Does Kim Jong Un's smoking picture send the wrong message?

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[flamingdem]

1. Depends on the brand

Marlboro?

[Renew Deal]

3. lol

[UTUSN]

40. It's called "Orbit"

[Drale]

51. American Spirit

[wheniwasincongress]

2. It give me the stronge urge

to both smoke (I've never smoked) and be a dictator

[NightWatcher]

4. Is that James Dean? Boy, smoking is cool.

All the girls will swoon (or be executed)

[Ohio Joe]

5. No

I'm fine with encouraging dictators to smoke.

[Kaleva]

6. He should spend less on smokes and more on modern jet fighters.

[Ken Burch]

16. I'd have said "more on food imports", but that's just me. n/t.

[Kaleva]

17. True but I don't believe a Stalin wanna be thinks that way.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

19. I'm pretty sure the F-5 on a stick I drive past on my way to work is

more airworthy than that MiG-21 is.

[Blue_Tires]

48. He does get hipster points for posing in front of

the aviation equivalent of a '66 Olds Toronado...

[JHB]

50. Or the Chinese knock-off of one

Probably a Chengdu J-7/F-7, PRC's version of the MIG-21.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. What message does it send?

I'd say he's an idiot for smoking.

But he's young, and wants to appear adult, so perhaps that's why he smokes.

[Kurovski]

33. He does a LOUSY Bette Davis.

But it's clear that smoking stunts ones growth.

[Throd]

46. OK, now THAT was funny.

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9. Think about the children

[LumosMaxima]

13. I honestly don't think it would influence children.

I know others disagree.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. Knowing what N Korea does to its people, I hope he smokes a turd in hell

but until then, meh

[davidpdx]

32. Me too

May he join his dad and grandfather soon.

[Electric Monk]

11. To whom? And what would a 'right' message be from a megalomaniacal dictator?

Inquiring minds want to know

[clffrdjk]

24. Exactly, I can't think of an audience that this would be a good message to.

WAY Outdated aircraft
Very over weight pilot, over weight co pilot.
Two well I assume officers just laughing.
And the fourth coming of the sun god just having a great time smoking.

It's not intimidating and could not be construed to be so.
Shows the top class playing with toys the under class can never even hope to see.
They are all fat, happy and working on a buzz while the little people look for food.

This is a let them eat cake moment.

[sufrommich]

39. I think that's the joke. nt

[edbermac]

12. Smoking is very bad for your health.

And being a relative of Kim Jong Un is even worse for your health.

[Ken Burch]

15. In the DPRK, "say 'Uncle'" takes on a whole new meaning. n/t.

[Ken Burch]

14. Did he just take a hit of "Pyongyang Gold"?

You definite don't want to harsh HIS mellow, dude.

[spanone]

18. that picture looks like an SNL parody of NK

the geeky guy on the left, the 'pilot?' in the background!

[uponit7771]

41. +1

[Tanuki]

20. Not if the message is "Smoking may stunt your growth" n/t

[pinboy3niner]

21. What better than an appetite suppressant for his people? nt

[Boom Sound 416]

25. He's just trying to hide the fact

His air farce is stocked with mig-18's

[JI7]

22. is he more likely to eat or smoke himself to death ?

[Historic NY]

23. Next to jet fueled plane, Nah...

he should move closer.

[MADem]

28. No DRINKING within fifty feet of the aircraft, and eight hours between the nicotine and the

throttle...

? ?

Wait a minute...wait a minute!!!!

[Rex]

26. You mean like stand a little closer to the jet airplane?

It's probably a prop they role out so he can look kewl smoking with his military elite all giggling and laughing. The 'pilots' look series.

[MADem]

27. Smoke 'em if ya got 'em, Kimiko!

That's a kid? He looks like he's on the far side of sixty!

That chunker to the left needs to make sure there's plenty of BUTTAH on Kimi's morning toast! And that he eats plenty of bacon, and a fatty steak or pork chop on a regular basis!

[Nye Bevan]

29. Yep. If you smoke, you too can be the coolest supreme leader around.

A dangerous message to be sending youngsters.

[BainsBane]

30. Lord knows we wouldn't want other homidical dictators to get the wrong idea

and think smoking is cool.

[jmowreader]

31. Looks like a good anti-smoking ad

"Smoking makes you 100 percent more likely to feed your uncle to a pack of wolves."

[DetlefK]

34. Reminds me of Dr Evil's pose with the little finger to the lips.

"One million dollar! Hihihi..."

[dipsydoodle]

35. Maybe he misinterpreted something

[lumberjack_jeff]

37. Pity it wasn't an e-cig. n/t

[theboss]

38. He is a very handsome man

North Korea is really like some kind of science experiment gone wrong at this point.

[uponit7771]

42. +1

[Iggo]

43. To whom?

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45. The Children®

[Iggo]

49. Ah, of course.

[el_bryanto]

44. Anything to deglamorize smoking is a-ok with me. nt

[Puzzledtraveller]

47. About being Kim Jong Un? Yes.

[Orrex]

52. I'm more offended that his cockpit is hanging open.

[Blue Owl]

53. He's just having a Montclair Moment!

n/t

[hughee99]

54. I would encourage anyone who looks at this guy as a role model to smoke as much as possible. n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

55. Yes it does.

I originally wanted to be just Mr. Un and one day be a megalomaniacal homicidal dictator of my own Asian country one day, complete with my own cult of personality.

Now that I see him smoking though....eh, no thanks.

[lame54]

56. It sends a great message...

Smoking is no longer cool

[Tikki]

57. Maybe it's actually an e-cigarette.

Tikki