Kim Yo Jung: Viral TikToks Explain Why You Shouldn't Stan

Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, is about to become one of the the ... Xiao hopes we don't see Kim Yo Jong stans become more of a meme ... SkipToContent Utilizamoscookies,própriosedeterceiros,queoreconhecemeidentificamcomoumusuárioúnico,paragarantiramelhorexperiênciadenavegação,personalizarconteúdoeanúncios,emelhorarodesempenhodonossositeeserviços. EssesCookiesnospermitemcoletaralgunsdadospessoaissobrevocê,comosuaIDexclusivaatribuídaaoseudispositivo,endereçodeIP,tipodedispositivoenavegador,conteúdosvisualizadosououtrasaçõesrealizadasusandonossosserviços,paíseidiomaselecionados,entreoutros.Parasabermaissobrenossapolíticadecookies,acesselink. Casonãoconcordecomousocookiesdessaforma,vocêdeveráajustarasconfiguraçõesdeseunavegadoroudeixardeacessaronossositeeserviços.Aocontinuarcomanavegaçãoemnossosite,vocêaceitaousodecookies. Aceito Pool/GettyImages Followingstill-unconfirmedreportsthatNorthKoreanleaderKimJongUnmaybeinpoorhealth—orevendead—manyeyesarefallingonhissister,KimYoJong,asapossiblesuccessor.Therepressiveandsecretivedictatorshiphasbeenruledbythreeconsecutivemenfromthesamefamilysince1948withKimJongUn,36,assumingpowerin2011afterhisfather'sdeath.Throughpropagandaandapersonalitycult,NorthKoreansaretaughtthefamilymembersaredivinefigures.Withnonewsstillaboutherbrother'sstatus,observersarewonderingwhetherKimYoJongcouldbethenextleaderifhedies.Theideaisnotimpossible.InadditiontobeingamemberoftheKimfamily,she'sbelievedtohavebeenpartoftheregime'spropagandadepartment,andshehasbeenamemberofthecountry'sPolitburo.She'salsoslowlyadoptedabiggerinternationalprofile,attendingtheUS–NorthKoreasummitsandthe2018WinterOlympics,whereshewasseatednexttoVicePresidentMikePence—anincidentthatpromptedsomeill-advisedadorationofitsown.ButtalkofKimYoJong'spossiblerisetopowerhasbecomesomethingofamemeonlineinthelastweek. davidfrancehater @dykeprivilege feltlikethenewgirlbossofnorthkoreakimyojongdeservedafancamsoImadeherone 10:18PM-25Apr2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Peopleonsocialmedia,particularlyTwitter,madefanartandvideosabouther,manyofwhichwentviral. mario’snaughtybrother @luigimelekrause Behindeverypowerfulman,isawoman.KimYo-Jonghasbeenchasingthebagallalong😳queentings. Ps.Don’tmakemyfirstfancamflop #KimJongUn#KIMJONGUNDEAD 08:02PM-25Apr2020 Reply Retweet Favorite "TheInternetLikesKimYoJongaLittleTooMuch,"declaredaheadlineinForeignPolicymagazineonThursday.Forthemostpart,though,thesevideoswerejustmeantasironicand~edgy~jokes. FallopianStan @FallopianStan i’mwaitingfortheannouncementthatKimYoJongisthenextsupremeleaderofNorthKorea💕 05:54AM-26Apr2020 Reply Retweet Favorite AlthoughtherehasalsobeenafairbitofspeculativefanfictionabouthowsheandUSPresidentDonaldTrumpmightgetalong. ᴀʀᴛᴛᴀᴠᴀɴᴀ @arttavana KimJong-un’ssister,KimYo-jong,isabouttobecomeoneofthethemostGoogledpeopleontheplanet.Shealsolookslikeshe'sgoingtocompletelyownTrumpineverypossiblenegotiationscenario... 12:03AM-26Apr2020 Reply Retweet Favorite PJEHLICH @p_ehlich #TrumpInB&W:Rumorsareswirling,thatKimJong-unhasdied.Ifso,thepotentialnewleader,ofNKorea,couldbeTrump'sworstnightmare.MeetKimYoJong. 07:40PM-24Apr2020 Reply Retweet Favorite HarryTurtledove @HNTurtledove CanjustimagineDonaldTrump'sfacewhenKimYoJongtellshimtopissuparope. Imean,Donalddoesn’tlikeuppitywomenreporters,ffs. What'shegonnadowhenKimYoJongisall,"Okay,asshole,youdon’tlikeit,let’stakePittsburghoffthemap!" 01:37PM-26Apr2020 Reply Retweet Favorite JonasHjermitslev @JonasHG1988 IfKimYoJonggetsinchargeofNorthKoreaafterherbrother,youbestbelieveshewillnuketheeverlovingfuckoutofAmericaifTrumpcallsheranythingnegative. Thispicturetotallyradiates"powerlesbian,don'tfuckwithme"energy#KimYoJong 11:20PM-25Apr2020 Reply Retweet Favorite OnMonday,JayXiao,a21-year-oldstudyingpoliticsatNewYorkUniversity,gotfedup.ShedecidedtomakeaTikTokcallingpeopleoutforstanjokesaboutamemberofarulingfamilythatenslavesitscitizens,publiclyexecutesthousands,andsendspeopletogulagswhereunspeakableatrocitiesarecommitted."Ididnotknowthisneededtobesaiduntiltoday,butcany'allnotstanpossiblenext-in-linedictators,please?"shesaidinthefirstofatwo-partTikToksheposted. @jbirxdidkwhoneedstohearthisbutplsstop🙃iamthisclosetodeletingmytwitterlmao##fyp##foryou##minitutorials♬originalsound-jbirxd Sheadded,"Cany'allevenimaginepoliticalscientistsoranthropologistshavingtoexplainthisshitinthefuture?Orifworldhistorystudentshadtowriteanessayaboutthisanimefanart?"Ify'allhavetostanvillains,sticktofictionalones!" @jbirxdthistopsthelistof“videosineverthoughtihadtomake”🙃##fyp##foryou##minitutorials♬originalsound-jbirxd HerTikTokshaveblownupandgarneredmorethan1.2millionviews.ThevastmajorityofcommentscamefrompeopleagreeingwithXiaoandthankingherforspeakingup.Butshe'salsogottenaslewofhatemessagesandcomments,includingonesfromKimYoJong"stanaccounts."Ofcourse,mostofthemweredoingitasabit,butXiaosaiditstilldisturbedher."Therewerepeopleaccusingmeofbeingtheruineroffun...andsayingbecauseit’ssatireit’ssomehowabovecritique,"XiaotoldBuzzFeedNews."Irejectthatnotion."Sheadded,"It’sverydifficulttodecipherthesatirefrombeingserious,butIsawacommentthatwaslike,‘Shecouldabusemyhumanrightsandsteponme.'AndIwaslike,god!"Evenweirder,manyofthecommentshavebeenpeoplepraisingKimYoJong'sappearanceandaccusingXiaoofbeing"jealous"ofherlooks."Igotmessageslike,‘You’rejustjealousbecausewethinkshe’scute,’"shesaid."Theykeptdebatingwhethershewasattractive,andthatdrivesmecrazybecausethat’snotthepoint.That’sthefarthestthingfromthepoint." JayXiao XiaosaidsheseesraciststereotypesaboutAsianwomenattherootofsomeofthefixationontheNorthKoreanpolitician'slooks."It’salsothisfetishizationofEastAsianwoman,thinkingofherascutesyandnonthreateningandsortofinfantilizingher,"shesaid."Wheninfactthelittleinformationwedoknowaboutherwouldsuggestshe’sanintelligent,crediblethreatwhoplaysaprettysignificantrole[intheregime]."Also,thestyleofthefanartwaskindofracist,"sheadded."You’rethrowinginalotofstereotypicalJapaneseanimetermsaboutaKoreanwoman,andthere’salotofhypersexualizedthingsthatpeoplesayabouther."Asacherryontopofthestereotypes,anumberofcommenterstoldXiaoshelookslikeKimYoJong,eventhoughshe'snotevenKorean—she'sChineseAmerican."Ithinktheyjustweresayingthattomesswithme,orbecausewe’rebothAsianwomenwithshorthair,"shesaid.Xiaohopeswedon'tseeKimYoJongstansbecomemoreofameme—especiallyifshedoes,infact,becometheleaderofNorthKorea."I’mnotsayingyoucan’tmakeanypoliticalsatireorjokes,butthere’saverybigdifferencebetweengoodsatireandbadsatire,"shesaid."Itbecomesbadsatirewhenit’salmostinterchangeablewithpositivepropaganda." NORTHKOREA PSA:KimJongUn'sSisterIsNotYourNewFaveShadeQueen.She'sAGarbageMonster. JuliaReinstein·Feb.10,2018 Here’sABreakdownOfWhat'sBeingReportedAboutKimJongUn’sHealth GinaRushton·April21,2020 NorthKoreaHasn’tReportedAnyCasesOfTheCoronavirus.TheTruthCouldBeVeryDifferent. MeghaRajagopalan·March12,2020 Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Copy Copy TopicsInThisArticle NorthKorea JuliaReinsteinisareporterforBuzzFeedNewsandisbasedinNewYork. [email protected]. Gotaconfidentialtip?Submitithere. DavidMackisaseniorbreakingnewsreporterforBuzzFeedNewsandisbasedinNewYork. [email protected]. ABuzzFeedNewsinvestigation,inpartnershipwiththeInternationalConsortiumofInvestigativeJournalists,basedonthousandsofdocumentsthegovernmentdidn'twantyoutosee. Close