The comedian announced that he would stop watching the Olympics following the opening ceremony, which included performances by drag artists.
“I am sorry to say to ALL the world’s GREATEST ATHLETES, I wish you ALL THE BEST, but I cannot watch an Olympics that disrespects Christianity and openly celebrates Satan.”
This controversy stemmed from a part of the opening ceremony.
Some viewers mistakenly thought it portrayed the Last Supper.
However, the scene actually represented a Bacchanalian feast honoring Dionysus, the Ancient Greek god of wine.
Interestingly, they didn’t focus on the fact that The Last Supper traditionally includes 13 people, Jesus and his 12 disciples, unlike the 18 depicted in the ceremony.
One individual recalled Schneider’s role in the movie “The Hot Chick,” where he plays a petty criminal who swaps bodies with a woman.
One commenter noted: “Half of @RobSchneider’s career has been him in (sh*tty) drag… so I’m not sure why he’s suddenly taking issue with it.
“Is it because they’re better at it or because he’s not getting money from it anymore?”
Meanwhile, a third person shared a promotional image from “The Hot Chick” with the caption ‘this you?’
Dutch art historian Walther Schoonenberg supported this explanation.
He tweeted: “The tableau vivant or ‘living painting’ in the opening ceremony of Paris 2024 was of The Feast of the Gods, by Jan van Bijlert from 1635.”
Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the ceremony, spoke to French news outlet BFM.
“I wanted a ceremony that brings people together, that reconciles, but also a ceremony that affirms our Republican values of liberty, equality and fraternity.”
