While some of this backlash might be a little much, I agree with the sentiment. The complaints about French remind me of the protests against the Olympics: some people just like to be angry. There was a lot of French at the ceremonies. The anthem was split French/English, the speeches were split French/English, they had a French performer sing a French song, and nearly every PA announcement was in French too, except for Donald Sutherland's quotations, which I hear some Quebecois are upset about. This is the only complaint I consider remotely legitimate, although I also consider it very minor. Furthermore, a lot of the performers (most?) were from a Quebecois performance group. That is French-Canadian culture put at the center of an international stage intended to portray Canada. People still complained that VanOC wanted Francophones to be seen and not heard, even though the rest of the ceremony showed this was clearly not true. Seriously, everyone likes visiting Quebec and respects Francophone Canadians. People just need to stop acting so offended all the time.
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