The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics has outraged conservatives around the world, with an apparent depiction of da Vinci’s  “Last Supper” painting featuring drag queens. The organisers have clarified that the performance wasn’t actually based on da Vinci’s painting, but religious groups and far right commentators are still calling for a boycott. Is the outrage warranted? Closer to home, politician Lim Tean recently posted a rant about an NDP poster featuring a 10-year-old child, and linked it to problems with Singapore’s immigration policies. Some have called out Lim Tean for his xenophobia and cyberbullying, but is there any merit to his complaints?

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(00:00) Intro
(06:33) Olympic “Last Supper” Riles Up Conservatives
(48:44) Lim Tean Rants About Child on NDP Poster
(01:16:07) One Shiok Comment
(01:18:12) One Shiok Thing

Olympic “Last Supper” Riles Up Conservatives

• Olympic ‘Last Supper’ scene was in fact based on painting of Greek gods, say art experts
• Olympic opening ceremony drag performance resembling Last Supper rankles conservatives
• Trump Slams Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony as a 'Disgrace'
• Paris Olympics drag queen torchbearer rips criticism of opening ceremony: 'We ain't going nowhere'

Lim Tean Rants About Child on NDP Poster

• Lim Tean's post about 'non-S'porean' girl on National Day poster elicits negative comments
• ‘We are better than this’: Alvin Tan on xenophobic comments about girl on National Day banner

One Shiok Comment

• Comments on YLB 551

One Shiok Thing

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