Ryan Walters mocked the French in a weird Tweet. It didn’t go well.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Never one to miss an opportunity for attention, Ryan Walters jumped on the bandwagon of condemning the French after the Olympics opening ceremony. In a Tweet sent in the middle of a Sunday afternoon, Walters ripped the French for the ‘woke’ display of art.

“Leave it to the French to embrace woke Olympics,” Walters wrote.

“Countries used to celebrate athletes and their commitment to their sport. Now they mock Christianity with drag queens and participation trophies,” the State Superintendent of Oklahoma’s public education system continued.

“That’s not going to fly in Oklahoma.”

It’s unclear if Walters watched the opening ceremony, where over 200 delegations of athletes were celebrated – including nearly 600 on Team USA. It’s also unclear if Walters understands the structure of the Olympics, as there are no participation trophies.

However, it is clear that Walters, a former History teacher, did not grasp the historical context of this year’s opening ceremonies.

Walters’ reference to the ceremony ‘mocking Christianity with drag queens’ likely references a scene many incorrectly equated with the painting of The Last Supper.

The scene’s artistic director corrected the false narrative, clarifying that the depiction was not of DaVinci’s The Last Supper, but rather of a Greek feast – paying homage to Olympics’ roots.

The scene opens with Dionysus, the Greek god of festivities and wine, appearing in the center of the table. Dionysus is also the father of Sequana, the goddess of the River Seine, which runs through the heart of Paris.

These facts, and the fact that France is a proudly secular country, seem lost on Walters and others.

Walters shines negative spotlight on Oklahoma, all while Oklahomans go for gold in Paris

And his Tweet quickly went viral, putting another unnecessary, negative national spotlight on the state as a result.

“Oklahoma is ranked 49th in education in this country,” popular political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen wrote on Twitter (X). “Maybe as superintendent you should focus a little less on the Olympics and a little more on educating the kids your state is failing.”

Qasim Rashid, a human rights lawyer, called out the hypocrisy of Walters’ anger over an artistic display of Green mythology.

“While Jesus fed the poor,” Rashid wrote, “Oklahoma ‘Christians’ proudly banned free school lunch for hungry kids.”

Melanie D’Arrigo, the executive director of the New York Campaign for Health, chimed in saying “The Olympics is about unity, not bigotry. Maybe add that to the Oklahoma curriculum.”

Despite finding ample time to craft divisive Tweets, Walters has yet to offer support to the Oklahomans competing in Paris.

Track and field athletes Derrick Loccident (OKC) and Cassie Mitchell (Warner) are representing Oklahoma on Team USA in the Paralymics. Vernon Turner, the only Oklahoman on the US Olympic team, will fight to make Yukon proud in Men’s High Jump.

Their hard work and accomplishments are sure to outshine Walters’ relentlessly embarrassing rhetoric.