French people react to ‘freakshow’ Paris Olympics opening ceremonies: ‘What is that?’

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French people react to ‘freakshow’ Paris Olympics opening ceremonies: ‘What is that?’

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have reacted to the Olympic Games’ controversial opening ceremonies held in Paris on Friday, and not all responses are positive.

The opening ceremonies, held mainly as a boat parade down the River Seine, featured performances from international artists like

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and Olympian athletes onboard boats designated by country.

The ceremonies also featured a live reenactment of the Last Supper with drag queens and a ménage à trois sequence. The Last Supper, painted by

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, is not located in Paris but in Italy at the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie.

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The French Bishops’ Conference released a statement on X, saying “this ceremony unfortunately included scenes of mockery and derision of Christianity, which we deeply regret. We would like to thank the members of other religious denominations who have expressed their solidarity with us.”

“This morning, we are thinking of all the

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who have been hurt by the outrageousness and provocation of certain scenes,” the French Bishops’ Conference added.

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defended the controversial opening ceremonies also via X, saying “Thanks to Thomas Jolly and his creative genius for this grandiose ceremony. Thank you to the artists for this unique and magical moment. Thank you to the police and emergency services, agents and volunteers.”

Macron added, “Thank you to everyone who believed in it. We’ll talk about it again in 100 years! WE DID IT !”

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Thomas Jolly, 42, is a French actor and theater director from Rouen who was brought on two years ago to direct the opening and closing ceremonies of the

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Not all French people equally admired the ceremonies, however.

One French X user, @JulietteBriens, wrote “As a sincerely patriotic French girl, I disolidarise myself from this freakshow and apologize to you, world.”

Her post featured screengrabs of the scenes considered most controversial from the ceremonies, including a close-up of the ménage à trois scene.

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Another X user from France, @Arwenstar posted “As a French woman I am deeply embarrassed by this #OpeningCeremony and would like to apologise to the entire world for subjecting you all to this ***** farce. Don’t hate us, it isn’t us, it’s the woke metropolitan elite – they ruin f****** everything”

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Florent Manaudou, Flagbearer of Team France, waves his flag during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France.

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