Via Eric Zorn, AP reports:
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."
I hope they mistakenly used pictures of Margaret Cho as KJU--that would be extra funny.
Posted by: Ruth | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 01:44 AM
One of the early symptoms of dementia is the inability to comprehend satire/sarcasm...
Posted by: JulieB | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 08:40 PM