The launch of a patriotic French mascot for the Paris 2024 Olympics has become an embarrassment after it was mocked for looking like female genitalia and turned out to be made in China.
The “mischievous” little personalities in the shape of the Phrygian caps worn by the revolutionaries of 1789 were launched on Monday, intended as a stylish break from the cuddly animal figures usually chosen to embody the games.
