"Fatso Kim the Third" blocked in China

Scarlet & Black 2016-11-18

Summary:

On microblogs and on social media in China, it was well nigh universal to call the ruler of North Korea Jīn sān pàng 金三胖 ("Kim Third Fat" [referring to Kim Jung-un, third in the line of Kims following his father Kim Jung-il and his grandfather Kim Il-sung]) — until the North Korean government caught wind […]

Link:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=29354

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Tags:

humor

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

11/18/2016, 09:05

Date published:

11/16/2016, 20:08