The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris is igniting widespread outrage over drag-queen themed portrayals of religious and historical figures, including a unsettling parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” painting, which depicts the last meal Jesus had with his apostles.
What have men in dresses mocking Christians at a fake last supper got to do with the Olympics?
Why has every European and US "event" become a predictable platform to mainline minority fetishes into the lives of a bemused majority?
We're sick of it. pic.twitter.com/hQfuFaM1NW
— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) July 26, 2024
Viewers quickly recognized the portrayal with drag queens as an intentional mockery of Christianity. Prominent figures like Elon Musk and U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) criticized the “shocking and insulting” performance sanctioned by the Olympics. U.S. Senator Katie Britt condemned it as a deliberate act to insult Christians.
“This was an intentional choice to mock Christianity and Christians. It’s disgraceful. And it’s the same kind of bizarre craziness that’s being pushed on children and teenagers across America. We need to turn our eyes back to God and restore common sense,” Sen. Britt (R-Montgomery) wrote.
This was an intentional choice to mock Christianity and Christians.
It’s disgraceful. And it’s the same kind of bizarre craziness that’s being pushed on children and teenagers across America. We need to turn our eyes back to God and restore common sense.https://t.co/gfVOV29fY0
— Katie Britt (@KatieBrittforAL) July 26, 2024
Sen. Britt called on presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris to condemn the grotesque imitation and the message it sent to audiences. “America is at a crossroads. There are two very different paths. Craziness vs. common sense,” Britt said. “We all know which road the most liberal presidential nominee in history would drive us down.”
Wife of President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, who led the U.S. delegation to the Olympics this year, said the ceremony was “spectacular.”
“Every step of the way, I was thinking to myself, oh my god, oh my god,” Biden said. “How are we going to top this?”
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.
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