Paris Olympics opening ceremony was an insult to millions

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• nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  At first sight, what was before us appeared to be a recreation of the biblical scene of Christ and his 12 apostles sharing a last meal before his crucifixion by a bunch of drag queens. There was a transgender model, a near-naked Greek god of wine, and music by DJ Butch: a woman who, by virtue of being proudly Jewish, fat and a lesbian, ticked a lot of boxes in the A-Z of “inclusivity”, which appeared to be the primary theme of this year’s ceremony.

  Christians are so self centered and always thinking the world revolves around them they cannot imagine that this was anything but an attack on them.

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  • Kaboom@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It was 13 people, all on one side of the table, with the center one seperated out, and everyone posed just like the last supper.

    Not to mention that they literally said it was. catholicherald.co.uk/drag-queen-confirms-it-was-a…

    It was pretty intentional, and now theyre back pedalling after the backlash.

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• eran_morad@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fuck off.

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• zewm@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I like how the author kept attacking the DJ for being a fat lesbian. But when you look at the profile picture of the author, she looks like a fat lesbian.

  It’s always projection with these religious people.

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• 314xel@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  there has been controversy over certain male fans complaining that female beach volleyball players have been allowed to reject the bikini bottoms they were previously required to wear – with the International Olympic Committee even mandating how skimpy they had to be – in favour of leggings

  Oh my, the absolute outrage!

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• conditional_soup@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Alright, let’s talk. What would you see done about it? And, more relevant, what do you think Jesus would do?

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  • Bongo_Stryker@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s hard to imagine Jesus getting all super offended by this. I imagine He might say something like “You don’t have to get all furious on my behalf” or He might say “You hypocrite! Look at your own behavior!”

    About the Olympics as a whole, it seems like worldlyness to me: vast sums of money spent on spectacle that benefits a relative few people. I think Christians can let the worldly do their thing without engaging and without getting caught up in controversy that distracts us from the Kingdom of Heaven.

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    • conditional_soup@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Agreed. Jesus had no patience for people who used religion as a means of personal, political, or economic power. The impression I got about guy I read about is that he’d be a thousand times more cross (pun for you) with America’s Evangelicals than he would be with this.

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    • realcaseyrollins@noauthority.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      @Bongo_Stryker @conditional_soup The origins on the #Olympics was indeed a pagan ritual as I understand it. Pagans will do as the pagans do.

      I didn't hear a peep when there was blatant blasphemy at the #RNC a few weeks ago. That got me absolutely incensed.

      There are few things that get me more upset than a " #Christian" misrepresenting #God or using His name for their own ends.

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  • Kaboom@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nothing. Dont watch the olympics, dont give it prestige, dont give it the time of day. They fuck up every time, scandal after scandal.

    Why give them the time of day? Let the ioc rot

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    • wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t watch the Olympics and never have. I would rather watch amateurs compete like Bob down the Street, who drank a few beers before the pole vault.

      Watching a bunch of professional people compete isn’t that interesting to me. It requires a lot of money to get to the Olympics and I would rather see people more deserving to go.

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