Teh One Who Knocks
11-17-2016, 12:15 PM
BY Brian Lisi - The NY Daily News
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Slim Jong-un he is not.
North Korean officials have asked China to censor the phrase "Kim Fatty the Third" online in reference to their large leader, according to the Guardian.
The nickname for Kim Jong-un is reportedly popular among younger Chinese internet users at a time of ongoing frustration with their perpetually erratic, nuclear neighbor. As of this week, the insult has been wiped off search engine Baidu and the social media network Weibo.
"Kim Fatty the Third" is a play both on the rotundness of the seemingly pre-diabetic dictator as well as his placement in his family, his rule following the deaths of his father, Kim Jong-il, and grandfather, Kim Il-sung.
Other popular insults include "Kim Fat Fatty" and "Kim Abundant III."
The isolated country has had a history marked by famine while its leaders have had no problems packing on the pounds. As recent as March, an editorial in the official newspaper of North Korea's governing political party warned these hardships would intensify, saying, "We may have to go on an arduous march, a time when we will again have to eat the roots of grass."
Jong-un was recently in the news amid reports that his wife, Ri Sol-ju, has not been seen in public for seven months, prompting jokes that he ate her.
http://i.imgur.com/39EUNbLl.jpg
Slim Jong-un he is not.
North Korean officials have asked China to censor the phrase "Kim Fatty the Third" online in reference to their large leader, according to the Guardian.
The nickname for Kim Jong-un is reportedly popular among younger Chinese internet users at a time of ongoing frustration with their perpetually erratic, nuclear neighbor. As of this week, the insult has been wiped off search engine Baidu and the social media network Weibo.
"Kim Fatty the Third" is a play both on the rotundness of the seemingly pre-diabetic dictator as well as his placement in his family, his rule following the deaths of his father, Kim Jong-il, and grandfather, Kim Il-sung.
Other popular insults include "Kim Fat Fatty" and "Kim Abundant III."
The isolated country has had a history marked by famine while its leaders have had no problems packing on the pounds. As recent as March, an editorial in the official newspaper of North Korea's governing political party warned these hardships would intensify, saying, "We may have to go on an arduous march, a time when we will again have to eat the roots of grass."
Jong-un was recently in the news amid reports that his wife, Ri Sol-ju, has not been seen in public for seven months, prompting jokes that he ate her.