Like… I fail to understand how the creators though having drag queens doing a mockery of the last supper was a good idea… In what universe was that acceptable?

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    192 months ago

    I fail to understand how the creators though having drag queens doing a mockery of the last supper was a good idea… In what universe was that acceptable?

    I can understand why you’d fail to understand that, because it isn’t what happened.

    Put your christianity outrage back in the box for now. What you saw was a depiction of the Feast of Dionysus. It was a pagan ritual/festival that occurred regularly in Greece before Jesus was even born. Its represents a feast that various Greek gods were having together.

    Here’s a 17th century painting depicting the Feast of Dionysus with the gods present:

    https://musee-magnin.fr/collection/objet/le-festin-des-dieux

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      Nobody will see that, I read that shit already , wack ass excuse. People will see first and foremost the last supper and you bring ridiculous drag queens to it. And you ask why people still have problems accepting other peoples orientations… This stuff only brings more hate

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        52 months ago

        So you’re aware it didn’t depict the DaVinci painting of The Last Supper but you want to pretend it did anyway?

      • partial_accumen
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        Hang on, I’m confused. You saw a performance, assumed it was based on something else, and got offended because it wasn’t the something else, learned it wasn’t something else, rejected the explanation when the actual authors of the performance when they told you it wasn’t the something else, and you are still choosing to be offended claiming its the something else?

        Are you so used to dog whistles you assume everything is a dog whistle? Grow up. Not everything is about you or your religion.

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        Dude, the Olympics are Greek. Just because many people are ignorant of other cultures doesn’t mean that we have to be upset.

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    132 months ago

    Um… in every universe? That shit was awesome, creative, and joyful. Loved it.

    I truly enjoy it when artists are given a stage to create and grow perspectives of the world around us. France nailed it on this front. Not sure about the 500k Euro lobster dinner, though. That’s just weird monarchy shit, and I thought France had a bit of a strong opinion on that.

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        32 months ago

        The only mockery that anyone has shown to the Last Supper is people not recognising its absense. I’m pretty sure mistaking artwork of Dionysus for artwork of Jesus counts as heresy.

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      At the Olympics,

      In the performance broadcast during the ceremony, a woman wearing a silver, halo-like headdress stood at the center of a long table, with drag queens posing on either side of her. Later, at the same table, a giant cloche lifted, revealing a man, nearly naked and painted blue, on a dinner plate surrounded by fruit. He broke into a song as, behind him, the drag queens danced.

      https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/sports/olympics-opening-ceremony-last-supper-paris.html Frankly, I think the whole thing is dumb. You know how sensitive christians are to everything. It was a dumb idea. But I also think it’s dumb how this is news.

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    92 months ago

    Is some make believe hurting a fragile right-wing ego again? I’ll play some sad tunes on my violin, it’s pretty small tho, hope it’s all right.

    (seriously tho, I hope you’re trolling)

  • @[email protected]
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    92 months ago

    Well, it’s completely acceptable in a world where people respect art, and also in a world where people are aware that Christianity wasn’t the world’s first religion, and that much of its symbology is based on paganism.

    the specific part of the ceremony that caused the offense was, in fact, a scene depicting Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. It was reportedly based on The Feast of the Gods, a 17th century painting by Dutch artist Jan Harmensz van Biljert (source)

  • Aa!
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    52 months ago

    The Last Supper is a classic painting that has been parodied many times in movies and shows.

    What’s wrong with it?

    • @[email protected]
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      62 months ago

      There were “people with the gay” parodying it. People with the gay!!! You know? WITH THE GAY!!!

  • @can
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    22 months ago

    Talk about relevant username …