The 2024 Paris Olympics came under fire for its “blasphemous” opening ceremony, in which drag queens portrayed Christian imagery including “The Last Supper” and the Greek god Dionysus. Olympic organizers have since removed a YouTube video of the performance, and re-uploads have begun to disappear from several social media platforms.
video Posts When posting comments on the official Olympic Games YouTube channel with the titles “LET THE GAMES BEGIN! 🔥 | #Paris2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights” and “SPECTACULAR Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony! 💥🇫🇷 | Highlights”, an error message appears and comments are turned off.
YouTube will tell viewers “This video is no longer available” when they click on the old link.
The Olympics removed the video of the opening ceremony after receiving so much criticism. pic.twitter.com/hxDs7kO63t
— Ian Miles Chong (@stillgray) July 27, 2024
The first video was viewed over 279,000 times but only got 2,600 likes. The second video was viewed 531,000 times but only got 11,000 likes. YouTube does not show “dislikes.” (Related article: Olympics off to a spectacular start with drone scandal, coach ousted, staff detained)
The re-upload of the video of the opening ceremony posted by the Daily Caller on X has been rendered unplayable due to a “report from the copyright holder.”
“Video not available,” a message appears where the video should be playing. “This video has been removed in response to a report by the copyright owner.”
The Olympic opening ceremony is a hot topic, what is it all about?
pic.twitter.com/gFcGyv2dB9— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 26, 2024
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The Olympics are supposed to be a place of mutual respect and a coming together of people from all over the world. It is unacceptable that the opening ceremony mocked Christianity and the Last Supper and featured children in a drag queen performance. pic.twitter.com/mRBkKEYeYY
— Rep. August Pfluger (@RepPfluger) July 27, 2024
The Olympic ceremony opened with a drag queen show which to me seemed a clear mockery of Jesus Christ and the Last Supper. pic.twitter.com/ffwQabN1Eh
— I Exist Because I'm a Meme 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) July 26, 2024
At the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, 18 drag queens posed behind a long table reminiscent of “The Last Supper,” with the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower in front of them. according to The drag queen in the center was wearing a large silver headdress that resembled the halo found in paintings of Jesus, according to the New York Post.
But what was this all about? Drag queens mocking the last supper of the Olympics? Have other religions been mocked like this? A terrible decision. pic.twitter.com/50uREKJEJd
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 27, 2024
French leftists have openly mocked “The Last Supper” at the 2024 Olympics with a morbid drag queen parody. pic.twitter.com/pkn7UoZMhP
— Bharat Truth (@BharatTruth108) July 27, 2024
The Olympics: The interpretation of the Greek god Dionysus helps us realize the absurdity of human violence. #Paris2024 #Opening ceremony pic.twitter.com/2vnMNrlmMi
— Paris 2024 Olympics (@OlympicsParis) July 26, 2024
A special hobby of President Macron, he used the Olympic Games as an opportunity to show off France's balls to the world.
#Olympic events #Paris2024 #ParisOlympics2024 pic.twitter.com/3dA6rKP28s— Alistair Palesen (@yzimng2) July 27, 2024
One Man Appeared He exposed his body, but it has not been confirmed whether it was due to a wardrobe malfunction or his genitals.
In this performance, Olympic explanation It depicts the Greek god Dionysus, while other scenes include a potentially polyamorous threesome entering a bedroom and a heavy metal performer dressed as Mary Antoinette holding her severed head. Business Insider I got it.
The Daily Caller has reached out to the Paris 2024 Olympics press office for comment but has not yet heard back.
