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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter as his heir, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday.

Kim Ju Ae - who is believed to be 13 - has in recent months been pictured beside her father in high-profile events like a visit to Beijing in September, her first known trip abroad.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it took a "range of circumstances" into account including her increasingly prominent public presence at official events" in making this assessment.

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So NK is entering it's girlboss era? How very progiessive (/s).

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So the US can't even let women control their own bodies but North Korea can get a woman to lead the country? The fuck kind of timeline are we even on? Why haven't the epstein files gotten the idiot impeached yet?

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

Why haven’t the epstein files gotten the idiot impeached yet?

'Cos most of the people who would impeach him are in said files?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 53 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Look at North Korea, breaking down those gender boundaries in the male-dominated dictatorship world.

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That photo makes me feel old - I remember when Kim Jong Un looked young and stupid, now he looks old and stupid

[–] lmagitem@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Exactly! When did he age that much? It's crazy.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I suspect the last decade of dealing with Trump and Xi hasn't been the easiest time of his life. Just look at before and after pics of normal US presidents. That job ages them a decade in 4 years

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

he has to play nice with XI, in order to get funding and AID from which NK is entirely dependant on china. helping russia is like straining thier resources too.

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Well, when the rest of the world is lead by pedophiles, you play the card that will make taking them over easy.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago

Finally, the people's girlboss leader!

[–] vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What fucking diversity, she's still a Kim...

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 143 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Diversity win! This up and coming dictator is a young woman!

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

More 👏🏼 female 👏🏼 dictators 👏🏼

- Neoliberals, probably

[–] murvel@feddit.nu 14 points 3 days ago

Try tankies

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[–] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago

I thought Mr. Nobutthole was invincible and would never die.

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 98 points 4 days ago (4 children)

His sister is gonna coup that shit up.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

As she's then effectively getting in line, would that be a coup queue? Seems to track for NoKo. 🤪

Kinda makes me wish one of them thought screaming was singing, then we could dub them "NoKo Oh-No".

FWIW, the other thread I was fiddling with mentally was re: the term "chuffed" and its implied verb "to chuff" to create this headline: "Coup queue for NoKo chuff" 🤣

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I hope she doesn’t get a cold, otherwise that would be a ‘coup queue cachoo’.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I was hoping the era of women leaders was going to be a little less fascist. Does anyone have a link to the article not behind a paywall?

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What Thatcher taught us was that it's acceptable for women to be in charge as long as they're overtly callous.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

There was nothing acceptable about that monster.

Well, her reign of terror might have spawned a generation of pretty good fantasy and science fiction writers, to be fair, probably as a form of escapism, but that doesn't come close to compensating for all the harm she did.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 58 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Well there goes the legacy of terrible haircuts. Three generations of shite hair down the drain!

[–] ghost9@piefed.social 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

She hasn't taken over yet. There's still time!

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[–] ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip 46 points 4 days ago (10 children)

He looks like shit for being in his early 40s. I wonder if there is something going on with his health and that’s why he is appointing a 13 year old heir. The article doesn’t elaborate on that but it says he “appears young and healthy.” He looks like he is about to pop. I don’t think I’d describe him as young or healthy looking.

[–] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 33 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Kim isn’t in the best of shape but he isn’t at Donald Trump levels of poor health.

As for naming his daughter the heir to the throne it could be she is the only legitimate child he has.

In terms of male relatives the only one of the Kim family that is not as old or older than him (and not dead) is Kim Han Sol, and if anyone is paying attention it’s obvious why he isn’t getting the throne.

[–] ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip 27 points 4 days ago (3 children)

He’s almost 40 years younger than Trump, so I don’t think it’s comparable. I’m the same age as Kim and I know no one who is in as bad as shape as him (maybe one or two co-workers who are morbidly obese). There is nothing healthy about being 5’3” and 275 lbs.

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[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)
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[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 23 points 4 days ago (39 children)

Democracy is when you select an heir to your throne.

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