redstate.com By Bob Hoge
Negative reactions to Friday night’s Olympic opening ceremony continue to pour in, and at least one company has announced it is pulling its advertising, while a boycott movement has been trending on Twitter.
I personally found the show to be boring most of the time, offensive the rest, and I wondered why organizers hadn’t taken into consideration that they couldn’t control the weather. (To be fair, however, the laser show at the end and Celine Deon’s performance were quality highlights.)
One company isn’t taking it lying down, saying they were “shocked by the mockery”:
This is corporate courage. đđđ https://t.co/rZn8ZmRnKx
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 27, 2024
C Spire is not a behemoth, but the Mississippi-based telecommunications and technology company does have a reported market cap of over $348 million, so they’re not nobodies either.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves backed the company’s move:
I am proud to see the private sector in Mississippi step up and put their foot down. God will not be mocked. C Spire drew a common-sense, appropriate line. https://t.co/R38yJye97I
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) July 27, 2024
It will be interesting to see if other companies follow suit. Meanwhile, a boycott movement has gained traction on Twitter/X:
Thousands of social media users have threatened to boycott the nascent Paris Olympics after its opening ceremony was widely panned on Friday…
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