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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
I'm surprised he was picked by his country. That's not going to go well down with most people there even if he did serve (some of) his term.
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It was interesting that every Dutch fan I spoke to was either unwilling to talk about the subject or was supportive of Van de Velde.
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On another note, as you might of guessed, someone somewhere managed to complain they were "offended" by the ceremony.
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A banquet sequence featuring drag artists in particular came in for criticism from Christian groups, who felt it parodied Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper'.
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The Catholic Church in France was among critics, saying the ceremony featured "scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity".
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