Some people have reacted angrily to parts of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
“Degrading, disgusting and disrespectful”: some of the words used to describe a controversial scene during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris.
Organizers have apologized for the performance against the backdrop of the River Seine, which some interpreted as a parody of Leonardo da Vinci's painting “The Last Supper.”
Comprising drag queens, a transgender model and a singer dressed as the Greek god of wine, it sparked outrage among Catholics, Christians and Muslims around the world.
So was this scene simply an example of freedom of expression?
Presenter:
Mohamed Jamjoom
Guests
Simon Kuper – Financial Times Columnist
David Goldblatt – Sports journalist
Gerard O'Connell – Vatican correspondent for America magazine
