good bits but curious to hear other people's opinions

All looks a bit Woke to me.

Could do with trans women winning all the womens events, that would be hilarious.

[Bordeauxclaret]

56 posts until someone mentioned “woke”.

Standards are slipping.

[kentonclaret]

56 posts until someone mentioned “woke”.

Standards are slipping.

They’ve only just woken up.

[Rick_Muller]

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One of the strangest Opening Ceremonys I've seen. Some good bits but curious to hear other people's opinions

There appears to be a stray testicle in that photo, I didn’t find it myself, but it appeared on Facebook which is how I know

[FCBurnley]

The Drag Queens Last Supper reenactment was too much for me. I’m out

[NottsClaret]

I saw two minutes of it, got a bit bored and went to do something else. Pleased for everyone who enjoys that sort of stuff, ditto the Olympics in general.

[Buxtonclaret]

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One of the strangest Opening Ceremonys I've seen. Some good bits but curious to hear other people's opinions

Some of it was good.
But afraid my attention was lost with it all quite a lot.

I'm happy for the opening stuff to be a parade around the nain arena & then just get on with it.

[helmclaret]

Just been watching a recording of the opening ceremony, bizarre, boring and a tedious insult to Christianity to appease the bedwetting, sniggering, oh so intellectual cowards that infest our once great institutions.

‘Great institutions’

[CrosspoolClarets]

Opening ceremony was a bit weird but nobody really cares about opening ceremonies.

Celine Dion belting out Edith Piaf in front of the Eiffel Tower was pretty special though.

Concur with this. I did not have strong feeling apart from feeling like I had wasted 4 hours of my life. But if I were a fervent Christian I would have been deeply offended by the Last Supper sketch (which looked like a weird trans comic **** take version of it). Any other religion there wouldn’t just have been uproar, but riots. Simply no need and I’m not one to label things offensive, we do too much of that, but it was.

Looking forward to some of the other minor sports, just hope Discovery + works ok.

[CrosspoolClarets]

According to Facebook, it looks like a cousin of mine spent last night watching over four hours of TV that only made him very angry. It's like someone strapped him to a chair and took away the TV remote. In reality, though, I think h just likes getting angry at stuff. It's like a form of depression where he never looks for the positives.

Now, my take on opening ceremonies is this - they are too long and large parts are boring, but at least Paris utilised its main landmarks. Using the Seine to introduce the teams was a novel idea. I thought the parkour thing fine. The silver horse galloping on the Seine was impressive, and so was the Eiffel Tower light show and the balloon cauldron. But all in all, too long, as always. Then again, there were other channels available and a whole host of streaming services, unless you were strapped into a chair with no remote...

This is fine, but when they have secrecy as to who is performing, and a family whom insist on waiting up for Dua Lipa (who didn’t appear in the end) we have fewer choices

[Rileybobs]

Jesus would be turning in his tomb.

[RVclaret]

Completely bizarre and incredibly woke opening ceremony. Let’s hope the games are better.

[evensteadiereddie]

A fabulous women's time trial, Henderson takes silver.
Bloody hard work that on wet, slippy corners.

[evensteadiereddie]

Completely bizarre and incredibly woke opening ceremony. Let’s hope the games are better.

Most of the ceremony was neither bizarre nor "woke", whatever that means.

[RVclaret]

Most of the ceremony was neither bizarre nor "woke", whatever that means.

A bloke with a beard, dressed as a woman, singing Freed from Desire to billions of people - woke (and disturbing) nonsense.

[ClaretCliff]

Most of the ceremony was neither bizarre nor "woke", whatever that means.

How can you say it’s not woke and in the same sentence say that you don’t know what woke means???

[claret2018]

Was it as dull as the 2012 opening ceremony?

[kentonclaret]

This is fine, but when they have secrecy as to who is performing,

You could be describing Burnley playing a friendly

[BurnleyFC]

The world is weird as **** nowadays, so I suppose it fitted in nicely.

[evensteadiereddie]

How can you say it’s not woke and in the same sentence say that you don’t know what woke means???

I'm assuming that the use of "woke" here is the label used lazily to describe anything that supports the inclusion of different races, gender, disability and so on in a global sporting event.
I may be wrong, the term is used so much it's damn near a cliche.

Much easier , if you're that way inclined, to be honest and say you don't like blacks, the disabled, homosexuals and so on and they have no part to play in an opening ceremony.

[evensteadiereddie]

A bloke with a beard, dressed as a woman, singing Freed from Desire to billions of people - woke (and disturbing) nonsense.

Is that all you took from the ceremony?
Fair enough.

[taio]

Who gives a toss about the opening ceremony? The enjoyment comes after that.

[HahaYeah]

Who gives a toss about the opening ceremony? The enjoyment comes after that.

The opening ceremony should be about celebrating sport, not woke liberal values and mocking Christianity.

[taio]

The opening ceremony should be about celebrating sport, not woke liberal values and mocking Christianity.

May be. I still couldn't give a toss though. The Olympics is about the events that follow.

[Spijed]

The opening ceremony should be about celebrating sport, not woke liberal values and mocking Christianity.

Since when did the Industrial Revolution (part of the 2012 opening ceremony in London) have anything to do with sport?

[Ric_C]

I'm assuming that the use of "woke" here is the label used lazily to describe anything that supports the inclusion of different races, gender, disability and so on in a global sporting event.
I may be wrong, the term is used so much it's damn near a cliche.

Much easier , if you're that way inclined, to be honest and say you don't like blacks, the disabled, homosexuals and so on and they have no part to play in an opening ceremony.

Lol

[HahaYeah]

Since when did the Industrial Revolution (part of the 2012 opening ceremony in London) have anything to do with sport?

Well exactly. Glad you agree with me.

[AfloatinClaret]

Who can run the fastest? Who can jump the furthest? Who cares?

To be fair they'll do some throwing, riding swimming and fighting too, so there's more variety than with the Winter Olympics... That's just different varieties of sliding.

[AfloatinClaret]

I saw two minutes of it, got a bit bored and went to do something else. Pleased for everyone who enjoys that sort of stuff...

It wasn't just me then.

[Bosscat]

To be fair they'll do some throwing, riding swimming and fighting too, so there's more variety than with the Winter Olympics... That's just different varieties of sliding.

Don't forget a bit of shooting, Lifting, chucking folk about and hitting too

[Elizabeth]

Jesus would be turning in his tomb.

Overlooking the obvious oversight( Riley humour is great) I'd say Jesus would be welcoming of anything that highlighted that we all need to be kind to those who for too long have been considered outcasts.
I'm sure I've read today that the organisers were ok if things shocked. I'm a Christian and if people want to mock I'm ok with that. It's about time Christianity got on the front pages.

[Elizabeth]

I'll pick up your customary retort Riley tomorrow

[Bordeauxclaret]

[Vincent'sCap]

Bravo,

[Darnhill Claret]

Bout time all religious cults got over themselves.

Time to acknowledge science, ecology and nature and admit that we were all hoodwinked as children into 'religion'.

Probably the base for all educated people to keep the 'population' down and at the same time, facilitate organised pedophile rings to flourish.

There, I've said it. Most people know it but prefer to remain in denial.

I do feel sorry for all the genuine, dedicated personnel who do their very best to protect and guide young people through their early years. Thankfully many young people survive and sometimes escape traumatic experiences. Sadly many don't.

[claretskeith]

Looking like it's Andy Murray's final match.

[claretskeith]

Maybe not. They looked down and out but have come back to 1-1.

[TheFamilyCat]

Bout time all religious cults got over themselves.

Time to acknowledge science, ecology and nature and admit that we were all hoodwinked as children into 'religion'.

Probably the base for all educated people to keep the 'population' down and at the same time, facilitate organised pedophile rings to flourish.

There, I've said it. Most people know it but prefer to remain in denial.

I do feel sorry for all the genuine, dedicated personnel who do their very best to protect and guide young people through their early years. Thankfully many young people survive and sometimes escape traumatic experiences. Sadly many don't.

Is religion still a sport?

[Bordeauxclaret]

Amazing comeback from GB in the tennis.

[taio]

Dead and buried. Incredible comeback. Love to know the odds to win at 9-4 down in champs tiebreak.

[CaptainKirk]

I switched on at I think 5 match points against and then witnessed an extraordinary comeback!

[IanMcL]

They were crap throughout. Just strength of character carried them through and they knew it!

Phew!

[claretburns]

Adam Peaty tied 2nd in 100m Breastroke final.

[Caballo]

The opening ceremony should be about celebrating sport, not woke liberal values and mocking Christianity.

You'd have thought the French, in particular Parisians, would steer clear of ridiculing religions, given what happened last time.

[Cooclaret]

Since apologised for the show and to all Christian’s.

Elon Musk has had some interesting things to say on X.