Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Described as Blasphemous
A performance featuring drag queens in an apparent parody of the ‘Last Supper' at the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris has come under severe criticism on social media, especially from the Christian community.
The act featured 18 performers posing behind a long table similarly to how Jesus and his Twelve Apostles are depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the ‘Last Supper'.
What grabbed attention was a woman with a large silver headdress that resembled a halo as depicted in paintings of Jesus.
The drag performance involving children, apparently reimagining The Last Supper is being widely condemned as “hyper-sexualised” and “blasphemous” by online critics.
Online users did not mince their words while slamming the inclusion of kids in the performance which was deemed controversial and blasphemous, particularly due to its portrayal of the Last Supper with drag queens.
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Described as Blasphemous
The act stirred a strong backlash from the online community. Many individuals expressed their disapproval, labelling the performance as an “insult towards Christians.”
But, neither the people in charge of the Paris Olympics nor the performers have said for sure that they were actually doing a version of the Last Supper.
Other acts, such as the beheading of Marie Antoinette and Philippe Katerine’s portrayal of Dionysus, the God of Wine, also became hot topics of debate on social media.
“This is crazy. Opening your event by replacing Jesus and the disciples at the The Last Supper with men in drag,” a user wrote on X sharing the performance clip.
“There are 2.4 billion Christians on earth and apparently the Olympics wanted to declare loudly to all of them, right out of the gate NOT WELCOME,” they added.
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“The 2024 Paris Olympics has gone full Woke dystopian,” another wrote. “The opening ceremony was filled with transgend*r mockery of the Last Supper, the Golden Calf idol, and even the Pale Horse from the Book of Revelation.”
