The Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics sparked outrage last night after the iconic painting of The Last Supper was reimagined by drag queens.The reenactment of the famous painting, that shows Jesus's last meal with his disciples, was the centre of a backlash with Christians expressing their anger at the organisers of the Games.
PARIS — Paris Olympics organizers apologized Sunday to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorousParis Olympics organizers apologized Sunday to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”The scene during Friday’s ceremony featured DJ and producer Barbara Butch — an LGBTQ+ icon — flanked by drag artists and dancers.
“Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, I think Thomas Jolly, we really did try to celebrate community tolerance,” Descamps said. “Looking at the result of the polls that we shared, we believe that this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense we are, of course, really, really sorry.”Meet Hezly Rivera, the 16-year-old US women’s gymnastics team sensation“My wish isn’t to be subversive, nor to mock or to shock,” Jolly said.
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