Przemysław Babiarz started the Olympic Games with a bang – or rather, he was thrown out of the TVP studio with a bang. He may be looking for work in Channel Zero, however.
The Olympic Games in Paris have been underway for two days, but it is not the athletes’ feats that are causing the greatest emotions, but the opening ceremony, which has fired up the conservative part of the world. From the right side of the political compass, slogans such as blasphemy, insulting religious feelings or the fall of the rotten West are being uttered – all because of the unusual setting, through which people from the LGBT+ community rolled. Przemysław Babiarz got entangled in all this chaos, he was supposed to accompany the viewers as a commentator throughout the Games, but said goodbye to his position before the first competition began. Stanowski reacted quickly to the situation.
Old hag suspended for communism references
Przemysław Babiarz is a sports journalist and TV presenter with over 20 years of experience, who cannot be accused of lacking knowledge about track and field, cross-country skiing or swimming. However, before he could demonstrate this experience during this year’s Olympic Games, TVP suspended him from his duties due to his infamous comment. The opening ceremony was accompanied by a song by John Lennon Imaginewhich Babiarz summed up with the words:
A world without heaven, nations and religions. This is a vision of peace that should encompass everyone. This is the vision of communism, unfortunately.
The involvement of politics in sports competitions (as well as Babiarz’s general attitude towards the ceremony) did not appeal to the more progressive part of society, including many Internet users who – as if to counter the outrage of the right wing – criticized the Polish operator of the Olympic Games. TVP in the program 19:30 apologized for the journalist, and the host summed up the situation with the words:
We would like to inform you that after yesterday’s scandalous speech and words of Przemysław Babiarz, he has been suspended from his duties and will not comment on the competitions during the Olympic Games.
Well, John Lennon was never a declared communist, but he himself admitted that the song could be perceived as a manifesto – it is worth noting, however, that it was of idealistic communism, full of slogans about equality and community, and not the kind that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of lives.
Interestingly, the organizers of the Games also apologized. They were sent to people who felt offended by the artistic version of the Last Supper – although it is worth noting that we can find at least a dozen such alternative “Suppers” in popular culture (examples in the thread below on X).
Despite the mutual apologies, the atmosphere on the web is boiling, and social polarization is reaching a new level. However, Babiarz himself may benefit from this commotion, because the film published on Channel Zero can basically be treated as a non-literal job offer.
Przemysław Babiarz in Channel Zero? Stanowski leaves the door open
The situation described above was discussed – somewhat biasedly – in a new episode on Channel Zero, where Krzysztof Stanowski and Dawid Chęć expressed their opinions on both the opening ceremony and Przemysław Babiarz’s suspension. Referring to John Lennon’s song, Stanowski suggested that there might be a place for the Polish sports journalist in the ranks of Channel Zero. After Stanowski called on Babiarz to flee TVP – because nothing good would be waiting for him there – he also dedicated a fragment to him Imagineand more specifically the verse: i hope someday you’ll join us
This was met with approval from Stanowski’s viewers in the comments section, and it’s hardly surprising – Babiarz is an undisputed sports specialist who would fit in well with the Channel Zero group. And what do you think about it? Is Babiarz suitable for the online format, or should he stick to classic television?
Source: antyweb.pl
