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#LastSupperControversy

You think they'd at least recall Bacchus and his Maenads from their childhood Narnia reading. 🙄

https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei/112876071261609255

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Photo of "naked blue guy" from the 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies. A rose garland artfully covers most of his sexy bits. His hair and beard are bushy and bright yellow. He holds a microphone in one hand and flashes a peace sign with the other. He's kneeling on a well-appointed table, and brightly-clothed figures cavort behind him. He is Dionysus, the Greek god of fertility, wine, and pleasure (known to the Romans as Bacchus).

Another photo of Dionysus/Bacchus from the 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies. He is now half-reclining on the table, and we can see more of his frolicking companions. I assume they're meant to depict the Maenads.

Photo of a colored illustration from PRINCE CASPIAN by CS Lewis. Here, Bacchus leads his Maenads along with his tutor, Silenus, who rides a donkey. They're all carrying a garland vine. This illustration by Pauline Baynes appears in Chapter 11.

Photo of an illustration from PRINCE CASPIAN by CS Lewis. This image appears in Chapter 14. It depicts Susan and Lucy riding Aslan in the middle of a group of Maenads. Illustration by Pauline Baynes.

Outrage, like all emotions, has its time and place. One should, for example, be outraged at a genocide.
Outrage is a powerful emotion and engaging people’s emotions can provide wealth, fame, clicks and even power. Which brings us to the “last supper” Olympics outrage bullshit.
This is not the Last Supper, and only a cultural […]

https://www.ianwelsh.net/culture-rage-outrage-bs-at-the-olympics/

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