Kim Jong Un 'sexiest man alive'

28 Nov 2012, 6:31 pm   -   Source: AAP
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China's Communist Party online newspaper fails to recognise the satire in The Onion's naming of North Korea's Kim Jong Un as the sexiest man alive.

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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 realising 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 heart-throb 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 US 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.

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oncewas - from bribie island, 6 months ago

Bugger. This means that Kim is sexier than I am?

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Alex Ovenden - from Highett, Melbourne, 6 months ago

Actually, the Chinese might have more of a sense of humour than we give credit for. I mean, seriously, out of the tens of thousands in their news industry who can understand english perfectly well, none of them realise that The Onion is satirical? That is insulting. From what I have read, China doesn't regard N Korea as a useful or valuable ally. They know that if the two Koreas reunified, they'd slant towards the US, which is hardly what the Chinese would want. Better to make fun of Kim.

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