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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Ed Morrissey: Paris Olympics Gets Gold Medal for Dishonesty
Description: What's the only thing worse than no apology at all? A so-called apology that blames people for taking offense. The opening ceremonies in Paris for the Olympics offended and outraged people around the world with a blasphemous drag satire of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. Clips of the tableau, dubbed “The New Gay Testament” by its star, flooded social media and stoked criticism from all corners. Olympics organizers attempted to get platforms to remove the images using dishonest copyright claims, then offered a “sorry if you were offended” non-apology, claiming not to have intended it as a satire...