Why are Christians insisting the opening ceremony depicted The Last Supper when it really was the Feast of Dyonisus?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like this thread didn’t pan out the way OP planned

Well, in a nutshell, the answer to OP is that it isn't necessarily about the parody at all. It's about the relenting push to include a majority of (and in this case "only") LGBTQ or drag queens in mainstream media, but more importantly during an event such as the Olympics where unity and diversity are at its core. There was in IMHO an undertone of pushing their (LGBTQ and drag queens) agenda which is not what the Olympics are all about.

How is one segment among many “pushing” anything at all?

I meant...as a whole, there was in IMHO an undertone of pushing their (LGBTQ and drag queens) agenda, which is not what the Olympics are all about. But that's my opinion and we can agree to disagree. Again...I'm over it. But my opinion stands.

As for that particular segment (the parody) it's because the segment only included drag queens and therefore by default was not diverse.

My kids are adults now but had they been little kids watching they probably would have said "look it's papa smurf" and if they had any further questions I probably would have just said that it's just a bunch of weirdos putting on a play and left it at that. Because normalizing it is something I do have an issue with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like this thread didn’t pan out the way OP planned

Well, in a nutshell, the answer to OP is that it isn't necessarily about the parody at all. It's about the relenting push to include a majority of (and in this case "only") LGBTQ or drag queens in mainstream media, but more importantly during an event such as the Olympics where unity and diversity are at its core. There was in IMHO an undertone of pushing their (LGBTQ and drag queens) agenda which is not what the Olympics are all about.

How is one segment among many “pushing” anything at all?

I meant...as a whole, there was in IMHO an undertone of pushing their (LGBTQ and drag queens) agenda, which is not what the Olympics are all about. But that's my opinion and we can agree to disagree. Again...I'm over it. But my opinion stands.

As for that particular segment (the parody) it's because the segment only included drag queens and therefore by default was not diverse.

My kids are adults now but had they been little kids watching they probably would have said "look it's papa smurf" and if they had any further questions I probably would have just said that it's just a bunch of weirdos putting on a play and left it at that. Because normalizing it is something I do have an issue with.

I'll add...I did watch most of the opening ceremony and as a whole (despite the undertone) was amazing and very well done! And I am watching the Olympics. Because I also have common sense.

[Anonymous]

They couldn’t do this during the last 2 World Cups in Qatar or Russia or the COVID 19-restricted Olympics in Tokyo so they got a little too carried away

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because of this no one noticed as they chanted Heil Hitler to Israeli athletes.

France is so low grade

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like this thread didn’t pan out the way OP planned

Well, in a nutshell, the answer to OP is that it isn't necessarily about the parody at all. It's about the relenting push to include a majority of (and in this case "only") LGBTQ or drag queens in mainstream media, but more importantly during an event such as the Olympics where unity and diversity are at its core. There was in IMHO an undertone of pushing their (LGBTQ and drag queens) agenda which is not what the Olympics are all about.

How is one segment among many “pushing” anything at all?

I meant...as a whole, there was in IMHO an undertone of pushing their (LGBTQ and drag queens) agenda, which is not what the Olympics are all about. But that's my opinion and we can agree to disagree. Again...I'm over it. But my opinion stands.

As for that particular segment (the parody) it's because the segment only included drag queens and therefore by default was not diverse.

My kids are adults now but had they been little kids watching they probably would have said "look it's papa smurf" and if they had any further questions I probably would have just said that it's just a bunch of weirdos putting on a play and left it at that. Because normalizing it is something I do have an issue with.

I think the worst parts were the threesome kissing. This is not family friendly tv

[Anonymous]

Creative Director is gay, so he thought that pretty much the only people who should have representation are LGBTQ etc. I can’t even wrap my mind around the fact that how someone managing an event as big as this can’t see anyone beyond his subset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't see the depiction on opening night but read about the outrage afterwards and it just seems to be escalating. Olympic authorities have said it was a depiction of the Feast of Dyonisus. How is this still a controversy? Do facts not matter at all to these people? At least one Christian pastor seemed to figure out what really happened.

Reverend Benjamin Cremer, based in the US, shared a post on social media which dispelled the allegation that the controversial scene featuring drag queens was mocking Leonardo da Vinci's classic painting and therefore Christianity.

The post reads: 'It was a representation of the event called the Feast of Dionysus. Greek God of festivity and feasting and ritual and theater.'

It seems as if Christians are very invested in feeling persecuted and disrespected these days. Seems like some people are actually just riling up the base.

Is idolatry better?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Creative Director is gay, so he thought that pretty much the only people who should have representation are LGBTQ etc. I can’t even wrap my mind around the fact that how someone managing an event as big as this can’t see anyone beyond his subset.

LGBTQ isn’t quite accepted outside of the us and Europe but mocking religion and putting kids in the show doesn’t really help their cause. It’s kinda the perfect storm for the opposite of global acceptance but global derision.

The director may have had good intentions but the show was something for a pride parade not an Olympics. A drag catwalk show makes no sense for an Olympics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like this thread didn’t pan out the way OP planned

Well, in a nutshell, the answer to OP is that it isn't necessarily about the parody at all. It's about the relenting push to include a majority of (and in this case "only") LGBTQ or drag queens in mainstream media, but more importantly during an event such as the Olympics where unity and diversity are at its core. There was in IMHO an undertone of pushing their (LGBTQ and drag queens) agenda which is not what the Olympics are all about.

NP. Drag queen agenda?? You clearly don’t know any drag queens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Creative Director is gay, so he thought that pretty much the only people who should have representation are LGBTQ etc. I can’t even wrap my mind around the fact that how someone managing an event as big as this can’t see anyone beyond his subset.

LGBTQ isn’t quite accepted outside of the us and Europe but mocking religion and putting kids in the show doesn’t really help their cause. It’s kinda the perfect storm for the opposite of global acceptance but global derision.

The director may have had good intentions but the show was something for a pride parade not an Olympics. A drag catwalk show makes no sense for an Olympics

Nobody mocked religion.

[Anonymous]

Snowflakes are looking to be snowflakes. They want the whole world sanitized so they don’t have to see anything that might upset them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They couldn’t do this during the last 2 World Cups in Qatar or Russia or the COVID 19-restricted Olympics in Tokyo so they got a little too carried away

They… you mean the French? No I don’t imagine they could plan anything in Qatar, Russia, or Japan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Snowflakes are looking to be snowflakes. They want the whole world sanitized so they don’t have to see anything that might upset them.

100%

Cancel culture run amok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't see the depiction on opening night but read about the outrage afterwards and it just seems to be escalating. Olympic authorities have said it was a depiction of the Feast of Dyonisus. How is this still a controversy? Do facts not matter at all to these people? At least one Christian pastor seemed to figure out what really happened.

Reverend Benjamin Cremer, based in the US, shared a post on social media which dispelled the allegation that the controversial scene featuring drag queens was mocking Leonardo da Vinci's classic painting and therefore Christianity.

The post reads: 'It was a representation of the event called the Feast of Dionysus. Greek God of festivity and feasting and ritual and theater.'

It seems as if Christians are very invested in feeling persecuted and disrespected these days. Seems like some people are actually just riling up the base.

Is idolatry better?

Don’t use words unless you know their meaning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Creative Director is gay, so he thought that pretty much the only people who should have representation are LGBTQ etc. I can’t even wrap my mind around the fact that how someone managing an event as big as this can’t see anyone beyond his subset.

LGBTQ isn’t quite accepted outside of the us and Europe but mocking religion and putting kids in the show doesn’t really help their cause. It’s kinda the perfect storm for the opposite of global acceptance but global derision.

The director may have had good intentions but the show was something for a pride parade not an Olympics. A drag catwalk show makes no sense for an Olympics

For the 541st time, no one was mocking religion.