mandag 5. mars 2012

Kim Jong-Un looking at things - by Ida Maria Saxebøl


Kim Jong-Un Looking at Things

The Kim Jong-Un looking at things-meme actually started out with a number of pictures showing his father, Kim Jong-Il looking at different things. The photos of the late North Korean leader show him inspecting a number of different facilities, published by the government of North Korea to give the impression of a dedicated leader. The photos were soon published on a Tumblr-blog called ”Kim Jong-ll Looking at Things.”

  looking at a cafeteria                   looking at potatoes
Kim Jong-Il looking at cafeteria.                             Kim Jong-Il looking at potatoes.

After being posted on Reddit in early December 2010, the blog was soon discover by several well-known online medias and the meme had its peak in December 2010.




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After the death of Kim Jong-Il, his son Kim Jong-Un took over as the leader of North Korea, and soon after, the state-run Korean Central News Agency started publishing pictures of the new leader also looking at things. This lead to the blog www.kimjongunlookingatthings.tumblr.com, which is updated as soon as North Korea posts a new photo of the “brilliant comrade and great successor” looking at something new.

        looking at a big cheese              looking at bath water
Kim Jong-Un looking at a big cheese.        Kim Jong-Un looking at bath water.

              looking at a guitar
Kim Jong-Un looking at gym floor.                        Kim Jong-Un looking at guitar.

This meme peaked in December 2011, but has kept on being somewhat popular the first few months of 2012.





Ida Maria Saxebøl

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