During Wednesday’s opening ceremony, French organizers wanted everyone who was watching to be well aware that the Phryges — the smiling, red revolutionary hats that some feel resemble a part of the female anatomy — were back for the Paralympic games by having a car decorated with oodles of them drive up during the opening performance.
Despite the backlash that the Phryges received during the Paris Olympic Games, social media users on X, formerly Twitter, were stoked by their over-the-top reintroduction at the Paralympic Games — albeit, some expressed their joy a bit sarcastically.
But before you decide to engage in some Phryges bashing 2.0, you may want to take a gander at their slight — and very cool — redesign for the Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Phryge has a prosthesis and a racing blade so it can act as “a role model for many” and provide “maximum visibility to people with disabilities,” per the Paris Olympics official site.
The doll version of the Paralympic Phryges goes a step further with its inclusivity.
The thoughtful details also nail down the idea that disabled Phryges aren’t that much different from non-disabled Phryges.
