Shemane Nugent recently took to Instagram to slam the Olympics.
She shared a video about what she found controversial about the Olympics and the ceremony. Shemane made the claims that ‘men don’t belong in women’s sports’ and that she would never watch the Olympics again. She also wrote in the caption of the video:
“As a two-time state champion swimmer and gymnast growing up I looked forward to watching every Olympics for more than 5 years – who remembers Olga Korbut, Mark Spitz, Nadia Comaneci?? Sadly, I will not be watching the Olympics this year, maybe never. With the blasphemous opening ceremony mocking the Last Supper, and now a biological man punching a woman in the face, I feel sorry for the true athletes and their families who have made so many sacrifices. Man do not belong in women’s sports.”
The Olympics Controversy
Most of the criticism was about the recreation of ‘The Last Supper,’ Gojira being the first metal band to play at the Olympics, and the appearance of a trans woman in the women’s events.
Several others also shared their opinions about what they saw at the Olympics this year, including Tracii Guns and John Cooper.
Guns said about ‘The Last Supper’ reference in a recent tweet:
“Christians bitch about… EVERYTHING!!! Enjoy your lives. Being offended by everything is a crazy way to live. And don’t support felons. Simple right?”
As opposed to Guns, the Skillet frontman slammed the Olympics for ‘mocking’ Christianity. He also accused ‘global elites’ of being ‘perverts’ who are ‘coming after your kids.’
Moreover, Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier responded to the ‘satanic’ performance claims. He said:
“It’s none of that. It’s French history. It’s French charm, you know, beheaded people, red wine, and blood all over the place — it’s romantic, it’s normal. There’s nothing satanic [Laughs].”
He added:
“France is a country that made a separation between the state and religion during the revolution. And it’s something very important, very dear to the foundation of republican France. We call it laïcité. It’s when the state is not religious anymore, so therefore it’s free in terms of expression and symbolism. It’s all about history and facts. We don’t look too close closely at symbolism in terms of religion.”
You can see Shemane’s video below.