Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker has slammed the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics after one of its acts featured a drag queen parody of “The Last Supper.”
Butker, who made headlines in May after posting a video of himself, Faith-Based View He shared his views on social media during a commencement speech at a Catholic university in Kansas.
Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker (7) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley – USA Today Sports)
“This is crazy,” he posted to his Instagram Stories.
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He also added a Bible verse.
“Do not be deceived; God is not mocked.”
In a clip from a post that Butker shared on social media, several drag queens and other performers can be seen mocking a scene from Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting that depicts Jesus and his apostles sharing a final meal before his crucifixion.
Passerelle Debilité performers at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang (Reuters/Tingshu Wang)
Headless Marie Antoinette appears at opening ceremony, trio draws mixed reviews
Young children also participated in this performance. He received harsh criticism.
Other acts during the opening ceremony received mixed reviews from viewers on social media, including one scene that showed a woman and two men embracing each other, seemingly suggesting a love triangle.
A headless portrait of Marie Antoinette, the last queen before the French Revolution, also drew criticism.
On July 26, 2024, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a headless doll modeled after 18th century Queen Marie Antoinette performed along the banks of the Seine outside the Conciergerie, where the queen was imprisoned during the French Revolution. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images)
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Thomas Joly, artistic director of the opening ceremonies, said the inspiration behind all the performances was to reinterpret how the world sees France.
“The great thing is that the French, and the whole world, have an idea of what France is like and I want to capitalise on that idea. I want to start by breaking the clichés, because clichés come with other things,” he told the Olympics website.
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