China's Communist Party newspaper falls for Onion story about Kim Jung Un

[tlongII]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/11...ntcmp=features




BEIJING – The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" -- not realizing it is satire.

The People's Daily on Tuesday ran a 55-page photo spread on its website in a tribute to the round-faced leader, under the headline "North Korea's top leader named The Onion's Sexiest Man Alive for 2012."

Quoting the Onion's spoof report, the Chinese newspaper wrote: ""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," the People's Daily cited the Onion as saying.

The photos the People's Daily selected include Kim on horseback squinting into the light and Kim waving towards a military parade. In other photos, Kim is wearing sunglasses and smiling, or touring a facility with his wife.

People's Daily could not immediately be reached for comment. A man who answered the phone at the newspaper's duty office said he did not know anything about the report and requested queries be directed to their newsroom on Wednesday morning.

It is not the first time a state-run Chinese newspaper has fallen for a fictional report by The Onion.

In 2002, the Beijing Evening News, one of the capital city's biggest tabloids at the time, published as news the fictional account that the U.S. Congress wanted a new building and that it might leave Washington. The Onion article was a deadpan spoof of the way sports teams threaten to leave cities in order to get new stadiums.

[Latarian Milton]

s just too dumb to realize the true meanings hebind the words, especially when the media is completely manipulated by the dummie government. you might spew some right at their face satirically and obliquely, and they'll take it as aclaimation. however when you wanna have a serious talk with them they will think it as an insult and start to bully you like you've stolen their candies. china seems a big country but never behaves like one imho

[CubanMustGo]

What they have a problem understanding is how some governments allow their citizenry/businesses to publish whatever they want* on the intrawebs, especially opinions critical of said governments.

* - OK, almost anything they want