The deputy of La France Insoumise (LFI), Sébastien Delogu, is at the center of a controversy after sharing a video montage on Twitter, accused of conveying anti-Semitic content. This video, from a cutscene from the video game League of Legends (LoL), features an epic fight where the faces of members of the New Popular Front (NFP) and their adversaries are superimposed on characters from the game.
The video montage, originally posted by a controversial account, includes a scene where a pizza cooked in a “stone oven” appears. This image scandalized some Internet users, who see it as a reference to the crematorium ovens used during the Shoah to exterminate millions of Jews. This accusation of anti-Semitism caused a wave of indignation on social networks.
The broadcast of this video by an elected official of the Republic sparked numerous reactions. Several politicians, including members of LFI, have condemned the sharing of this content. Associations fighting against anti-Semitism also expressed their shock and disapproval, calling for sanctions against Sébastien Delogu.
Questioned by France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Sébastien Delogu expressed his incomprehension about the controversy: “I post videos to feed social networks. People are always making a fuss. » Although he was not the author of the video montage, Delogu declared that this pizza referred to those “brought during the negotiations of the union of the left,” a fact reported by Libération and widely distributed on the networks social.
Wishing to “avoid any confusion,” Sébastien Delogu finally removed the video from his social networks on Wednesday June 26. In the meantime, he had shared another version where the “stone oven” pizza had been replaced by a “kebab pizza.” »
This affair comes in a context of increased vigilance against anti-Semitism in France. The dissemination of potentially hateful content by elected officials or public figures raises questions about the responsibility and vigilance necessary in the use of social networks.
The incident involving Sébastien Delogu recalls the importance of the responsibility of elected officials in the dissemination of content on social networks. While criticism and calls for sanctions are increasing, this affair could have repercussions on Delogu’s political career and on the image of La France Insoumise.
Hector M.
