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    3 months ago

    I think this year’s opening ceremony did a wonderful job showcasing France and French culture in all its diversity. There’s some really clever juxtaposition of tradition and contemporary France. Aya Nakamura, who has been criticized for her unconventional use of French language, dancing with the guards of the Académie Française (the institution responsible for the French language) was amazing, and a great fuck you to the people out there who pretend to be traditionalist but are really just poorly camouflaged racists with their heads stuck up their asses.

    The blue naked man everybody seem so upset by is a cultural treasure, and he did not disappoint.

    The fact that Americans are having a meltdown over it of course makes everything better, but it’s just a bonus.