Fierce criticism has erupted in France ahead of the Olympics over official posters which have been accused of obliterating French identity, culminating in the Monument of the Abomination at the top of which the cross has been replaced by an…arrow.
In particular, as reported by the French newspaper Le Figaro, the work, by the cartoonist Ugo Gattoni, is full of details.
“You have to find the mascots, find the torchbearer, find the specialties… There are so many things to look for.
The official poster for the Olympics “Paris 2024”
It’s an extremely symbolic poster that says a lot about the Paris 2024 project, starting with the Bélem that will bring the Olympic torch to Marseille,” the artist explained on Monday during the presentation of his posters.
Many monuments are represented.
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There’s the Teahupo’o wave in Tahiti with surfers. There are also many monuments such as the Arc de Triomphe, the Grand Palais, the Concorde, the Trocadéro, the Monument of the Abominations… It’s a pharaonic project,” he says.
However, at X, many internet users were outraged by the disappearance of the cross over the dome at the Monument of the Abomination, located on the left side of the fresco, and by the absence of the French flag. ”
Sur les réseaux sociaux, des internautes dénoncent une «invisibilisation» de l’identité française.
→https://t.co/cLvezY5U2S pic.twitter.com/kdwAsbgezL— Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) March 5, 2024
“You will notice their desire to erase all signs of Christianity”, “Shame on our country”, are some of the comments reproduced.
“No French flag is displayed”.
“The invisibility of our identity is an unacceptable mistake”.
Woke culture must be fought relentlessly everywhere,” wrote RN MP Nicolas Meironnet.
And Gilbert Collard, MEP, points out that “the work of traitors is guilty of the fundamental denial of France”.
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