2024-07-31 04:22:52
Representation with Drag Queens of the work of art “The Last Supper” during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games cause controversy.
On Friday, July 26, a “majestic” opening ceremony of the Olympic Games took place in the French capital, despite the rain.
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There was a mix of everything, from music by artists like Lady Gaga, who paid incredible tribute to the French cabaret; Aya Nakamura, who performed her two biggest hits, “Pookie” and “Djadja”, interweaving the lyrics with verses from the poem “Ma Boheme” and the song “For Me Formidable” by Charles Aznavours, and as if that were not enough, the iconic Celine Dion, who performed Edith Piaf’s famous “Othen to Love” on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower after the Olympic cauldron was lit, facing up to the disease she suffers from “Stiff Person Syndrome” and which kept her off the stage in 2020.
However, the ceremony on the River Seine also stood out for its lights, colors, cultural, sexual and even religious diversity.
After this, a group of Drag Queens performed a religious painting of Leonardo Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” However, some people did not like it, as they considered it to be a mockery of an episode considered sacred by Christianity.
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In this biblical passage, Jesus Christ shares his last meal with his disciples before his crucifixion.
Although the Olympic authorities and the artists did not confirm that it was a recreation of The Last Supper, Internet users did consider it to be so, and while some were in favour, as they applauded the idea of highlighting the inclusion and diversity that a competition of this size entails, others were against it because of the open mockery.
Openly Satanist dances, the use of drag queens for the blasphemous staging of the Last Supper and the worship of pagan gods and demons, that was the #OpeningCeremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. Totally outrageous #Olympics2024Paris #PARIS2024 pic.twitter.com/aawLgtNvpt
— Mexican Libertarian 🐍 🇲🇽 (@LibertarioMexa) July 26, 2024
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2024-07-31 04:22:52