People Think Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Is Hot Now

It seems social media is bent on recreating the post-March 2020 meme experience as swiftly as possible. Just days after actress AnnaLynne McCord did her very best to top the cringeworthiness of Gal Gadot's "Imagine" video with a slam poem apologizing to Vladimir Putin for not being his mother, social media users are now having a Cuomosexual moment over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

BREAKING: every woman in your life now has at least a small crush on Volodymyr Zelenskyy and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it

— Emma Salisbury (@salisbot) February 27, 2022

Zelenskyy has emerged as a strong leader in the eyes of the world amidst Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Last week, he shared a video from the streets of Kyiv despite Western offers to airlift him out of the country as a show of defiance against Russian aggression, despite being believed to be Russian forces' "No. 1 target."

The video propelled Zelenskyy to international stardom and online virality. The President, a former comedian (who actually voiced Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian dubs of the Paddington films), has even united American politicians behind him, with Newsweek reporting that Republican and Democratic congresspeople, as well as Fox News and CNN, have all praised Zelenskyy in the wake of his leadership. Unfortunately, it now follows that commenters are posting about their uncontrollable sexual attraction to him, leading to a wave of thirst directed at the President.

Anyone else think Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hot af?! 😍 pic.twitter.com/EQ6yZ8LpYH

— Melissa 🇬🇧🇺🇦 #BackBoris (@Melissa5857) February 27, 2022

Zelenskyy is hot. There. I said it

— Emery (@EmeryEXP) February 27, 2022

zelenskiy is hot I’ll fucken say it, do I get to say this even if his country is under attack by a murderous psychopath

— Kelly 🌋🕺🏻🇺🇦 (@kellybsabbath) February 26, 2022

Anyone else have a crush on Zelenskyy? Asking for a friend 😏

— Jill🌻🇺🇦 (@jhgurf) February 26, 2022

We are captivated by Zelenskyy. I’ve never had this kinda crush on a politician -- just absolute admiration and astonishment at his integrity, courage, and humanity. He’s kinda cute, too. https://t.co/c6zg7Ju76V

— Steffani Cameron, Deep State Operative 🇺🇦 (@SnarkySteff) February 26, 2022

The sentiment is reminiscent of the feelings many people expressed about former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as his daily briefings about the situation created a sense of stability and calm for many in the most uncertain hour of 2020. The "Cuomosexual" movement was not remembered fondly for a variety of reasons, and many felt the same pangs of cringe from that era.

People need to be normal about Zelenskyy. Please I'm begging you to be normal about Zelenskyy

— Dr. Jessica ; dumbass, now a gamer for some reason (@BadPostsLLC) February 28, 2022

something deeply psychically weird about cis white women talking about their crushes on zelenskyy on here, a lot to parse

— Meghna Jayanth (@betterthemask) February 28, 2022

every time I see some lib say "omg I have a crush on Zelenskyy" I cringe so hard I pull a muscle

please stop I'm in so much pain

— Amelia Baeddelia (she/her) (@autogynamelia) February 28, 2022

Zelensky dickriding is especially crazy since most of y’all didn’t even know who he was before like last week

— Marxist Lynchist (@dklmarxist) February 28, 2022

All that's left to do is organize a clap for Ukraine and social media will have recreated the first three months of the pandemic in record time.