A video of the Arc de Triomphe integrated in the middle of a work of art in LGBT + colors caused a lot of reaction this Friday.
Some seem to have spat out their coffee this Friday morning. ” They do everything on this subject to indoctrinate children and destroy the human race: Man / Woman! LGB propaganda my ass on the chest of drawers fuck you This rainbow is unbearable “, enrages “AlexNoMatrixé”, an account followed on Twitter by 15,000 subscribers.
” Why does the army let this attack on the Arc de Triomphe take place? “Paulus” wonders. ” The Arc de Triomphe what a shame we will have done everything. Disgusting. Let the children wake up », adds Jacques. And the protest movement could take on even more momentum during the day, part of the American far right taking over this Friday morning.
A gigantic installation on the Place de l’Etoile?
But what happened to stir up these individuals? A video was posted on Twitter in which the Arc de Triomphe appears in LGBT colors. It is even a gigantic rainbow installation which is integrated into the monument and which ends in a cloud suspended in the middle of the road with, written on it, “march of pride”.
Some see it as a work of art presented on the occasion of the month of pride, which lasts from June 1 to 30 and which aims to remember the fight for LGBT + rights in the world. ” WOW! It will still yell very loudly among homophobes but the installation on the Arc de Triomphe for the month of pride is really incredible », Admires Nain Portekoi, followed by 150,000 subscribers.
Just 3D and his talent
Problem: The video is fake. And it is to the artist Ian Padgham that we owe it. ” Happy pride2023 to everyone, everywhere. Love is love, you are beautiful, and I’m so proud to live in a world where we fight so that everyone can live their life exactly as they are. “, he wrote on Instagram in the caption of the video, accompanied by the hashtags #parisestfiere and #marchedesfiertes.
This video was not created by artificial intelligence. ” No AI was used. It’s just me with 3D animation and lots of hand details “, replied the artist to a question posed on Twitter. This Friday morning, the Arc de Triomphe is therefore as gray as usual.
