November 6, 2024

Associated Press Celebrates Trans-Infused Olympics Opening Ceremony as ‘Unprecedented Display of Inclusivity’

After the exercise in debauchery seen in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, the Associated Press raced to praise the transgender-infused program. The AP was agog over the program created by gay French artist Thomas Jolly. Aside from the scores of obviously gay dancers, the large number of transgenders, and the dance scene suggesting

Meet the French Theater Director Behind the Olympics’ Drag Queens, Same-Sex Foreplay, Queer Last Supper Opening Ceremony

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris kicked off Friday with an opening ceremony that left many stunned and repulsed — drag queens cavorting in the streets, raunchy same-sex foreplay, and a gender-queer re-enactment of The Last Supper. There was even a bearded “woman” crawling around on all fours in a provocative blue bustier. Who

A Guide to the Most Iconic Paris Olympics Photos

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture. Updated  Aug. 10, 2024  2:34AM EDT  /  Published  Aug. 09, 2024  11:16PM EDT  Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images This week: What is this Blake Lively feud? The most iconic Olympic photos. My new Olympic inspiration. My likely Olympic

French Bishops Deplore ‘Derision and Mockery of Christianity’ at Paris Olympics

The French bishops have released a statement expressing their consternation over the anti-Christian parody of the Last Supper at the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris Friday night. Voicing their solidarity with “Christians on all continents who have been hurt by the outrageousness and provocation” of the event, the bishops said they

Paris Olympics Drag Queen Responds to Backlash: ‘We Ain’t Going Nowhere’

A drag queen who carried the torch of the Olympic flame in Paris’s opening ceremony told critics, “We ain’t going nowhere” after the theatrics received backlash for appearing to mock Christianity. French drag performer Karl Sanchez, known by his stage name Nicky Doll, has taken to social media to make fun of “the ones that

Activist at Center of Olympics ‘Last Supper’ Threatens Legal Action Over Online Abuse

A French DJ and LGBTQ activist is taking legal action over online abuse regarding her role in the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony’s “Last Supper” display. Barbara Butch’s attorney, Audrey Msellati, wrote in a statement posted to Butch’s Instagram that the DJ and activist who played “Christ” in the display had “been the target of

Candace Cameron Bure doubles down after calling Last Supper drag show at Olympics opening ceremony ‘disgusting’

Candace Cameron Bure doubled down after calling the Olympics drag show “disgusting.” candacecameronbure/Isntagram Candace Cameron Bure is doubling down after blasting the Olympics opening ceremony drag performance. The “Full House” alum initially claimed the production “completely blasphemed and mock[ed] the Christian faith” in a lengthy Instagram Story rant on Saturday. She called the performance, which […]

Israel Warns France that Iran Is Planning Attacks at Paris Olympics

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz reportedly warned the French government on Thursday that Jerusalem has reason to believe state sponsor of terrorism Iran is planning to attack its citizens during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, scheduled to begin on Friday. The suspicion — reportedly relayed in a letter to French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne — surfaced

France Ships Homeless Migrants Out of Paris Before Olympics

The administration of French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly loading homeless immigrants onto buses by the thousands and shipping them out of Paris ahead of the Olympics. Some of the relocated immigrants said they were falsely promised homes in other cities to lure them onto the buses. Macron’s problem is that the Olympic Village was

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao denied exemption to participate in 2024 Summer Olympics

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao wanted to participate in this year’s Summer Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee has let him know he’s been denied to represent the Philippines.  Pacquaio, 45, needed an exemption from the IOC to participate because the age limit for boxers is 40. But the IOC sent him a letter denying his request for the […]

Top NBA prospect Victor Wembanyama wants to ‘beat Team USA’ in 2024 Olympics

French basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama is widely projected to be the No. 2 overall draft pick in June. Last week, the Spurs won the right to the top spot in the draft. Therefore, Wembanyama is expected to start is NBA career in San Antonio, where he would be under the tutelage of legendary coach Gregg […]

Petition to Let Sha’Carri Richardson Run in Olympics Garners Over 500K Signatures

Amid public outrage, a MoveOn petition calling for Sha’Carri Richardson to remain a participant in this month’s Olympic Games in Tokyo has received more than 500,000 signatures. Last week it was reported that Richardson, who won the 100-meter race at Olympic trials in 10.86 seconds on June 19, would not be permitted to run in the Olympic 100m…

Team USA Basketball Director Says LeBron James Unlikely to Play in Olympics Ever Again

USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Wednesday that it is unlikely that LeBron James will ever play for Team USA at the Olympics again. Colangelo made his comments based on James’ advancing years. “Father Time takes its toll,” Colangelo told ESPN’s Keyshawn, JWill and Zubin. “If you’re a human being, your body is built…

Tokyo Olympics to Athletes: Don’t Use 150,000 Free Condoms

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics confirmed on Monday plans to distribute at least 150,000 condoms to athletes at next month’s Summer Games but insisted that the contraceptives are not intended “for use at the athlete’s village.” “The distribution of condoms is not for use at the athlete’s village, but to have athletes take them back…

Spectators from Abroad to be Barred from Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — At last it’s official after countless unsourced news reports and rumors: spectators from abroad will be barred from the postponed Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months. The decision was announced Saturday after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee,…

US Considering Boycott On 2022 Beijing Olympics, Hasn’t Made ‘Final Decision’

February 25, 2021 6:58 PM ET The United States is considering a boycott on the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China, but has not come to a “final decision,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Thursday. Psaki addressed the issue at a White House press conference Thursday, saying there were no updates on where the…

Citing China’s ‘Genocidal Campaign,’ MPs Demand Relocation of Beijing Olympics

People walk on the Olympic Green near a countdown clock showing the time remaining before the 2022 Beijing Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Canada More than a dozen federal lawmakers from all parties are calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China, citing a “genocidal campaign” by […]

Unity: North and South Korea to March Under Same Flag for Olympics.

As the 2018 Winter Olympics in Seoul get closer, with the opening ceremony right around the corner in February, successful diplomacy between North and South Korea continues. On Wednesday morning the two countries announced for the first time they will form a joint Olympic team for at least one sport and march under the same […]

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