Mbappé sorry for 'ill-judged' Mao remark after China backlash
Kylian Mbappé apologised for "ill-judged" comments about Mao Zedong that cost him deals with Chinese brands, saying he now understands they hurt many people in China. La Liga also apologised to Chinese fans for the remarks.
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Kylian Mbappé pediu desculpas pelos comentários “mal avaliados” sobre o falecido líder chinês Mao Tsé-Tung, que lhe custaram acordos com várias marcas chinesas.
O atacante do Real Madrid havia dito ao talk show francês The Bridge que o meme “que mais me faz rir é aquele em que aparece um vídeo de um cara, acho que é um ditador chinês…”, rindo enquanto o clipe cortava para uma imagem do seu rosto sobreposto a uma foto que lembra Mao.
A piada explora o apelido corrente que rotula Mbappé de “ditador” por causa da sua influência no jogo.
“Meu comentário foi mal avaliado, e agora entendo que magoou muitas pessoas na China e nas comunidades chinesas ao redor do mundo”, disse Mbappé em nota. “Peço desculpas a todos que minhas palavras incomodaram.”
A La Liga também pediu desculpas, dizendo que “lamenta profundamente a ofensa que os comentários recentes de Kylian Mbappé causaram aos torcedores chineses”.
As declarações foram mal recebidas na China, onde Mao continua reverenciado pelo Partido Comunista e onde um pequeno número de vozes favoráveis nas redes sociais se destacou em meio a uma internet rigidamente controlada, na qual se espera que temas sensíveis sigam a linha do partido.
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