Critics of the official mascots for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games have denounced the fact that only a fraction of the merchandise will actually be made in France.
Unveiled on Monday, the red mascots – named the "Phryges" – are meant to evoke the Phygrian cap worn by anti-monarchists during the French Revolution and nowadays seen on Marianne, the personification of the French Republic pictured on stamps and in public buildings.
