Beijing: 08-08-2008

[DaffyKD]

Cute little singer during the opening events mimed the song.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556058.stm

DaffyKD

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

Cute little singer during the opening events mimed the song.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556058.stm

DaffyKD

Not surprised. Modern Chinese are really obsessed with "projecting the right image" and this includes looks. Lookism is RAMPANT there. My mom told me that she read a story about a petite, yet slightly chubby girl being rejected for a job because of her height and weight. I think the position was PR-related. Even normal people, not from mainland China are criticized for their looks. My mom is constantly bugging me to get rid of some freckling on my face (acne scars from when I was a teen)! If it doesn't bother me, why should she care? And my mom isn't even from mainland China.

[ZTABullwinkle]

That isn't the only thing that they faked:

Fireworks faked in Opening Ceremony

Excerpt from the article:
Meanwhile, it emerged that fake fireworks and lip-synching were part of Friday's spectacular opening ceremony - an extravaganza watched by a global television audience that likely surpassed 2 billion viewers.

Fireworks bursting into the shape of 29 gigantic footprints were shown trudging above the Beijing skyline to the National Stadium near the start of the ceremony. Officials confirmed that some of the footage shown to TV viewers around the world and on giant screens inside the stadium featured a computer-generated, three-dimensional image.

"It was confirmed that previously recorded footage was provided to the broadcasters for convenience and theatrical effects - as in many other big events," Wang said. "On the day of the ceremony there were actual footprints of fireworks from the south to the north of the city. However, because of the poor visibility of the night, some previously recorded footage may have been used."