Gallery: The many faces of Kim Jong-un

Emo Kim Jong-un.

Yet another Kim Jong-Un Photoshop meme is gaining momentum on the web. Microblogs are providing ample stage time for lobbing jokes at North Korea following the recent pun-friendly failed missile launch. On the other hand, there are serious human rights atrocities happening daily in the DPRK. Where do we draw the line between humor and moral negligence?

On one side of the coin, North Korean society and their leaders have become totally alien to contemporary culture after more than 50 years of isolation. Their actions are increasingly easy to ridicule, because they are completely incomprehensible to an outsider's state of mind. The official photos are almost as easy targets as the candid ones.

Add to that the latest Great Leader Supreme Leader Young General does, admittedly, look a lot like The Simpsons' Üter Zörker, and humor often feels like the only human reaction available of which to respond.

The other side, of course, is that the blatant human rights violations of the North Korean regime should never, ever be taken lightly. The atrocities being committed are increasingly documented and distributed, so ignorance is definitely not an excuse. Regardless, for ordinary citizens from any walk of life, it is hard to gauge the proper reaction. As The Economist succinctly put it, "Perhaps the scale of the atrocity numbs moral outrage."

Luckily, there is an outlet for most any reaction. Need a clever quip from the mouth of Kim himself? Well, you have @KimJongNumberUn. Rather leave the jokes behind for serious journalistic reporting? Then, check out these books or these academic reports. Fall somewhere in between? Well, you have this DPRK-based novel or, of course, Weibo.

Kim Jong-un as re-imagined by filmmaker Zhang Zhou.

Kim Jong-un as Android 19 of Dragon Ball Z.

Kim Jong-un as a Chinese official with a combover.

As Majin Buu of Dragon Ball Z.

Kim Jong-un as North Korean football star, Jone Tae-se (who famously cried during the DPRK's national anthem at the 2010 World Cup).

Shanghaiist

You might also like：

Strong words don't mean break with N.Korea
Seen on Reddit: Kim Jong-un & Sarah Jessica Parker's new movie
Why China can't persuade N.Korea alone
Kim Jong-un inspected 842 troop of the Korean People's Army
Unverified information: Kim Jong Un assassinated in Beijing
无觅
Read More @ Source

Masterpieces of Chinese Traditional Music

All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.

List Price: $ 14.99 Price: $ 9.98



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Top 10 nude models in China

Image
Nudity in art and nude modeling were introduced into China almost one century ago. When famed Chinese painter Liu Haisu became the first to initiate a figure drawing course at a Shanghai art school in 1917, he immediately triggered public uproar and widespread controversy in regards to nude modeling. Since then, China has become much more open to nude modeling, especially when we think back on the 1928 slashing of a nude model by her father for posing for internationally renowned Chinese photographer Lang Jingshan who took the country's first artistic nude shot . However, even though the Chinese have gotten more at ease with the idea of modeling in the nude since 1928, it still remains quite the controversial career path to take in China. Every time some nude picture appears, the public nudity debate gets stirred up again and sometimes violence may even ensue. Some think that it's shameful and the models just get naked for the so-called sake of art to make easy-money and ...
Keep reading

From waste leather to drug capsules: Toxic gelatin factory exposed in Hebei

Image
The latest item on the toxic food list in China is drug capsules made of industrial gelatin extracted from bleached waste leathers. Such capsules can cause cancer due to high level of chromium resulting from leather tanning processing. As of now, China has banned the sale of 13 drugs and arrested 22 for allegedly making and selling capsules made from discarded leather. Below are pictures from Xue Yang Ming Gelatin Protein Factory in Hengshui, Hebei Pronvice. The factory was reported to sell waste leather gelatin to drug capsule manufacturers in Zhejiang Province. Waste leather, aka, “blue leather” “Blue leathers” soaked for days so that they are “white” and puffed up Soaking plates for waster leather Brewing facilities Warehouse Waste leather stocks Waste water from the factory The head of the factory has already been arrested and workshops shut down China media: Boao and Taiwan China's Li Keqiang has exchanged good wishes with Taiwan's Wu Den-yih Monday's newspapers repo...
Keep reading

China raises rare earth exports

Image
18 May 2012 Last updated at 00:00 ET China said 10,680 tonnes would be added to the quota on top of 10,546 tonnes initially issued China has allowed more companies to export rare earths, increasing the quotas set by the government, after they met environment standards. It has increased rare earth export quotas by 10,680 tonnes, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. The announcement brings the total quotas issued so far this year to 21,226 tonnes. Rare earths are a collection of 17 elements used in products from smartphones to hybrid cars. China, the biggest miner of rare earths, capped exports at 30,184 tonnes last year. It said the quotas were designed to conserve resources and protect the environment. Beijing is embroiled in trade disputes with the US, Japan and the European Union over its control of rare earths. However, only about half of last year's quota was used, according to the ministry. China normally allocates rare earth resources in two s...
Keep reading