The drag queen who carried the Olympic torch at the Paris opening ceremony told critics “we’re not going anywhere” after her act was criticized for appearing to mock Christianity.
French drag performer Carl Sanchez, known by his stage name Nicky Doll, took to social media to mock “people who are outraged by queerness on screen” following Christians’ reaction to the display of the iconic painting “The Resurrection of Christ” at the ceremony. Last Supper:
This is insanity. To open the event, they replace Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper with men dressed as women. There are 2.4 billion Christians on the planet, and the Olympics wanted to shout it out to everyone right at the start of the event.
Unwelcome pic.twitter.com/T88AmXbqXL— Clint Russell (@LibertyLockPod) July 26, 2024
“The Opening Ceremony definitely made waves but I loved it,” Dole wrote in an Instagram Story on Monday morning, as reported by Fox News. Viewed“Do you know why? The Olympics is the biggest stage in the world and we queer people have always been spectators to other people’s lives and achievements and now it’s time for us to be welcomed onto it.”
“It will be a tremendous honor for me to perform in front of billions of people around the world and celebrate our Olympians,” he said in an earlier post on Sunday.
“And to those outraged by seeing queerness on screen, a reminder: WE Aren’t Going Anywhere,” he added in capital letters.
Dole also said that the Olympic opening ceremony depicted a celebration of the Greek god Dionysus. Last SupperThe Paris Olympics organising committee has repeatedly repeated the claim, but a performer who appears to play Jesus Christ in a re-enactment of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous painting confirmed its Christian affiliation by bragging in a now-deleted Instagram post that he appeared in the “New Gay Bible”. post Catholic Herald Viewed.
Anne Descants, spokesperson for Paris 2024 Responded He told Reuters at a press conference on Sunday: meeting“Clearly there was no intention to show any disrespect to any religious group. [The opening ceremony] We wanted to celebrate the generosity of the community.”
“We believe this ambition has been achieved and we are truly sorry if anyone was offended,” she added.
