French radio host says unusual design choice for the cuddly costumed figure is ‘excellent news for female pleasure’
When Paris proudly unveiled its mascot for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, the Phryge, it insisted the red triangular ambassador for the Games was a nod to the French Revolution, a “symbol of freedom” and to “show the world that sport can change everything”.
Organisers insisted the cuddly figures with tricolour ribbons were based on the Phrygian cap that has come to embody the values of the French Republic and is worn by iconic French figure Marianne in every town hall around the country.
However, many French commentators begged to differ. For them, it bore far more resemblance to another “Olympic” female organ.
“We’re all in agreement it’s not a Phrygian cap at all but a full-blown clitoris?”, remarked Mathilde Meslin, a French journalist whose online observations were widely shared, causing much mirth.