{"id":3216,"date":"2026-09-11T19:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3216"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:02:20","slug":"real-madrids-mbappe-ai-dictator-memes-show-lack-of-political-awareness-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3216","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid\u2019s Mbappe: AI dictator memes show lack of political awareness | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n \t<\/i> Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 29 Second <\/div>\n\n <\/div>


\n<\/p>\n

\n

France international and World Cup record holder Kylian Mbappe speaks out over memes using his image during 2026 edition.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

Published On 11 Sep 2026<\/span>11 Sep 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Kylian Mbappe didn\u2019t fully enjoy the flurry of AI memes depicting him as a dictator on social media during the World Cup.<\/p>\n

The France star was portrayed in military outfits, sitting on a throne or posing next to Soviet leader Josef Stalin and other controversial leaders.<\/p>\n

\n

Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n

list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n

Asked by France Football magazine how he felt about the memes, Mbappe acknowledged the humour, but said he didn\u2019t like being compared to figures associated with tragedies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a part of it that\u2019s funny because you can tell that, for some people, it\u2019s good-natured,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s also a part that\u2019s a little less funny because we know the damage that people like that have caused throughout history. Being compared to people who murder others, or who have made millions and millions of people miserable \u2026 I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve done that in my life. So there\u2019s a mixture of things.\u201d<\/p>\n

The France striker, whose 22 all-time World Cup goals overtook Lionel Messi\u2019s\u00a0record, added: \u201cI know it\u2019s done in a light-hearted way and that it doesn\u2019t go that far, but sometimes it shows a lack of political and human awareness among people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mbappe was reminded that his France teammate Ousmane Dembele gave him the nickname \u201cMobut,\u201d a reference to the former autocratic leader Mobutu Sese Seko of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Ousmane, it\u2019s something is different,\u201d Mbappe said. \u201cHe picked it up from social media. With him, it\u2019s just a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\n
Source link <\/a><\/p>\n

\n
\n \n
\n \n \"Happy\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Happy <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n \n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Sad\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Sad <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Excited\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Excited <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Sleepy\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Sleepy <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n \n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Angry\"\n <\/a>\n
Angry<\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Surprise\"\n <\/a>\n
Surprise<\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

France international and World Cup record holder Kylian Mbappe speaks out over memes using his image during 2026 edition. Published On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026 Kylian Mbappe didn\u2019t fully enjoy the flurry of AI memes depicting him as a dictator on social media during the World Cup. The France star was portrayed in military…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-international-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t