Lost in Translation?

In a hilarious if increasingly common example of a real newspaper taking a satirical newspaper seriously, the People’s Daily—the website for the Communist Party of China’s newspaper—published a story on Tuesday congratulating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on being named 2012’s “Sexiest Man Alive” by the Onion .

“U.S. website The Onion has named North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un as the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ for the year 2012,” the story announces before quoting the Onion’s sarcastic write-up:

“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.

The accompanying 55-page slideshow includes images of Kim in varying degrees of sexiness—riding a horse , posing with military leaders , aiming a rifle , riding a horse and, uh, riding a horse.

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One Response to Lost in Translation?

  1. Ben W. says:

    Ahhh, The Onion, fooling people who have no concept of satire for years.

    During the time when the Harry Potter books were enormously popular, the pastor at the church I attended preached against the books because of an article he read about how it was converting kids to satanism. The source of that article was none other than this:
    http://www.theonion.com/articles/harry-potter-boo

    For a multitude of reasons, I didn't attend that church much longer…

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