Re: Frog Olympics organizers apologize for alleged drag queen 'Last Supper' parody

Dave Wainwright wrote:
> PARIS (TND) — Organizers of the Paris Olympics apologized Sunday after 
> an apparent reenactment of “The Last Supper” by drag performers drew 
> international ire.
> 
> The Friday performance came during a floating parade along the River 
> Seine commemorating the beginning of the Olympic Games. During the 
> parade, a group of performers dressed in drag appeared to invoke 
> Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” a famous painting depicting a 
> scene from the Gospel of John in which Jesus Christ announces one of his 
> apostles will betray him.
> 
> Taking to X, the official Olympic Games account explained the scene 
> aimed to make viewers “aware of the absurdity of violence between human 
> beings.” Still, major figures such as House Speaker Mike Johnson, X 
> owner Elon Musk and Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker expressed 
> outrage, describing the scene as a mockery of Christianity.
> 
> Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps on Sunday said the scene, a 
> collaboration with French choreographer Thomas Jolly, had not been 
> intended to disrespect "any religious group."
> 
> “On the contrary, I think (with) Thomas Jolly, we really did try to 
> celebrate community tolerance,” Descamps said at an International 
> Olympic Committee news conference. “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.”
> 
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