07/28/2024
Good news, everybody!
Your academic betters want you to know the Last Supper motif wasn’t the sole purpose of the Olympic vignette…just a happy by-product intended to be provocative and controversial.
It wasn’t only a pose to reflect religious art (art reflecting a sacred and significant moment in Christendom)—which it absolutely was and did—it was ALSO depicting a bacchanalia festival. Whew.
In other words, take a breath zealots and prudes. It’s not offensive at all.
Bacchanalia is a pagan festival marked by drunkenness, debauchery, and ecstasy. An o**y of excess, sexual extremes, and violent rite and initiation by both sexes AND for all ages.
Hence the child present.
And the blue guy? You may or not have seen? Dionysus—the god of drunkenness, pleasure, fertility…religious ecstasy and ritual madness. The song he sang was about nudity and why everyone should be naked.
Which is so funny because in some of the stills you can see a guy’s te**is (singular).
Also, where a child is still present.
Don’t we all feel better now? Everything is fine. Return to whatever event is already in progress now that we know this couldn’t possibly have been in poor taste (because it’s art and stuff🙄).
But here’s the thing—this was the goal. To offend, enrage, and alienate.
Gooooooooold!!!!!
Keep in mind, we in the states didn’t even see the worst of what was produced and broadcast to the world.
Do you understand that?
We didn’t see it because NBC KNEW it would be received exactly as it was. THE ART WE ARE SO IGNORANT ABOUT—WE NEVER SAW.
Really think about the implications of that.
And…it’s NOT just American white, conservative, evangelicals, who were offended.
It was the Catholic Church of France, the Archbishop of Canterbury, archbishops across Europe, representatives from the Vatican…they too issued rebukes along with Catholics and Christians AROUND THE GLOBE.
Do you really think EVERYONE misunderstood?
Or do you think EVERYONE understood perfectly—because it was what it was and that was the intention? 🏅🏅🏅🏅
Research who the art director is.
This is what he does—walk exactly on the line of blasphemy and debauchery, using religious iconography, sexuality, and hedonistic themes.
And when it’s recognized and not celebrated (womp womp)…plead innocent with a wink and a nod.
Watch the games. Don’t watch them.
No one knows and no one is going to care. No medal will be given or withheld for those who do or don’t. Heck, I likely will when I get over being good and ticked off.
But we should be able to objectively discern what is good or bad…alluding to a th*****me on Saturday morning Olympics broadcast? Baaaaad.
Y’all are doing so good! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It was bad BEFORE we ever got to the last supper that was or wasn’t. **update—it was. It’s been acknowledged by the creators and apologized for…by the city.
Lots can be true at once—we can NOT judge others WHILE lacking judgment. We can be un-offended by one thing and totally miss the offense that SHOULD HAVE registered.
It is unfortunate for all.
It is unfortunate for what it says and reveals…and kid—it’s not nothing.
It’s unfortunate that actions have consequences. But they do.
The foolishness and boorishness of some DOES in fact impact others. And minimizing it for the offender isn’t entirely helpful and doesn’t change behavior.
Unfortunate indeed.
But the church didn’t do this.
The leadership of France did when they allowed it.
And whatever negative impact, if any, should be placed squarely there—wherever and with whomever those decisions laid.
What gaslighting behavior to purposefully offend a group and then blame the group for being ignorant or overly-sensitive when they “noticed” they were being mocked.
If it was a pagan o**y that was only reminiscent of religious art—is that really better? You can say it aloud—we all know the answer…”No.”
Unholy is unholy.
Sigh with relief for the one picture it “wasn’t.” Then grieve for the repudiation of the many commandments it VERY MUCH WAS.
You wanna see this rightly? Start here.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/vaPFNYvy5v7LajDd/?mibextid=w8EBqM

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