Phrygian around: Paris is awash with Olympic paraphernalia | Pamela Druckerman

Sexually suggestive mascots, presidential merchandise, drag queens and refuse collectors - they're all there with the athletes

The official mascot of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is a triangular red hat with eyes and sneakers, called the Phryge (pronounced a bit like fridge"). It's based on the Phrygian cap" worn by Marianne, France's bare-breasted version of Uncle Sam, and a symbol of freedom and the French Revolution. (The Paralympics Phryge has a prosthetic leg).

But it also looks a lot like a 3D model of the clitoris.