The opening ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games caused quite a stir online with some believing that a portion of the festivities mocked the Christian faith, but Donna Kelce, the mother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, clearly does not see it that way.
Some have criticized the opening ceremonies for appearing to use drag queens and other performers to parody The Last Supper – a Renaissance painting by Leonardo da Vinci that shows Jesus sharing a final meal with his disciples before his crucifixion. But Donna Kelce recently “shared” a post on Facebook that corrects this misconception, pointing out that the opening ceremonies were not attempting to portray The Last Supper at all.
“This is what happens when you ban books and limit education,” the post said, according to The Spun. “The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics wasn’t a mock of the Last Supper. If you have any knowledge of the Greek origin of the Olympics and the French’s rich history of theater you would have gotten this. However, because of your veiled homophobia, some of you can’t discern factual information.”
The post explains that the scene was intended to make reference to the Greek God Dionysus, the god of “festivities, ritual, wine, pleasure, and frenzy.”
“The French are known for theatrics. Historical context and education surrounding the Olympics and its origin is important here in this,” the post said. “Many of you fell for the controversy in spun-up click bait. Stop mindlessly sharing posts and do some research.”
Clearly, Kelce thinks that the reaction to the opening ceremonies was a bit extreme.
[The Spun]
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