Skillet frontman John Cooper has slammed the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony for featuring drag queens and dancers in what he called a parody of ‘The Last Supper.’
The rocker shared a video on Instagram about the matter and blasted the Olympics for ‘mocking’ Christianity. He also accused ‘global elites’ of being ‘perverts’ who are ‘coming after your kids’:
“Let me explain this to you. This is what tolerance looks like in the new world. According to all of these global elites that want to change all of Western civilization and remake the world in their image, this is the way tolerance works for them. You sit down to watch the Olympics with your kids. They’re going to start the show with drag queens who come out and mock Christianity. They’re going to mock the number one largest faith in the world. They’re gonna mock it on TV in front of the whole world.”
He added that it isn’t normal:
“You see, this isn’t normal. This is not normal. It’s not the world that I wanna live in. I don’t think it’s the world that most people in the Western civilization wanna live in.”
The singer further explained why he ‘rejects the new world’:
“They are, in fact, coming after your kids, because the global elites are perverts. They are coming after your kids. The question is, what are you gonna do about it? Are we gonna stop watching? Are you gonna stop watching? Say, ‘No, we’re not doing that.’ So I reject the new world. I reject their false tolerance. It’s not real tolerance anyway. I reject it and I say this: God will not be mocked. Go for it. Go for it. God will not be mocked. You will reap what you sow.”
What The Performance Meant
The performance included Nicky Doll from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ along with Paloma and Piche and other models and performers. They reenacted Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ on the Passerelle Debilly bridge.
The Olympics described it as an ‘interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus’ to highlight the absurdity of violence among humans. The drag queens were arranged in a way that mimicked the depiction of Jesus and his Twelve Apostles from da Vinci’s painting.
Other Names Criticized The Performance Too
Cooper isn’t the only conservative who took issue with the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Tesla billionaire Elon Musk said the ‘The Last Supper’ performance disrespected Christians. The billionaire was criticized by his transgender daughter for his harsh comments.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker also shared a screenshot of the performance on his Instagram stories, calling it ‘crazy.’
You can see Cooper’s video here.