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In 2017, a somewhat slimmer Benjamin appeared at the Mythcon 2017 conference.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFL0wKmsC0 Thomas Smith vs Sargon of Akkad Debate #Mythcon]</ref>
== Xi Jinping ==
[[File:Xi Jinping March 2017.jpg|thumbnail|180px|right|China's overweight leader [[Xi Jinping]] is being compared to Winnie the Pooh. As a result, Chinese censors are banning the name and images of Winnie the Pooh on its social media websites.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-40627855 Why China censors banned Winnie the Pooh], BBC</ref>]]
In 2014, the Communist Party of China reaffirmed that members of their party must be atheists.<ref>
*[http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/19567-china-s-communist-party-reaffirms-marxism-maoism-atheism China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism], ''New American'', 2014
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/02/china-communist-party-atheism-zhejiang-ban-religious-members-christianity_n_6599722.html China's Communist Party Bans Believers, Doubles Down On Atheism]</ref> See also: [[China and atheism]]
[[Xi Jinping]] is the President of the [[People's Republic of China]], current General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of China]]. He is also Chairman of the Central Military Commission.. A picture of an overweight Xi Jinping can be found [https://bangordailynews.com/2013/06/09/news/obama-to-chinas-xi-cybertheft-hurts-trade-relationship/ HERE].
=== Comparison of Xi Jingpin to Winnie the Pooh ===
In 2018, The Guardian reported regarding a portly Xi Jinping walking beside a lanky [[Barack Hussein Obama]]:
{{Cquote|Chinese censors have banned the release of Christopher Robin, a new film adaptation of AA Milne’s beloved story about Winnie the Pooh, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Winnie the Pooh character has become a lighthearted way for people across China to mock their president, Xi Jinping, but it seems the government doesn’t find the joke very funny.
It started when Xi visited the US in 2013, and an image of Xi and then president Barack Obama walking together spurred comparisons to Winnie – a portly Xi – walking with Tigger, a lanky Obama.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/china-bans-winnie-the-pooh-film-to-stop-comparisons-to-president-xi China bans Winnie the Pooh film after comparisons to President Xi], China bans Winnie the Pooh film after comparisons to President Xi, The Guardian, August 2018</ref>}}
== Nick Fish ==
In 2018, the American Atheist organization indicated that Nick Fish is their National Program Director.<ref>[https://www.atheists.org/about/staff/ American Atheist - Our staff]</ref>
Pictures of an overweight Nick Fish can be found [http://www.amandalscott.com/received-american-atheists-2014-activist-of-the-year-award/20150405_101204/ HERE] and [http://www.sincerekirabo.com/gallery HERE].
== Pamela Whissel ==
