Kansas Metropolis Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker slammed the Paris Olympics opening ceremony after one of many performances included drag queens amongst different performers parodying “The Final Supper.”
Butker, who went viral again in Could for sharing his faith-based views throughout a graduation speech at a Catholic faculty in Kansas, took to social media to share his take.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker (7) celebrates after kicking the purpose after landing towards the Philadelphia Eagles through the recreation at GEHA Discipline at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-USA At the moment Sports activities)
“That is loopy,” he wrote on a publish in his Instagram Tales.
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He additionally added a scripture from the Bible.
“Be not deceived, God just isn’t mocked.”
In a clip of the publish shared by Butker on his social media, a number of drag queens and different performers could be seen mocking the scene famously painted by Leonardo da Vinci, which depicts Jesus and his apostles sharing a closing meal earlier than the crucifixion.
Performers at Passerelle Debilly through the opening ceremony. Reuters/Tingshu Wang (Reuters/Tingshu Wang)
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The efficiency, which additionally included a younger little one, drew harsh criticism.
Different acts through the opening ceremony additionally acquired combined evaluations from viewers on social media. In a single scene, a lady and two males have been seen embracing – seemingly suggesting a ménage à trois.
A headless depiction of Marie Antoinette, the final queen previous to the French Revolution, additionally acquired criticism.
Headless figures depicting the 18th century Queen Marie Antoinette carry out alongside the Seine river embankment outdoors the Conciergerie, the place the queen was held captive through the French Revolution, through the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
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Thomas Jolly, the creative director of the opening ceremony, mentioned the inspiration behind all of the performances was to reinterpret the best way the world sees France.
“The extraordinary factor is that everybody in France and the remainder of the world has an concept of what France is all about. And I wish to play with that, that is the place I wish to begin from – breaking down clichés, as a result of clichés come alongside different issues,” he mentioned, in response to the Olympics web site.
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