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Drag performance resembling Last Supper at Olympic opening ceremony rankles conservatives (www.nbcnews.com)

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[+] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -18 points 2 years ago

Matthew 26:20-29 ESV

When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” He answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ESV

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” [26] For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

The last supper is very much biblical

[-] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago

They weren't saying the event called the last supper wasn't in the bible, but that the artistic depiction of that event, "The Last Supper", isn't a part of the Christian religion. It is a painting.

[+] EatATaco@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago

I think religion is hogwash but criticizing a famous depiction of an event that happened in the Bible because it's not actually being part of the Bible strikes me as desperate.

[-] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nah. It's something they don't get bent out of shape for for any other religious artwork. Like nobody is up in arms about the memes of that shitty restoration of the picture of Jesus

There's plenty of satirical art/speech/expression about Christianity and people don't go through life being enraged at all of it until they're told to have that opinion by media.

Plus, from what I understand, the only "sacrilegious" element was that there were drag performers doing it? There's not even anything inherently anti-christian there except in that wearing the other gender's clothing is prohibited in like 3 verses. But again, people aren't typically upset by the identity of the author except in this case. Christians are only so vehemently anti-drag in the US because of media spoon feeding them opinions.

Other examples they dont get mad about

Or infinitely many others including ones with RuPaul, futurama, rick and morty, marvel, the charmin bears, pretty much any IP you can name has a version of this somebody made of it that is equally "sacrilegious".

[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm not defending their anti drag position, it is ridiculous.

But they find drag to be an affront to their beliefs, and thus them making fun of the last supper is offensive in this case (it isn't making fun of it, which I just learned, I'm speaking hypothetically here) and maybe not when it is referenced humorously in others.

It's like some white person getting up on stage and doing jokes about living fried chicken and watermelon. Maybe some people are mildly put off by it but most would just think it dumb. But put that white guy in black face and all of a sudden it's a lot more offensive. I'm not equating these two, just pointing out how context matters.

But I'm not even sure why that matters here because the statement was that it really isn't part of the bible, when it's clearly depicting a major moment in the Bible.

[-] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 3 points 2 years ago

Not true, you were defending their anti drag position. Still am, a little because you don't understand how to back down

[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

It's possible to understand that something offends a person, and think it wrong to intentionally offend them, and at the same time find it ridiculous that it does.

[-] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 3 points 2 years ago

With severe cognitive dissonance anything is possible

[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago

Agreed. But, of course, this is a projection.

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