Kris Jong-Un
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About
Kris Jong-Un is a nickname given to Kris Jenner by her son-in-law Kanye West in a tweet. The nickname, referencing Kim Jong-Un, was posted in July 2020 during a tweet storm which raised concerns over West's mental health. Kim Jong-Un inspired photoshops on Twitter and Reddit.
Origin
On July 21st, 2020, Kanye West tweeted, "They tried to fly in with 2 doctors to 51/50 me I been trying to get divorced since Kim met with Meek at the Warldolf for 'prison reform' I got 200 more to go This my lady tweet of the night … Kris Jong-Un Lil baby my favorite rapper but won't do a song wit me"(since deleted). The next day, Twitter user @Bill_Meyer617[3] tweeted a screenshot of the tweet and garnered over 39,700 likes and 6,700 retweets in a day (shown below).
Spread
On July 22nd, 2020, Redditor lurkinglucy reposted a screenshot of the tweet to r/KUWTK[5] and received over 90 points (98% upvoted) in a day. That same day, Twitter user @Manny_Pain[4] posted a photoshop of "Kim Jong-Un" saying, "What I Imagined When Kanye Said Kris Jong-Un" (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 109,600 likes and 25,500 retweets in a day. That same day, Redditor snonsense posted another photoshop to r/KUWTK[6] that acquired over 325 points (94% upvoted) in a day (shown below, right).
Twitter user @CalebTello tweeted, "When you realize Kris Jong-Un’s daughter is Kim Jong-Un" paired with Math Lady (shown below). The tweet garnered over 36,800 likes in a day. StayHipp[1] and The Daily Dot[2] published articles on the nickname.
When you realize Kris Jong-Un’s daughter is Kim Jong-Un pic.twitter.com/k3pW4zUT1w
— hi i’m cal (@CalebTello) July 22, 2020
Various Examples
Did Kanye really just call her “Kris Jong-Un”?! pic.twitter.com/i2vuJQL8ik
— Spring Fling Queen 🌈✊🏾 (@DoubleMinorityy) July 22, 2020
Kanye while writing Kris Jong-Un but realizing he’s still angry pic.twitter.com/acJQaC7Eh2
— KTJ+👾… (@KTJ_555) July 22, 2020
Kris Jenner when she’s told that Kanye West just called her Kris Jong-Un on twitter pic.twitter.com/uR4e5wraQb
— joel (@joeltovar56) July 22, 2020
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External References
[1] StayHipp – Who Is Kris Jong-Un
[2] DailyDot – Kanye West Divorce Twitter Memes
[3] Twitter – Bill_Meyer617
[4] Twitter – Manny_Pain
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