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N2NH
11-27-2012, 08:41 PM
China gets caught by The Onion (who hasn't at least once?)


FROM: The People's Daily Online:

Edited and translated by Zhang Qian, People's Daily Online

U.S. website The Onion has named North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive for the year 2012".

"With his devastatingly handsome, round face, his boyish charm, and his strong, sturdy frame, this Pyongyang-bred heartthrob is every woman's dream come true. Blessed with an air of power that masks an unmistakable cute, cuddly side, Kim made this newspaper's editorial board swoon with his impeccable fashion sense, chic short hairstyle, and, of course, that famous smile," it said.

"He has that rare ability to somehow be completely adorable and completely macho at the same time," said Marissa Blake-Zweiber, editor of The Onion Style and Entertainment.

Followed by 55 Pages on Mr. Sexy (http://english.people.com.cn/102774/8036924.html)


It’s probably happened to most of us, we see a headline from the satirical site, The Onion (http://theonion.com), and it captures us. We devour the headline, incredulous that that person could actually say or do that. Eventually, someone points out to us that the article is actually a joke. We back away, red-faced and tail between our legs. We’re in good company. The most recent edition of The Onion (http://www.theonion.com/articles/kim-jongun-named-the-onions-sexiest-man-alive-for,30379/?ref=auto) went over roughly a billion heads when they named North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Un, its “Sexiest Person Alive.” It didn’t take long for the “news” to spread across the globe, only the Chinese weren’t laughing. They very proudly proclaimed that an American publication recognized Kim for his baby-faced sexual prowess. In fact, the Chinese Communist Paper, The People’s Daily (http://english.people.com.cn/102774/8036924.html), ran a 55-page spread of images of the man the Onion called,
“Devastatingly handsome, round face, his boyish charm, and his strong, sturdy frame, this Pyongyang-bred heartthrob is every woman’s dream come true. Blessed with an air of power that masks an unmistakable cute, cuddly side, Kim made this newspaper’s editorial board swoon with his impeccable fashion sense, chic short hairstyle, and, of course, that famous smile.



The Onion: 1 Billion Served
(http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/11/27/china-is-punked-by-the-onion-who-named-north-korea-leader-sexiest-man-alive/)China Is Punked By The Onion, Who Named North Korea Leader ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/11/27/china-is-punked-by-the-onion-who-named-north-korea-leader-sexiest-man-alive/)

W7XF
11-28-2012, 01:06 AM
Kim Jong Un.....yeah, I'd hit that! :spin:
Cute young cub. And my gaydar report: 5x9

W3WN
11-28-2012, 11:05 AM
Kim Jong Un.....yeah, I'd hit that! :spin:
Cute young cub. And my gaydar report: 5x9He's all yours. Have fun.

N2NH
11-28-2012, 11:23 AM
He's all yours. Have fun.

Yeh. If I was gay he'd make me straight. :P

NQ6U
11-28-2012, 01:17 PM
Kim Jong Un [...] my gaydar report: 5x9

I mentioned your post to the XYL and she said "I just figured everyone already knew. It's so obvious that he's gay."

WØTKX
11-28-2012, 05:24 PM
I'd be careful, he has been known to shoot his unguided missile.

kb2vxa
11-28-2012, 06:28 PM
You forgot to mention one thing, North Korea has no Seoul.

N2NH
11-30-2012, 08:42 AM
You forgot to mention one thing, North Korea has no Seoul.

Apparently not.


To some readers the Kim spread - which showed him riding horses, shaking soldiers' hands, clapping, waving - was an embarrassment.
"The People's Daily congratulates Mr. Kim Jung-un as the sexiest man in the world and the whole world is laughing," microblogger "Fu Laidi" said on Weibo.
"I just want to know if the editor was fired or not ... according to China's news rules, this is a very serious accident ... all the foreign media are laughing at us," wrote "Zhen Ye Ku Shami".
At least one user took pity on the People's Daily.
"You know how hard it is to pick positive news about North Korea?" wrote "Hacintosh". "When they finally find one, no matter what, they just put it on online."
The People's Daily print edition feeds readers a steady diet of pro-forma propaganda, including reports on the activities of China's leaders, texts of state policies and feel-good tales of model workers.

These guys are weird. You think they'd learn the first time? Nope:


If the spoof article was mistaken for being genuine it would not be a first for China (http://uk.reuters.com/places/china)'s tightly controlled media.In 2002, the Beijing Evening News ran a story quoting The Onion about the U.S. Congress threatening to leave Washington D.C. for Memphis or Charlotte unless the city gave it a new Capitol building with a retractable dome.


They're worse than Iran.

Reuters: China party mouthpiece ridiculed after missing "sexy" Kim joke (http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/oukoe-uk-china-northkorea-kim-idUKBRE8AQ0Y320121128)