The 2018 Winter Olympics were in full swing and Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and head of their Propaganda and Agitation Department, had bizarrely become a liberal media darling. Despite the fact her job entailed censorship and glorifying public executions, numerous outlets had
The 2018 Winter Olympics were in full swing and Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and head of their Propaganda and Agitation Department, had bizarrely become a liberal media darling. Despite the fact her job entailed censorship and glorifying public executions, numerous outlets had touted her for “stealing the show,” winning “diplomatic gold,” being the “Ivanka Trump of North Korea,” and hyping the extremely creepy North Korean cheerleading corp.
CNN, who has a history of climbing into bed with murderous regimes (Iraq and Saddam Hussein) to stay relevant, was one of the more notable outlets singing North Korea’s praises. On Saturday, three reporters published a disgustingly gooey puff piece about the North Korean gulag queen « stealing the show » at the Olympics.
That was in addition to another piece where CNN ran the headline touting: “ North Korea is winning the Olympics –and it’s not because of sports. ” “ This time around, however, the North has gotten the kind of publicity money can’t buy, ” reporter Jamie Tarabay gushed. “ Her historic visit to the South — the first of any member of the ruling Kim family — generated significant media attention, gracing news broadcasts and front pages across the world. ”
The Washington Post, whose pompous tagline was “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” glorified the North Korean censorship head as the “Ivanka Trump” of the regime and “political princess.” “ Here she was, a political princess, but the North Korean “first sister” had none of the hallmarks of power and wealth that Koreans south of the divide have come to expect, ” they boasted. “ In looks-obsessed South Korea, many 20-something women list plastic surgery and brand-name bags as life goals.
