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In the paper this morning there was a story about the new 2012 Olympic Mascots being unveiled at, predictably enough, a school in East London where lots of photos of them could be taken surrounded by a crowd of small, cute and most importantly multicultural children.
The only problem was that none of the photos in the story showed any of the children, and here's why: the children were all undoubtedly crying. CRYING.
If one of those bastards had shown up at my school when I was six I would have burst into tears and locked myself in the stock cupboard until they'd gone. Having two means that in twenty years time those kids are going to be lying on psychiatrists couches screaming "The eye! The EYE!".
I have to ask what possessed the designers. Perhaps they were inspired by a heavy dose of acid and watching Flesh Gordon. Or maybe they wanted to reference some other major pop-culture icons:
What makes the whole thing worse is that there are actual people inside those costumes. Probably professional actors, crying bitter tears of failure. Children tonight will be asking their parents; "Mummy, why was the giant mutant eye sobbing and saying 'I played Lear at Stratford!'?"
The head of the design committee has said that the mascots are 'perfect for the digital age'. Darn right they are; B3ta has already started on them: http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/olympicmascots/
The only problem was that none of the photos in the story showed any of the children, and here's why: the children were all undoubtedly crying. CRYING.
If one of those bastards had shown up at my school when I was six I would have burst into tears and locked myself in the stock cupboard until they'd gone. Having two means that in twenty years time those kids are going to be lying on psychiatrists couches screaming "The eye! The EYE!".
I have to ask what possessed the designers. Perhaps they were inspired by a heavy dose of acid and watching Flesh Gordon. Or maybe they wanted to reference some other major pop-culture icons:
What makes the whole thing worse is that there are actual people inside those costumes. Probably professional actors, crying bitter tears of failure. Children tonight will be asking their parents; "Mummy, why was the giant mutant eye sobbing and saying 'I played Lear at Stratford!'?"
The head of the design committee has said that the mascots are 'perfect for the digital age'. Darn right they are; B3ta has already started on them: http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/olympicmascots/
