A plus-size, queer French DJ depicting 'Jesus' in the Olympics Opening Ceremony has clapped back at criticism of the performance.
Barbara Butch, the plus-size woman who depicted “Jesus” in the Olympics Opening Ceremony has revealed that her motivation in theThe French DJ, who identifies as queer, has been accused of “mocking Christianity.
Butch as well as several drag queens and trans people, came under fire for their parody of The Last Supper painting, which represents Jesus and his 12 disciples.In an Instagram post, Barbara Butch defended the Olympics Opening Ceremony against backlash. She posted: “I’m a Love activist, DJ and producer based in Paris. My aim is to unite people, gather humans, and share love through music for all of us to dance and make our hearts beat in unison! Music sounds better with all of us!
In another, she claimed the skit was to “celebrate love, inclusivity, diversity through music & dance to unite all of us.” When one follower accused her of blasphemy, she responded: “I see nothing to do with Christianity, but ok”Butch added that the skit was not based on Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper, but of Italian painter Giovanni Bellini’s artwork titled The Feast of the Gods.press conferenceHe said: “Our idea was inclusion. Naturally, when we want to include everyone and not exclude anyone, questions are raised. We wanted to talk about diversity. Diversity means being together. We wanted to include everybody.
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