Olympic Opening Ceremony

[scaeagles]

I read that and I'm not sure if I was saddened or disgusted.

For those not opening the link, apparently the little girl who sang in the opening ceremony was lip syncing and the real singer was a 7 year old girl. The 7 year old girl won the contest to sing, but apparently wasn't cute enough to be in the ceremony because of buck teeth.

Edited to add:
I have no problem with lipsyncing in performances such as these. Performing in arenas with noise and echos is incredibly difficult, and I would assume even more so for a young girl.

[LashStoat]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I read that and I'm not sure if I was saddened or disgusted.

For those not opening the link, apparently the little girl who sang in the opening ceremony was lip syncing and the real singer was a 7 year old girl. The 7 year old girl won the contest to sing, but apparently wasn't cute enough to be in the ceremony because of buck teeth.

I couldn't agree more.

If you've ever read/seen George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' in which everyone is born equal in a communist society, but others are more equal, the side-lining of the buck tooth youngster absolutely describes the mindset, even in 2008 when the "C" word is just an echo of the past.

What's more worrying is the notion that folks are told stuff and the majority don't stop to think "but wait on-that can't be right".

...and London to a brick, after spending a gaffillionty dollars on the ceremony, they won't spend a square-plugged dime on the little girl's teeth, which makes my cheese unhappy.



Hugs,

The Stoat.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by LashStoat

If you've ever read/seen George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' in which everyone is born equal in a communist society, but others are more equal

I've read it....just ask Scrooge McSam.

It is actually my favorite novel.

[Tenigma]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

For those not opening the link, apparently the little girl who sang in the opening ceremony was lip syncing and the real singer was a 7 year old girl. The 7 year old girl won the contest to sing, but apparently wasn't cute enough to be in the ceremony because of buck teeth.

Edited to add:
I have no problem with lipsyncing in performances such as these. Performing in arenas with noise and echos is incredibly difficult, and I would assume even more so for a young girl.

I agree with you scaeagles, what the Chinese government (or producers/director I guess) decided to do here was just heinous.

I was watching a broadcast of the men's gymnastics last night and I was very happy for the Chinese male gymnasts. They were crying at the end when they realized their goal, and I could tell they really worked so hard. [Well, aside from the fact that as a Communist country those gymnasts will get first class housing and treatment just like all the old athletes did from behind the Iron Curtain, and that if they failed they would probably be publically flogged and sent to prison... wasn't it the Iraqi soccer players who were threatened with imprisonment if they didn't do well? I forget.]

Truly truly sad. Talk about a doing a Milli Vanilli on the public. I agree, I can live with CGI. I'm OK with lip syncing in a crowded arena to be heard above the din. But to replace a girl because she wasn't as cute? Puhlease.

And sceagles, it wasnt' just buck teeth. The girl on the right is far more photogenic--she's cuter. But dear god, this is just horrible.

I'll say it. I can't STAND the Chinese government. Can't stand them. Absolutely no love lost here. Alex and I were seriously contemplating spending money to visit the panda reserves in a few years but frankly I don't want to give them anymore money than I already am by buying Disney merchandise made in China.

Here's the photo of the two girls (the one of the left is the "homely" one with the beautiful voice):