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I'm out of the loop. What's going on?
- Drag queens reenacted a painting of a Greek scene at the Olympic opening ceremonies.
  Christians naturally thought it was about them and started crying persecution, other bigots took advantage of the fray to attack the LGBT community.
  The world rejoices at another opportunity to mock the latter into oblivion.
  TLDR; The usual
  
  There's serious "this photo of a buff woman completely derailed a podcast about the state of the white man for three episodes" energy around this image
  
  the problem we (although i can only speak for myself) have is that this is not appropriate for kids. i don’t have any problem with what people do in private, but this being broadcast to the whole world with no age restriction is the problem.

"Can you move?"

I mean seriously! I can't really understand why people must have such polarized and toxic reaction over some art performance. I get that this may not be for everyone, but just like the movies series before had mixed reaction, this live action Smurf Musical will find his fan base in time...
btw. what aboth dionysus?
- Dionysius is the smurf in the picture
  
  Was Papa Smurf names's Dionysus? I didn't remembered that.
- Having polarized toxic reactions to things, and being outspoken about it, is the conservative way of life!

You're so vain you probly think this meme is about you

The emperor has new body paint
Personally I preferred punk in the "deliberately ugly" way

Either get with it, or get out of the fucking way
- Watch your mouth, buddy.
  
  Have you not been fucking listening?
- live and let live

To be fair, it was about the bigots too. I had to look up the song after a certain group blew up about it. It's a lovely song about inclusivity and what it might take for us to stop fighting eachother.

Who's that fatty behind the Smurf? She looks like she could use a man snack
- Not how I would try to pick up a date, but shoot your shot I guess.
  
  Me neither, trying to hit and quit

This was a horrible waste of money and time, and only really produced something that I can only describe as disgusting. Someone who recognises that doesn't automatically become a bigot.
- Well your problem here is you're conflating opinion with fact.
  You didn't "recognise" shit.
  
  I apologise if my opinion here (this ceremony being 'disgusting') came across as me finding it to be fact, because I didn't. My opinion here is one I consider sensible, and as such would find anyone disagreeing insane.
  Perhaps you took this:
  This was a horrible waste of money and time
  Out of the context of being an opinion formed by me?
- While I may agree with the waste of time and money, I see the whole thing of Olympics a waste of time and money but if people want to have some fun who am I to stop them. People find your use of the word disgusting well disgusting and that you recognize it as so even more intolerant. Maybe even bigoted? Also the whole thing from what I see falls under ART. While you may find it disgusting others my find it lovely, fun, and entertaining, I did. While you can have your opinions I hope you don't stop people from having fun when you disagree with them. Have a wonderful day!
- I was mostly confused
- You decided something informed by the insecurities and beliefs you were raised with. You're a slave to the world around you and you think you had an original thought. Pathetic.
  
  think you had an original thought
  Much to the contrary. My thought is anything but original, and I'm far happier for it.
  Additionally, being informed by the 'insecurities and beliefs' (as you say) one is raised with hardly makes one a slave to the world providing these 'insecurities and beliefs' - I would think that learning from lessons told is much smarter than trying to come up with stupid original thoughts.
  Additionally, could you elaborate on what you mean by 'insecurities'?

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