Dressing up Syria's war

Jan 15

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Dressing up Syria's war

The Onion masks Syria news with a subversive red carpet slideshow.

Screenshot from TheOnion.com

Popular satire site The Onion published an online slideshow of the six "best dresses" of the Golden Globes awards, but when users clicked through, they found something quite different. The slideshow juxtaposed images of violence and destruction in Syria with captions talking about Hollywood celebrities.

The article was promoted with the following tweet:

The 6 Best Dresses At The Golden Globes onion.com/13vJlVP
— The Onion (@TheOnion) January 14, 2013

Here are some of the images and captions in the slideshow:

View the story "Dressing up Syria's war" on StorifyDressing up Syria's warThe Onion masks Syria news with a subversive red carpet slideshow.Storified by The Stream· Tue, Jan 15 2013 11:36:41Twitter users praised The Onion for its commentary on the media's preoccupation with Hollywood stars.The Onion has figured out how to make ppl see pics from Syria: disguise it as a best-dressed list. http://onion.com/W6Y7xu via @SultanAlQassemiOmarUncomfortable and brilliant. The Onion: The 6 Best Dresses At The Golden Globes http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-6-best-dresses-at-the-golden-globes,30897/#slide-6Frances RyanSometimes the Onion is funny and sometimes it's scathing. "The 6 Best Dresses at the Golden Globes" is the latter. http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-6-best-dresses-at-the-golden-globes,30897/CC FinlayThis is the best latent statement ever made about news media by The Onion. http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-6-best-dresses-at-the-golden-globes,30897/Christian AntonioThank you The Onion.1day celebrities will go to award ceremonies in jeans&let the media will get on w/ their proper job http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-6-best-dresses-at-the-golden-globes,30897/#slide-6Bel Trew - بل تروTranslation: Vitriolic critique of the spectacle about the Golden Globes. Signed: The Onion. 6 pictures and a few words.Critique vitriolique de la société du spectacle à propos des Golden Globes. Signé: The Onion. 6 images, et qq mots. http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-6-best-dresses-at-the-golden-globes,30897Matthieu DugalWow wow wow. The Onion shames everyone with this piece: slideshow makers, award show followers, Syria ignorers. Damn impressed.Wow wow wow. The Onion shames everyone with this... | Guilt and LogisticsThe Onion itself recently made international headlines when a state-owned Chinese news agency republished another satirical story naming North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as "The Sexiest Man Alive."