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08-12-2008, 12:25 PM
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U-G-L-Y! You Ain't Got No Alibi! YOU UGLY!
BEIJING - A 7-year-old Chinese girl was not good-looking enough for the Olympics opening ceremony, so another little girl with a pixie smile lip-synched "Ode to the Motherland," a ceremony official said — the latest example of the lengths Beijing took for a perfect start to the Summer Games.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080812/...p_synched_song
Awwww  That's messed up. I saw a photo of the real singer on TV. She looks a little special and the substitute is prettier. But that's just wrong.
The audacity is kinda funny. 
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08-12-2008, 12:38 PM
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For the sake of comparision.
And now, just for the LGLO people:
The left arm is saying Lambda Pi Chi, but the right is saying Chi Upsilon Sigma.
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08-12-2008, 12:45 PM
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Oh and I don't really think the original singer is ugly. But apparently the Beijing officials do.
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08-12-2008, 12:57 PM
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Bootlegging that chit... Lip syncing Milli Vanilli style... That's sad. How did folks find out the "attractive girl" couldn't sing?
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08-12-2008, 12:58 PM
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Aw, poor baby, she's 7! I think she's perfectly adorable for a 7-year-old. Talk about setting those girls on roads toward lowered and bloated self-esteem early...
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08-12-2008, 01:19 PM
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For the sake of comparision.
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I don't see how red dress girl is cuter than singing girl?
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And now, just for the LGLO people:
The left arm is saying Lambda Pi Chi, but the right is saying Chi Upsilon Sigma.
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LOL!
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08-12-2008, 01:39 PM
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I don't see how red dress girl is cuter than singing girl?
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I'm guessing they thought she was prettier because of the long hair and the straighter teeth.
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08-12-2008, 01:42 PM
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I'm guessing they thought she was prettier because of the long hair and the straighter teeth.
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Well dang...if that's the problem, throw some extensions and veneers on the child! I'd probably get it more if I understood the culture better.
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08-12-2008, 01:58 PM
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Well dang...if that's the problem, throw some extensions and veneers on the child! I'd probably get it more if I understood the culture better.
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It's that "intra-ethnic" issue. The standard of beauty differs for every group on the planet. Personally, I think it's wrong and stupid, but apparently, I am in the minority opinion here. If the 7year old can sing a patriotic song well and dance to it, she should have been on camera. The other girl is just as cute, but could not sing the song. I guess the Chinese know they have 2 billion odd folks they can maneuver and manipulate, so to them, they can get ANYONE to do ANYTHING...
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08-12-2008, 02:10 PM
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I remember when I was still living in the dorms, my roommate was Chinese (from the Hunan province, if i remember correctly) and she looked A LOT like the girl on the right.
According to her, the way she looked wasn't considered beautiful by Chinese standards. I remember her saying that even her mom wouldn't say that she was beautiful. Being "beautiful" was looking more American----thinner face, rounder eyes, etc.
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08-12-2008, 02:17 PM
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I'm sorry but red dress girl looks bratty to the extreme. I think the real singer is much cuter.
At least w/ Milli Vanilli, Rob and Fab really were hella hotter than the "real" singers.
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08-12-2008, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by epchick
I remember when I was still living in the dorms, my roommate was Chinese (from the Hunan province, if i remember correctly) and she looked A LOT like the girl on the right.
According to her, the way she looked wasn't considered beautiful by Chinese standards. I remember her saying that even her mom wouldn't say that she was beautiful. Being "beautiful" was looking more American----thinner face, rounder eyes, etc.
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Wow... That is truly the saddest thing I have ever heard. Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder... Wow... Isn't that a form of abuse?
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08-12-2008, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 33girl
I'm sorry but red dress girl looks bratty to the extreme. I think the real singer is much cuter.
At least w/ Milli Vanilli, Rob and Fab really were hella hotter than the "real" singers.
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Girl you know it's true. Ooo, ooo, oooooo
FWIW - I think that both girls are cute but the one who could sing should have been able to sing.
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08-12-2008, 03:34 PM
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Wow... That is truly the saddest thing I have ever heard. Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder... Wow... Isn't that a form of abuse?
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Well, the old Chinese school of thought is that parents shouldn't praise their kids too much or the kids will get a swelled head...so they will temper their praise with criticism..like Chinese moms will be like "Oh, you got an A. That's good, but you could've gotten an A+ if you studied harder."
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08-12-2008, 03:47 PM
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LOL...I still think the substitute is cuter and prettier.
But I see that as a different topic. The real topic is that it is jacked up that they did that and their explanation for it is jacked up.
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