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[-] Marsupial@quokk.au 24 points 1 year ago

“North Korea’s Kim”? What a bizarre way to title it.

[-] Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 12 points 1 year ago

There are two famous Kims and this is the NK one

[-] avater@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

who's the other ?

Kim Basinger? Kim Catrall? Kim Possible?

[-] Muscar@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago

Kim Nuts

Hah, Got 'eem!

[-] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago

keeping up with the jongdashians?

[-] PlantJam@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Seems fine to me. It'd be like saying "Mexico's López Obrador". It just seems unnecessary since Kim is more widely known and frequently in the news.

[-] Marsupial@quokk.au -4 points 1 year ago

“Americas Kennedy eats at a McDonalds”, first off which Kennedy? And does the country own him? It feels so unnatural to word it this way.

Now saying “North Koreas Leader” or “Kim Jong Un leader of North Korea” Yeah sure that sounds perfectly cromulent.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

If the US had a Kennedy who was head of state, it would be obvious and the form used in this title would work well. As, that is not the case, additional specificity is needed; that is not the case with regard to a foreign outlet reporting on the DPRK's head of state.

[-] Marsupial@quokk.au -3 points 1 year ago

Well it certainly is needed in North Koreas case because the whole family runs the show and there is often mention of Yo Jong ordering things around and Ju-ae seems to be groomed for next in line so she’ll be appearing more often in headlines going forward meaning we’re in a triple Kim situation here.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nope, it's understood to be the head of state. Sorry, move along.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Confirmed, normal people understand this given the context of who is head of state.

But I'll give them that it's an unusual phrasing, can't lie.

[-] PlantJam@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I see what you mean now, kind of clunky and nonspecific.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it should just be "Kim orders military to accelerate war preparations" that way it's not weird.

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