NK Olympic table tennis team potentially in trouble for "grinning"

[d3nium]

Two athletes may face punishment for selfies
The source told Daily NK that party officials received a report containing a negative ideological assessment of table tennis athletes Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong, who competed in the mixed doubles category at the Olympics. Ri and Kim, who won the silver medal in the event, entered the global spotlight by taking selfies with their South Korean and Chinese rivals at the Olympics.

The scene of Ri and Kim taking a selfie on the podium with South Korean bronze medalists Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin and Chinese gold medalists Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha was widely regarded as a touching moment — international media even named it one of the top ten moments in the Olympics. North Korean officialdom, however, views the moment as a misstep, which could lead to severe consequences for the athletes.

The report notes critically that Ri and Kim were “grinning” while standing next to athletes from South Korea, which the North Korean authorities have named the country’s number-one enemy.

The report called out Kim for smiling when the selfie was taken and Ri for taking a long moment to smile at athletes from other countries after stepping down from the podium.

Whether the North Korean authorities will punish Kim and Ri or let them off lightly with a warning or self-criticism remains to be seen.

These ideological assessments of the Olympic athletes and committee members are expected to last a month.

Source - https://www.dailynk.com/english/smile-peril-north-korea-olympic-ideological-crackdown/

 

[nicedream]

People still believe this kind of stuff?

Daily NK is a recipient of funding from multiple institutions and private donors, including the National Endowment for Democracy an NGO funded by the U.S. Congress.

Upon its founding, the NED assumed some former activities of the CIA. Political groups, activists, academics, and some governments have said the NED has been an instrument of United States foreign policy helping to foster regime change.

 

[rbtitco]

People still believe this kind of stuff?

Daily NK is a recipient of funding from multiple institutions and private donors, including the National Endowment for Democracy an NGO funded by the U.S. Congress.

Upon its founding, the NED assumed some former activities of the CIA. Political groups, activists, academics, and some governments have said the NED has been an instrument of United States foreign policy helping to foster regime change.

Wait, you don't WANT a regime change in North Korea?

 

[nablaz]

Wait, you don't WANT a regime change in North Korea?

That's not the point of his answer... He meant to say that the article has no credible sources whatsoever and that it's very likely to be completely fabricated for political reasons.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

everyone at the olympics got a samsung phone
north korea (delegation) rejected samsung phones

they probably worried the samsung phones will aid in regime change