Paris Olympics BANS ‘Jesus Christ’ surf-board of Brazilian Joao Chianca
Social media reacts as Brazilian surfer Joao Chianca is forced to remove Jesus Christ featuring surf board before participating in Summer Olympics.
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Brazilian surfer Joao Chianca shares that he was forced to change his surfboard featuring an image of Jesus Christ before entering the Paris Games. The incident apparently took place two days before the Olympic Opening Ceremony where religious controversy shook the internet regarding the “Last Supper”.
Chianca reportedly put a post about this incident on his Instagram account but later deleted it. It was said that since the Olympics focuses on “neutrality”, a surfboard featuring Christ will be deemed as a religious symbol.
The athlete claimed that unless he removed the image or used another alternative, he would be disqualified from the competition. According to Joao Chianca, he is not authorized to place a religious figure on his board as “the game have strict rules and focus on total neutrality.”
Social media reacts to Joao Chianca’s surfboard incident
Social media strongly reacted to Brazilian surfer Joao Chianca’s incident since witnessing the Opening Ceremony’s version of “Last Supper”. Fans were outraged to see a group of drag queens perform the iconic “Last Supper” scene from the Bible.
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Many stated that Chianca should have stood his ground and refused such orders. At the same time, many asked how this incident was deemed to be questionable in neutrality given what took place on the Opening Night. Some of the reactions on social media are:
????Paris Olympics banned Brazilian surfer from using surf board featuring an image of JESUS.
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) July 28, 2024
Surfer João Chianca was banned from using the surfboard featuring the image of Rio De Janieros famed Christ the Redeemer statue.
In a now deleted Instagram story, the surfer revealed… pic.twitter.com/L0LzFjQOHt
This is insane
— Liberty Lyss (@liberty_lyss) July 27, 2024
The Woke religion is totally fine though.
— Xxarna Z (@xxenna66) July 27, 2024
Stand your ground!! Always.
— sashalatypova.substack.com "Due Diligence and Art" (@sasha_latypova) July 27, 2024
They are not neutral in the least. Their politics are ugly and spread out over the Olympics, where they don't belong.
— Debra Chabot (@dechab294) July 27, 2024
He should've stood his ground. It would've been a massive scandal after the ceremony had he stood his ground and been uninvited.
— paul (@bplusp) July 27, 2024
They just want you to obey, if you stand on principles you win.
The Olympics just put on display an opening ceremony mocking Christianity and embracing satanism. I see the “total neutrality.” Don’t you?
— Nick Morris (@nickmorris_33) July 27, 2024
I don’t need any more reasons to never watch the Olympics
— Blue Eyerish ?? (@BEyerish) July 27, 2024
Neutrality? Lol.
— Bithiah (@Bithiah333) July 27, 2024
Yeah, he should have stood his ground. That's what it's going to take.
— JustInEchoes — e/acc (@JustInEchoes) July 27, 2024
The 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony was marred by many other mistakes, including the Olympic flag getting hoisted upside down, the South Korean squad introduced as North Korea, and even a performer’s wardrobe malfunction.
Regardless, the competitions are on a high note, with fans excited to see which country has the most medals. The Olympic Games will end on 11 August.
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