Sexiest Man Alive?


And you thought that Beth Mason, Tim Occhipinti and their operative, um... what's-his-name, were the only ones who confused satire and reality?

GA busted a gut on this one: the daily newspaper in the People's Republic of China (and the Communist Party's official paper) republished an article from America's satirical The Onion- but didn't get the joke. No, they proudly trumpeted that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, was named the 'Sexiest Man Alive." Unlike GA, with it's 1,200 or so hits a day, The People's Daily has a circulation 3 or 4 million. Here it is, from the People's Daily website:


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. 

Now, GA understands how humor gets lost in cross-cultural translation; I lived in Japan for a few years and had my share of those misunderstandings.

But what's the excuse for this idiot's Shakespearean soliloquy of  GA's Dear FBI  Letter No. 4? 

Comments

  1. If Occipinti is going to continue his Mason-funded political career, he'd better understand the role of satire in political discourse, which is protected under the first amendment and has been with us since the inception of the republic.

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