North Korea calls Obama a "monkey in a tropical forest"

[Tender Branson]

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30608179

[Paul Kemp]

Kim's taking talking points from the American right now?

[Tender Branson]

Kim's taking talking points from the American KKK-AmeriKKKans right now?

[King]

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[Middle-aged Europe]

That's nothing particularly new for North Korea. It's the standard mode for NK propganda to describe enemies of the regime as subhuman or degenerate.

Back in May they had released a statement describing Obama as someone sho "does not even have the basic appearances of a human being" and that "it would be perfect for Obama to live with a group of monkeys in the world’s largest African natural zoo and lick the breadcrumbs thrown by spectators."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-korean-screed-against-obama-illustrates-race-based-worldview/2014/05/08/9bc7a68f-7b71-4110-b4f1-85ae05c92777_story.html

[Tender Branson]

Yeah, I wonder if North Korea hired Comical Ali (Baghdad Bob) ...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

In fairness much American 'commentary' on North Korea also relies heavily on racist tropes.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

This is like a middle school Facebook drama.

[afleitch]

In fairness much American 'commentary' on North Korea also relies heavily on racist tropes.

They are not lacist.

[Badger]

In fairness much American 'commentary' on North Korea also relies heavily on racist tropes.

Citation/example? Let alone one that approaches this degree?

[pbrower2a]

Kim's taking talking points from the American right now?

Even David DuKKKe avoids that one.

[Indy Texas]

In fairness much American 'commentary' on North Korea also relies heavily on racist tropes.

Citation/example? Let alone one that approaches this degree?

Seriously, it's not like we mock them for being terrible drivers and merging the L/R consonant.

It would be very difficult to attack the DPRK with racist tropes about Koreans without offending South Korea, which is a valuable US ally in that region.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

North Korea, the 4Chan trolls of world politics.

[IceSpear]

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LOL. Didn't Trump become the frontrunner in 2011 after he dabbled in birtherism?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

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[Landslide Lyndon]

No wonder that even China has a hard time tolerating these buffoons.

[pbrower2a]

No wonder that even China has a hard time tolerating these buffoons.

I suppose that the People's Republic of China already has a shadow government for northern Korea in the event of its most likely conflict.

[Cory]

Whatever.

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In fairness much American 'commentary' on North Korea also relies heavily on racist tropes.

Citation/example? Let alone one that approaches this degree?

There is a common racist refrain that Asians are all conformists, part of a collective "machine" that can't handle the individualism of the west.

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In fairness much American 'commentary' on North Korea also relies heavily on racist tropes.

But not South Korea?

[pbrower2a]

In fairness much American 'commentary' on North Korea also relies heavily on racist tropes.

But not South Korea?

South Korea has an open, market-driven economy. Its people must deal with foreigners. North Korea has a closed, command economy. Its people rarely see foreigners.   

North Korea is infamous for showing Americans with exaggerated characteristics, even ignoring diversity within America, in its educational system.  Its leadership fails to recognize how insulting the 'monkey' reference is, perhaps because it is unaccountable to anyone in North Korea.  Nobody dares tell this to the "Dear Leader".

[Pandaguineapig]

In fairness much American 'commentary' on North Korea also relies heavily on racist tropes.

But not South Korea?

South Korea has an open, market-driven economy. Its people must deal with foreigners. North Korea has a closed, command economy. Its people rarely see foreigners.   

North Korea is infamous for showing Americans with exaggerated characteristics, even ignoring diversity within America, in its educational system.  Its leadership fails to recognize how insulting the 'monkey' reference is, perhaps because it is unaccountable to anyone in North Korea.  Nobody dares tell this to the "Dear Leader".

I think they know how racist that was and that is why Korea's own Joffrey Lannister said it