NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
The land of Gallic cocks has unveiled their mascots for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics – yet all some people can see is a ‘clitoris in trainers’.
Two bright red triangular characters, called Olympique and Phryge, are supposed to resemble a hat from the French Revolution – with eyes, arms and legs.
But Guillaume Erner, a leading French socialist, said both were now known as ‘the Olympic clit’.
‘This is a first,’ Mr Erner said. ‘By placing the Olympic Games under the authority of this female organ, our country is making a strong statement.