It’s not uncommon to see statements of political and social expression made at the Olympic Games. However, the performance during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics was a bridge too far for many of its viewers.
It was an LGBTQ-fest on steroids. What made it so appalling was the fact that it was a mockery of The Last Supper complete with drag queens and scantily dressed characters.
Here’s how Reuters described it:
“It recreated the famous biblical scene of Jesus Christ and his twelve apostles sharing a last meal before [the] crucifixion, but with a group of drag queens, a transgender model and a naked singer made up as the Greek god of wine Dionysus.”
A man’s private parts were even visible at one point.
I don’t think an official survey needs to be taken to credibly assert that most people tune in to the Olympics to watch the world’s finest athletes compete for the coveted medals, to watch all their years of hard work and dedication to their respective sports pay off.
I’m also confident that most of them don’t tune in to watch Christianity or any other faith/religion get mocked because what’s the point? These games are always built around the idea that they should be “inclusive” and “welcoming,” and not a slap in the face to millions across the world.
Reaction to the segment was swift.
“The 2024 Paris Olympics has gone full Woke dystopian,” conservative writer Kyle Becker opined. “The opening ceremony was filled with transgender 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,” he also wrote.
At least one advertiser has pulled their ads from the games, citing what happened during the opening ceremony.
“We were shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics,” C Spire technology company posted on Twitter/X. “C Spire will be pulling our advertising from the Olympics.”
Good for them.
Amazingly, the organizers were proud of what they’d pulled off.
“Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, I think that (artistic director) Thomas Jolly really tried to celebrate community tolerance,” an Olympics spokesperson claimed Saturday. “We believe that this ambition was achieved.”
What was really “achieved,” as Becker suggested above, was the impression that Christian viewers were not only not welcomed but not respected.
On the flip side, one wonders how the Olympic Committee would have reacted had a mockery of Islam taken place during the ceremony, which would have prompted howls of outrage from the same folks who were perfectly OK with Christianity being desecrated on a world stage.
They would have been profusely apologetic, of course, and would have vowed to take action against the performers whose show they approved because as history has shown us over and over again, anti-Christian hate is to be tolerated while the utmost respect must be shown toward Islam.
The double standards stink.
North Carolina native Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym Sister Toldjah and is a media analyst and regular contributor to RedState and Legal Insurrection.