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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Prime Minister Theresa May has made Boris Johnson the UK's new foreign secretary [bbc.com] (top diplomat). The Washington Post explains why this is hilarious [washingtonpost.com]:

To be sure, Johnson is an unusual candidate for the job. The former journalist is known for his deliberately provocative manner, ruffled appearance and penchant for sometimes-insulting commentary. Just two months ago, a poem he concocted about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan having sexual congress with a goat won the first-place prize [theguardian.com] in a contest sponsored by Spectator magazine. "There was a young fellow from Ankara, Who was a terrific wankerer," the limerick begins. "Till he sowed his wild oats, With the help of a goat, But he didn't even stop to thankera."

With regard to the conflicts of the Middle East, Johnson has controversially bucked the Western trend and praised Syrian President Bashar al-Assad [telegraph.co.uk] for battling the Islamic State, no matter its parallel campaign of violence on Syria's civilian population. He also hailed [independent.co.uk] the "ruthless clarity" of Russian President Vladimir Putin's support for the Assad regime.

In the past, Johnson has had to apologize [theguardian.com] for referring to Africans as "piccaninnies" with "watermelon smiles." He even once suggested Africa would be better off still administered by the former colonial powers [spectator.co.uk].

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