Rob Schneider Announces Boycott Of Olympics Over Drag ‘Last Supper Parody’ But People Point Out One Thing

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Rob Schneider was left very offended by the performance, but many people pointed out a problem with his argument.

After Rob Schneider declared his intention to boycott the Olympics, it seems like everyone has the same reaction.

The comedian announced that he would stop watching the Olympics following the opening ceremony, which included performances by drag artists.

On Twitter, Schneider expressed his discontent quite dramatically, stating:

“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.”

Rob Schneider criticised the performance.Michael Tullberg / Getty Images

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.

 

Following Schneider’s online outburst, many echoed a similar sentiment.

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.

Instead, many on social media found it quite ironic that Schneider would criticize drag performers, considering he has often appeared in drag himself.

One individual recalled Schneider’s role in the movie “The Hot Chick,” where he plays a petty criminal who swaps bodies with a woman.

Others remembered times Schneider appeared on talk shows dressed in a black dress and a blonde wig.

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.

Art historian Walther Schoonenberg said the performance resembled this painting.Musée Magnin

“Is it because they’re better at it or because he’s not getting money from it anymore?”

Another person made a light-hearted comment: “What event was he supposed to be in?”

Meanwhile, a third person shared a promotional image from “The Hot Chick” with the caption ‘this you?’

Olympic organizers clarified that the contentious performance did not depict the Last Supper but was a representation of a scene from Ancient Greek mythology.

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.”

He also shared an image of the referenced painting, which is housed in the Musée Magnin in France.

Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the ceremony, spoke to French news outlet BFM.

He explained: “The idea was to do a big pagan party linked to the gods of Olympus. You’ll never find in my work any desire to mock or denigrate anyone.

“I wanted a ceremony that brings people together, that reconciles, but also a ceremony that affirms our Republican values of liberty, equality and fraternity.”

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