Why Yeonmi Park’s Wild Stories Are Getting Meme’d

@Aztrosist explains why online critics think her stories may be exaggerated. Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector who became famous for sharing her stories of life in North Korea and her escape at the age of 14. She has a YouTube channel called “Voice of North Korea by Yeonmi Park“ and even appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. According to Yeonmi, she survived in North Korea by eating plants, but unfortunately, they became poisonous in June, leading to widespread starvation. In May 2023, a video clip of Yeonmi went viral on Twitter. In the clip, she talked about how children in North Korea were so desperate that they resorted to eating mud. She also shared an incident where she was robbed by Black women in Chicago and received backlash for involving the police. This experience seems to have influenced her views on social justice issues, leading her to become critical of “wokeness.“ However, some people have accused Yeonmi of exaggerating her stories and using them for personal gain. They compare her style of storytelling to the “In Soviet Russia...“ meme format. Additionally, her association with the conservative nonprofit organization Turning Point USA has led some to label her as conservative. For more information visit Subscribe to our PRINT magazine for more in-depth analysis:  Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more!