It’s not the first time that TV sisters Jodie Sweetin and Candace Cameron Bure have found themselves on very different sides of an issue.
After the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Candace expressed “disgust” about a specific part involving drag queens. To her, this performance was an insult to her Christian faith.
Despite assurances from the Olympic committee, Candace sparked outrage from the community and a flurry of defense from those who disagreed with her outrage.
Stephanie Tanner said, in part: “How rude!”
Jodie Sweetin defends Olympic drag queen after Candace Cameron Bure slams ‘disgusting’ performance
While it’s well-documented that Candace is a Christian, Judy is known to be an avid LGBTQ activist and ally.
So it’s no surprise that Judy seems to be pushing back on her old ways. Full house The former criticized a controversial drag performance during the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, while the latter criticized his co-star.
Candice posted on Instagram over the weekend rejecting the performance, which she believed was a recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “The Last Supper.”
She called it “completely blasphemous” and downright “disgusting.”
Organizers have since maintained that the performance was, in fact, a depiction of a painting by Johann Rottenhammer called “The Feast of the Gods.”
When Candace refuses to accept this explanation and continues to complain about how inappropriate it all is, others step in to play devil’s advocate.
Judy highlighted these comparisons when she shared a collection of Stories on influencer Matt Bernstein’s account on Instagram, and frankly, it’s all disingenuous.
“The drag queens at the Olympics are recreating the Feast of Dionysus, not the Last Supper,” he wrote in a post shared by Jodi.
“Even if you think it’s a Christian reference – what’s the harm? Why is this a parody and not an homage? Can’t drag queens be Christian?
Candace remains steadfast: ‘I’m crazy’
Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics have reacted to the backlash to Sunday’s July 28 opening ceremony by apologizing to anyone offended by a draggy performance at the opening ceremony on Sunday, July 28. X (before Twitter).
That’s clearly not good enough for Candace.
“Since this post, many people have tried to correct me by saying that this is not an interpretation of Da Vinci’s Last Supper, but rather a Greek God and Dionysian festival,” she said in a post Monday morning explain.
She pointed out that Dionysus was “the god of lust, madness, religious ecstasy” and insisted that the show was “not suitable for children”.
“I would not believe it anyway,” she added, rejecting the committee’s assurances.
She continued on Instagram:
“It makes me sad, and someone said, ‘You shouldn’t be sad. You should be angry about this.’ I’m like, ‘Believe me, it makes me angry, but I’m sadder because I’m sad for my soul.’ “
“I pray that my heart will break the heart of God and I just think of all the people who reject the gospel of Jesus Christ or don’t understand the gospel of Jesus Christ,” she added.