He he - during the kissing scenes of the Opening Ceremony - incl. Wills & Kate on the Buck House balcony - there was the brief glimpse of the first lesbian kiss on British t.v. from soap 'Eastenders.' Bet that was a first for a number of homophobic countries taking the transmission including the Arab States.

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To America's shame the NBC censored out the appearance of the first (and only) woman athlete from Saudi Arabia in the parade of athletes.

Also NBC censored out the homage to the 7/7 victims of Islamic terror on British (London) spoil.

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Did anyone realise that the forging of the rings was inspired by Tolkien's LOTR. It is reputed that the ring actually forged in the stadium was the 'one ring.'

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Huge anger amongst many athletes and the public for the numerous blocks of empty seats both in the Opening Ceremony but also in the MANY venues during the first two days. These apparently are likely to have been due to 'freeloaders' aka corporate sponsors (you know who they are) not turning up. Many athletes were refused tickets for their close relatives, and the general public generally still feels disenfranchised from the whole Shen. having been refused tickets from the get-go.

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THE main black and Asian newspaper The Voice was refused media accreditation to all Olympic venues. This has been considered a slap in the face for not only for British multiculturalism (as portrayed on the Opening Ceremony), but also has caused huge offence amongst Britain's many ethnic minorities.

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