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Olympics Opening Ceremony Draws Ire Over Drag Queen ‘Last Supper’

by Sandra Rhodes
July 29, 2024
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Olympics Opening Ceremony Draws Ire Over Drag Queen ‘Last Supper’

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 26: Delegations arrive at the Trocadero as spectators watch French singer Philippe Katerine performing on a giant screen during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ludovic Marin - Pool/Getty Images)

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Organizers of the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics have apologized for a segment people perceived as drag queens recreating the Last Supper.

But orgaizers also said the Last Supper was not the inspiration for the tableau.

Anne Descamps a Paris 2024 spokesperson talked about it Sunday.

“Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. (The opening ceremony) tried to celebrate community tolerance,” Descamps said, via Reuters.

“We believe this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense, we are really sorry,” she said.

The segment included drag queens, a transgender model and a naked singer who resembled the Greek god Dionysus. People perceived the segment as making a mockery of the Last Supper, but the man behind it said that was not the case, Today reported.

Thomas Jolly, the artistic director, said Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” was not his inspiration for the performance. In fact, it was not Christian at all.

Jolly explained further on French news channel BFM-TV Sunday

“There is Dionysus who arrives on this table. He is there because he is the God of celebration in Greek mythology,” Jolly said. “The idea was to have a pagan celebration connected to the gods of Olympus. You will never find in me a desire to mock and denigrate anyone.”

He also talked of it being a form of artistic expression.

“We wanted to include everyone, as simple as that,” he said. “In France, we have freedom of creation, artistic freedom. We are lucky in France to live in a free country. I didn’t have any specific messages that I wanted to deliver. In France, we are republic, we have the right to love whom we want, we have the right not to be worshippers, we have a lot of rights in France, and this is what I wanted to convey.”

The official X, formerly Twitter, account for the Olympic Games posted photos of the segment and referenced Dionysus, Greek god of wine-making, fruitfulness and ecstasy. 

“The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings,” the post read.

The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings. #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/FBlQNNUmvV

— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 26, 2024

Despite Jolly’s intentions, many viewed it as making a mockery of one of the most sacred events in Christianity.

This included House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

“Last night’s mockery of the Last Supper was shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world who watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games,” he wrote.

Last night’s mockery of the Last Supper was shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world who watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

The war on our faith and traditional values knows no bounds today. But we know that truth and virtue will always… pic.twitter.com/s88c9ymG9j

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 27, 2024

Many others felt the same.

The 2024 Paris Olympics has gone full Woke dystopian.

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.

The Olympics has made it clear that Christian viewers aren't welcome. pic.twitter.com/LgawyE6YRX

— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) July 26, 2024

Disgusting

— unirocktv (@UNIRockTV) July 27, 2024

They keep pushing the limits. So disgraceful!

— Darla Shine 👑 (@DarlaShine) July 27, 2024

This world just keeps disappointing

— mmwalk (@mmwalk) July 27, 2024

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Sandra Rhodes

IJR, Contributor Writer She was a Story Editor for Indpendent Journal Review since November 2022 and has written for IJR since February 2024. She has been in the newspaper business in various capacities since 1998.

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