Act of treason: Kim Jong-un's bizarre new ban for North Koreans
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It's one of the most popular items around the world. Now it's banned in North Korea.

North Korea wants to ban corn dogs because of western decadence or something?! That's horrible!

Let's check out the sources.

According to reports, Kim has banned North Koreans from eating hotdogs as part of a crackdown on Western culture slowly oozing its way into the hermit nation.

"Reports". Well, not super convincing so far...

According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), North Korea has also banned steamed rice cakes tteokbokki which is a popular street food in South Korea.

Oh hey, there we go, Radio Free Asia! What a great unbiased source/CIA front propaganda operation. Aren't they the same people who said something like everyone in NK has to have their leader's haircut? Or was forbidden to have his haircut? I think they said leather jackets were banned there once? Or that someone was executed for smuggling in Squid Game?

Food isn’t the only thing the hermit nation is cracking down on. Reports emerged in December that claim people who get divorced in North Korea are facing one to six months in labour camps for their “crimes”.

More "Reports".

According to RFA, a divorced woman claimed she served three months of labour and said that women receive harsher sentences than the men.

So ya, it's basically just RFA.

Beautiful.

  • Cowbee [he/him, they/them]
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    2 days ago

    I made a pretty big and non-confrontational comment going over a bit of just how absurd the reporting on the DPRK is over there, fully expect a ban for it but whatever. I feel like they'd definitely ban me over asking about MBFC, but my comment as is is pretty rock-solid and thus difficult to ban over without clear overreach.

      • Cowbee [he/him, they/them]
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        2 days ago

        I try not to let clearly uninformed people's opinions sway my emotional state, I frequently take breaks, and occasionally people reach out and thank me for teaching them something new, which completely makes it all worth it.

      • Cowbee [he/him, they/them]
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        2 days ago

        It's pretty recent and not a top level comment there, it's a reply to a mod comment. According to the modlog I'm fine for now.