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EthanJaynes Wow! This is pretty low. -
Erin Both girls are adorable. That's pretty sad that at this age, the girls are already being sorted into pretty and prettier when it was supposedly a talent competition.-
EthanJaynes The Olympic Motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (faster, higher, stronger). This decision was "Slow, Low, and Weak".
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TonyP Absolutely ridiculous. I am a Chinese American and I'm extremely embarressed by this incident. How do you think that seven-year old feels when she was told that she was too ugly to sing at the ceremony despite her talent? The problem with Chinese culture is that they take everything so seriously that they miss out on the human component which is what the Olympics is all about. It is despicable that they employ such base "tactics" on a girl so young.
More Opening Ceremonies Fakery: Girl Singer Pulled Because She Wasn't Cute Enough
FanHouse —
... That makes some sense, even if it was a black eye for the event organizers. But now it's come out that the adorable nine-year-old girl who sang during the Chinese flag presentation was a fake. ...
The Chinese pulled a Milli-Vanilli during the Opening Ceremony
Fourth-Place Medal —
... ." Well, it turns out that she wasn't as talented as we all thought. It was in fact, a seven year old singing to the whole world on a pre-recorded tape, not the cute, pig-tailed Lin Miaoke (left), whom we all came to know and love according to a report from The Telegraph. ...
CHINA FAKED IT, PART 2
With Leather —
... to make the opening ceremonies more impressive. Well, that wasn't the only thing China faked in order to hide the republic's imperfection. Remember the adorable little girl who sang the national anthem? She lip-synced. Apparently the girl with the good voice had a busted grill. ...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Girl Singer Lip-Synched Song
FanIQ Blog —
... Sounds exactly like something a 7-year-old would say.
Moral of the story: Always be attractive, don't live in China.
Faking scandal over girl who sang in Opening Ceremony [Telegraph]
Milli Vanilli, meet Beijing
The Meaningful Collateral —
If this is the worst thing the Beijing folks do, the games will be considered a success. Still, it’s pretty damn funny.
Apparently the girl on the left in the picture below sang at the Opening Ceremonies. Sang damn well. So well everyone in China is going gaga and loving her and deeming her the queen of the universe.
Problem? She lip synced - girl on the right actually sang the words.
That girl, 7-year-old Yang Peiyi, won a contest to sing, but at the last minute the Chinese higher ups decided ...
Yang Peiyi is Voice of Beijing Opening Ceremony
RightFielders Women in Sports —
... video and a biography of Yang Peiyi below. Yang Peiyi, whose face was dubbed “not suitable” for television audiences because she has “buck teeth”, was declared the winner to perform the national anthem, but after a member of the Chinese politburro saw a rehearsal for the opening ceremony, they wanted to keep her voice but change her face. Peiyi recorded the song and 9-year-old Lin Miaoke lip-synched the anthem during the ceremony. Opening ceremony musical designer, Chen Qigang, said :“Our rehearsals had already been vetted several times - they were all very strict. When we ...
CHINESE OLYMPIC PING PONG TEAM, LIP SYNCING SCANDAL, VIDEO
Epic Carnival | Where Sports and Pop Culture Collide —
... I am sure we have all heard of the Chinese Olympic opening ceremony lip syncing scandal. This new scandal just broke. It appears that lip syncing is more rampant in China than it is in the Jessica/Ashley Simpson household. I found this video while surfing the interweb. I can not believe it has not been posted yet. The Chinese Olympic Ping Pong Team was involved in a lip syncing scandal of their own. ...
Spanish national team: "Eh? Whatever."
Basketbawful —
... Honestly, I don't think the Spaniards meant any offense, either. But, man, it sure was stupid, wasn't it? I try to remain almost completely ignorant of foreign relations, but even I know that the Chinese people (or, perhaps more accurately, the Chinese government) are a bit touchy about how they're regarded around the world. Heck, they wouldn't even show the little girl who sang their anthem at the opening ceremonies because she's too ugly. ...
