Kim Jong-un fat insults are now harder to find on the internet in China after North Korea reportedly made a state request to its neighboring country to refrain from calling its leader fat.
The British tabloid The Sun reported that North Korea asked for China not to call their leader Jin San Pang, or Kim Fatty III in media or conversation. Chinese websites have responded by blocking searches for "Kim Fatty the Third," a term used to poke fun at the North Korean leader, on the internet, USA Today reported.
"Apparently 'Kim Fatty III' is a widely used nickname for Kim in China along with Jin Pang Pang (Kim Fat Fatty) or Jin San Fei (Kim Abundant III)," Sun writer Jon Lockett reported. "Now according to the Apple Daily in Hong Kong, terrified North Korean government officials have called on their old comrades to take action before heads roll. They are terrified the tubby tyrant will find out about the insult and look for someone to blame."
The Associated Press said the nicknames seemed to be more popular among young Chinese, who tend to look down on their country's ally and neighbor. While searches for "Jin San Pang" on the search engine Baidu and popular Chinese microblogging platform Weibo returned no results this week, officials said claims that they were banned didn't "comply with facts," according to the AP.
"The Chinese government stays committed to building a healthy and civilized environment of opinions," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Wednesday, according to The AP. "We disapprove of referring to the leader of any country with insulting and mocking remarks."
Some on social media found humor in the Kim dig.
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