The international uproar over biological males allegedly entering women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics is a melodrama for the ages. With no gender eligibility tests for just two athletes, the world’s gone bananas. Discrimination, you say? Why, the very notion!
Let’s pause to ponder the irony: biological male boxers face blatant sexism by being helmetless in the ring while their female counterparts are cosseted in cushy headgear. It’s as if male skulls come with an inbuilt airbag. Are we waiting for a headline-grabbing, tragic head injury to reinstate helmet requirements?
Meanwhile, the supposed infiltration of male athletes in women’s events sparks more outrage than the blatant disregard for male safety. Could it be the Olympics is less about fair play and more about sensationalism? Ah, the sweet hypocrisy of sports!
The uproar over the “Last Supper” tableau at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony proves that in the age of social media, a good scandal never goes un-manufactured.
Viral photos, cropped to show only 13 actors (‘Jesus’ included), sparked outrage and accusations of sacrilege. However, a wider view reveals a bustling scene with 17 actors (plus ‘Jesus’). Whatever happened to the 12 Apostles we’ve been taught in Catholic school?
Were the viral photos intentionally cropped to ignite controversy? After all, nothing boosts engagement like a juicy scandal.
Is this a classic case of “much ado about nothing,” fueled by the modern penchant for outrage?
The only real crime here is that the actors had to pretend to enjoy a cold buffet for hours, while the world argued over who got left out of the frame.
Former Senator Ping Lacson was so impressed and inspired by the Opening Ceremonies of the Paris Olympics that he shared his vision of the quadrennial sports event 40 years from now.
Citing the unique Olympic parade along the Seine River with the iconic Eiffel Tower in the background, he says Manila can easily replicate or surpass Paris’ Opening Ceremonies.
Lacson says, “a startling Olympic parade along the clean and scenic Pasig River from Manila Bay to Laguna de Bay” would surely put the Philippines on the Olympic map.
He is also confident that the country can also beat the controversial “Last Supper” tableau with its own “Ama Namin”-type grand performance, with drag artist Pura Luca Vega as the model and inspiration.
Finally, Lacson is hoping that the lighting of the Olympic flame could be technologically induced — simultaneously— at the craters of Taal and Mayon volcanoes for a truly nature-oriented blast for the opening ceremony.
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