Comments on: North Korean Propaganda Series: Anti-USA 2

By: Brendan Lee

Brendan Lee — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:41:09 +0000

Pah!!!Fake!!!! This Communist bastards invade South Korea and commit even more atrocities than this fake pieces of shit propaganda!!!Lets say if i reveal the crimes of this bastards and see how their faces look like,this bastards also killed many innocent civilians in the Korean War all because of their bullshit brainwashed Communism.Good thing South Korea rejects your unity and may Communism go to HELL!!!!

By: mstrum

mstrum — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:22:54 +0000

Sorry, I don’t have any of that information

By: Laurent

Laurent — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:01:22 +0000

The propaganda poster collection is amazing, but there is no dates… Some are very recent, other may date back to the fifities I guess.
And what is the origin of the posters displayed ?

I’m looking for accurate date concerning north Korean propaganda posters and themes, focusing on anti US propaganda.

Thanks in advance if you can help me

Laurent

By: cpl devin

cpl devin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:03:02 +0000

long live America

O.I.F Veteran 07-09

By: Reader

Reader — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:30:25 +0000

“Evil Gentleman” works. Yes, 신사 can mean “gentleman.”

By: mstrum

mstrum — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:40:46 +0000

@Reader
Yes, I agree that ‘Yankee Bastards’ is a better translation (fixed)

I agree that black gentleman is definitely a bad translation, but I think it still needs gentleman (correct me if I’m wrong) to give a certain sense of looking sophisticated vs. being bad. I think the middle ground is pretty good (evil gentleman)

Yes, for the translations I’ve been very direct which probably doesn’t convey the full meaning. I’m always open to hearing what people think (like you did, thanks!) so these translations can be improved.

By: Reader

Reader — Mon, 03 May 2010 10:36:55 +0000

Your translation of 양키놈들 as “Yankee Pigs” is wrong. The more correct sense-to-sense translation is “Yankee Bastards” or “Yankee Fucks.” North Korean sources in English employ the former.

I also strongly suggest that you change your translation of 검은신사 as “Black Gentleman.” This comes across in completely the wrong way in English. “Brutal Man” or “Evil Man” are better alternatives.

Lastly, it is important for you to examine North Korean sources in BOTH Korean and English to see how translations are handled, and be mindful that word-to-word translation does not capture sense content.

By: mstrum

mstrum — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:34:30 +0000

@Jacob Yeah, I had a hard time deciding how to translate that poster. I wasn't sure whether to translate 검다 as the color or as a meaning. I'll probably ask a Korean about it, thanks for reminding me about it

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:14:09 +0000

I think a better translation for one of the posters might be “Wicked Man”. I really enjoyed this fascinating post.