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Aug 12 2008, 5:06 PM
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Cosmix Fairy
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Thanks Jahnavi =)
Update:
In order to root for everyone's country on the forums, I'm going to attempt to name them all (based on current place of residence):
United States, Canada, Iceland (not sure I remember if they were in the parade...), Netherlands, England, France, Greece, Croatia, Russia, India, Singapore, Australia, Serbia, Germany, Finland, Philippines
Yay! It looks so culturally rounded, lol
Added: Turkey
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Aug 13 2008, 2:12 PM
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OMG! I just heard something shocking about the opening ceremony! I'm sure all of you saw that cute little girl in the red dress, who sang a traditional Chinese song? She was lip-syncing! The original voice belonged to another girl, who wasn't allowed to sing on stage because she had bad teeth and a chubby face! I can't believe their doing this to little kids! What kind of an example are they setting? Here's some information I got from the Los Angeles Times website: QUOTE The child in question was 9-year-old Lin Miaoke, who was seen belting out "Ode to the Motherland" as the Chinese flag entered the National Stadium. She became an instant celebrity and was quickly christened a "smiling angel." The image of her in a pretty red dress appeared around the world.
But it wasn't Miaoke who was singing. Chen Qigang, the ceremony's music director, told state broadcaster Beijing Radio that the voice heard around the world belonged to 7-year-old Yang Peiyi.
Peiyi had the voice and was supposed to perform, but was yanked at the last minute because her looks were deemed not suitable by a senior Communist Party official, Chen said.
"It was for the national interest," Chen told Beijing Radio. "The child on camera should be flawless in image, internal feelings and expression." For the full story, click here: http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-...0,5944370.storyHonestly, I just can't believe they cheated a talented little girl out of singing on stage because she didn't have the face for it!
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Aug 13 2008, 5:14 PM
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I was gonna post about those two stories, but u guys did first. I heard about the singing kid and that is so rude what they did to the REAL one who was deemed "not pretty enough". And they only admitted that she was a fake after everybody noticed, and started pointing it out. And they did that for the "national interest"? Well I think that what they did was even worse than letting a girl who was "not pretty enough", and made China look bad. As for the gymnasts, ok, one looked like 10 to me (my brother said she looked 8 ), and there is seiously NO WAY she could be 16. Another looks about 13 to me, and she might be 16, but it is still doubtful. [Edit: when i typed 8 and then the bracket, it turned into so I had to put a space]
This post has been edited by humbu111: Aug 13 2008, 5:16 PM
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Aug 13 2008, 6:43 PM
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Well I read in the newspaper that (ok, Im not exactly saying this, but I read it) that the Chinese are lying about the ages of their gymnasts, and one is really 14 or something. Also, when I was watching it on tv, they said that the American team was accusing the Chinese of letting underage athletes compete, Im not sure if it was this year that they accused them, it might of been at some other games, like last times Olympics, or the Commonwealth Games, or something.
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Aug 13 2008, 10:49 PM
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As for the age controversy...well, I'm not going to blame the kids of course. Their managers, parents, and Olympic officials are to blame, along with the Chinese government potentially changing birth certificates and other important documents. I'm not even mad or irritated. All I can feel is shame and so much pity for a country that is still struggling to become something better. They are so desperate to look perfect in the world's eye that they come off as sleaze-bags, and their own people get caught in the middle of it.
Same with the opening ceremony stunt. First, they look terrible in that they have lied to make themselves better. And like everyone else was in agreement about, they probably ruined that little girl's dream of singing on stage! Not everyone will look perfect, not everything will fall into a neat, orderly package. Something's will be ugly or imperfect, and that country will never wake up until they admit and agree that they have problems. Geez, I feel so bad for that seven year old girl.
Wow...um, maybe I shouldn't have changed my signature? The slogan is kind of a joke...
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