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China takes "Onion" article seriously
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...144736602.html
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: Quote:
Of course, this isn't the first time the Onion's sarcasm has been lost in translation. In 2002, the Beijing Evening News picked up an Onion story asserting the U.S. Congress would leave Washington "unless a new Capitol is built." In September 2011, Capitol Police in Washington were forced to investigate after the Onion's Twitter feed teased a satirical article—"Congress Takes Group of Schoolchildren Hostage"—with a series of tweets proclaiming breaking news of a hostage situation inside the Capitol building. A month later, the Onion caused real confusion when it published a satirical story—"Study Finds Every Style of Parenting Produces Disturbed, Miserable Adults"—that cited the California Parenting Institute in its findings. The real institute was soon deluged with emails and phone calls from concerned residents. And in September, Iranian news agency Fars plagiarized an Onion story that claimed an "overwhelming majority of rural white Americans" would prefer Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over President Barack Obama. |
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11-28-2012, 07:44 AM | #4 |
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I'm sure they are loving this!
Reminds me of when the Chinese tried to use Top Gun scenes as footage of their "state of the art fighterjet" |
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11-28-2012, 07:52 AM | #5 |
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I would, the whole damn thing!
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11-28-2012, 08:01 AM | #6 |
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He is not a bad looking guy.
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11-28-2012, 08:09 AM | #7 |
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11-28-2012, 08:13 AM | #8 |
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What’s he doing riding a fine meal like that? /The rest of North Korea
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11-28-2012, 10:10 AM | #9 |
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Meanwhile, Bill O'Reilly discusses "Gangnam Style" with a Boston Psychiatrist!
http://tinyurl.com/dxqzocx |
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Hilarious.
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I didn't know that Margret Cho had been made supreme leader of NK.
It's nice to see them take a step forward with women's rights. |
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Im pretty sure O'Reilly is the Onion of FN
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Its really too bad he's just as nuts as dad.
China still has a dumb, aggressive dog to unleash from time to time. Oh, and L.M.A.O. at bill and ablow. |
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