<p>I doubt there's anything deeper than a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme" rel="nofollow noreferrer">meme</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype" rel="nofollow noreferrer">stereotyping</a> at play here. See <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hungry-kim-jong-un" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hungry-kim-jong-un</a></p>

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  <p>On December 23rd, the "Kim Jong-Un is Hungry"[4] single topic blog launched on the microblogging site Tumblr with the tagline "He's always thinking about food. For himself… not for his people."</p>
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got trolled too much this week
<p>I was wondering if anyone could help me define my observation, in order to read some literature on the subject. I have some Cog. Psych. background but have never encountered this during my studies. It is a social, behavioral and a cognitive phenomenon, that I have observed reading the news and political forums. Every time N Korea is mentioned, people start talking about how hungry their nation is, and make jokes about Kim's weight. Almost every time a popular topic appears on the news regarding the subject, these kinds of posts can be seen. I can provide many examples, if necessary. It is always different individuals with the same kinds of replies/responses.</p>

<p>Is there anything I can read to inform myself about this phenomenon ?</p>

<p>EDIT: as pointed out, not all observations/phenomena need a term.  However, I do need some references to read more about it, so I am not completely lost.</p>

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Chris Rogers
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@Chris, good point... all I want to do is to research the phenomenon if anyone had classified it and studied it. I am not interested in whether it has a name or not, just some references.
Damir Olejar
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Arnon Weinberg
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Need to define observation/phenomenon in order to study it, same replies to same political topics, different individuals
Damir Olejar
# Need to define observation/phenomenon in order to study it, same replies to same political topics, different individuals

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-24)

I was wondering if anyone could help me define my observation, in order to read some literature on the subject. I have some Cog. Psych. background but have never encountered this during my studies. It is a social, behavioral and a cognitive phenomenon, that I have observed reading the news and political forums. Every time N Korea is mentioned, people start talking about how hungry their nation is, and make jokes about Kim's weight. Almost every time a popular topic appears on the news regarding the subject, these kinds of posts can be seen. I can provide many examples, if necessary. It is always different individuals with the same kinds of replies/responses.

Is there anything I can read to inform myself about this phenomenon ?

EDIT: as pointed out, not all observations/phenomena need a term. However, I do need some references to read more about it, so I am not completely lost.

**Tags:** bias, behaviorism, cognitive

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: https://psychology.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2374/not-all-observations-necessarily-need-a-term-in-psychology?cb=1  
> **username_0**: @Chris, good point... all I want to do is to research the phenomenon if anyone had classified it and studied it. I am not interested in whether it has a name or not, just some references.  
> **username_2**: Possibly related: https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/10649/7001  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-07-30. Score: 1

I doubt there's anything deeper than a [meme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme) or [stereotyping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype) at play here. See <https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hungry-kim-jong-un>

> On December 23rd, the "Kim Jong-Un is Hungry"[4] single topic blog launched on the microblogging site Tumblr with the tagline "He's always thinking about food. For himself… not for his people."


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