tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post5054415779325412040..comments2024-03-04T10:20:10.154+00:00Comments on Anna Chen: Madam Miaow Says: Danny Boyle backlash: what the Right know is being said at London Olympics 2012Madam Miaowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-47903135753301694882012-08-01T14:25:18.591+01:002012-08-01T14:25:18.591+01:00I think the helicopter shot may have been a nod to...I think the helicopter shot may have been a nod to The Queen's Knickers, another fine example of British Literature, immensely popular with kids. The show was full of little moments like that.Madam Miaowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-28819033005268100852012-08-01T13:57:46.229+01:002012-08-01T13:57:46.229+01:00Well it went down well here in France, my Commie m...Well it went down well here in France, my Commie mates loved the NHS bit, and I personally fell about laughing when the Queen was pushed out of the helicopter.<br />I liked it, it was quirky, bits were dull, others just strange but overall I thought it was fun and very different to any I ahev seen beforeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05143383379007986952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-35620483754952376232012-07-31T17:54:53.558+01:002012-07-31T17:54:53.558+01:00The right-wingers protest makes no sense to me. Th...The right-wingers protest makes no sense to me. The NHS is being carved up now. (@marcuschown is a good source of links on this, as am I sometimes.) So the poor people they hate will suffer and die, and the awful NHS that is so positive, efficient and life-changing/affirming will no longer exist. They should be happy.JVKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584836082134139788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-2513157675707663982012-07-31T13:09:12.256+01:002012-07-31T13:09:12.256+01:00Thank you, Lee. It was great to see that the hijac...Thank you, Lee. It was great to see that the hijackers didn't have it all their own way. Assumption of privilege took a little dent on Friday — would be nice to see that dent turned into a breach in their citadel.Madam Miaowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-62250717699663670762012-07-30T12:32:24.699+01:002012-07-30T12:32:24.699+01:00Hello. Just wanted to say this is a fantastic arti...Hello. Just wanted to say this is a fantastic article about the opening ceremony, and the varying impressions and self-serving prejudices from either side of the coin.<br /><br />Of course, with Team GB now little more than a marketing brand, and the Olympics covered in a vast blanket of commercialism; in my view, it makes the whole ceremony even more impressive.Lee Gunnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654890066740583238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-85580330775889024812012-07-30T10:57:53.451+01:002012-07-30T10:57:53.451+01:00Yes, kudos to Critical Mass and Saturday's pro...Yes, kudos to Critical Mass and Saturday's protesters. Here's hoping that some of the supposedly liberal press have headr Danny Boyle's call to arms and pick up on some of these issues.Madam Miaowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1244044300216345080.post-76782804411214580562012-07-30T09:10:50.845+01:002012-07-30T09:10:50.845+01:00Wonderful article. My only concern is that the lef...Wonderful article. My only concern is that the left has been a little mollified and pacified by the opening ceremony. The real test of the real Team GB (i.e. the Great British public) will be its ability to stand up and protect those things in the ceremony that Boyle would have us celebrate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com