Guest post by DaveM
Remember these heartbreaking scenes?
The good news is that he faked his own death in order to escape from those arrogant nefarious Zionist Usurpers and their Expansionist Genocidal Colonial Death Machine® and has made his way to the “thriving socialist nation” of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea under the guidance of the supreme leader Kim Jong Un.
Naturally the deviant capitalist media picked up on this story, muttering something about intellectual property rights.
Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh took the stage in North Korea during a concert for new leader Kim Jong Un, in an unusual performance featuring Disney characters.
Performers dressed as Minnie Mouse, Tigger and others danced and pranced as footage from “Snow White,” ”Dumbo,” ”Beauty and the Beast” and other Disney movies played on a massive backdrop, according to still photos shown on state TV.
The inclusion of characters popular in the West — particularly from the United States, North Korea’s wartime enemy — is a notable change in direction for performances in Pyongyang. Actors and actresses also showed off new wardrobes, including strapless gowns and little black dresses.
In recent years, performances such as the “Arirang” mass games featured performers dressed as panda bears in homage to North Korean ally China.
This appears to be the first time Disney characters have been included in a major performance, though Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse have been popular among children for several years. Backpacks, pencil cases and pajamas imported from China often feature Disney characters, and stories such as “Dumbo” have been translated into Korean for North Korean schoolchildren. However, it is unusual to make such images a central part of a North Korean performance and to publicize it on state TV.
Zenia Mucha, chief spokesperson for The Walt Disney Co., said the use of Disney characters in the North Korean performance was not authorized by the U.S. entertainment company.
“This was not licensed or authorized by The Walt Disney Company,” Mucha told the AP by telephone on Sunday.
But they would say that. Everybody knows that Steamboat Willie is a fabrication and that Walt Disney has absolutely no connection whatsoever with Mickey Mouse. It’s merely a conspiracy the Disney Corp hatched to gain the world’s sympathy and support for their malignant colonial entities.
Mickey and friends were only part of the extravaganza and DPRK TV cameras were on hand to give us this news report.
However they weren’t on hand to give us this report.
Cookiemonster add: We know truth.
