<p>It just bothers me because in China it is a different culture, and these girls, they chose this lifestyle. They chose to sacrifice so many things to get to this point. And all people can say when they win is: OMG UNDERAGE 1ONEONEON110!!!</p>
<p>It seems a little disrespectful, in my opinion.</p>
<p>maybe people like uyulove should stop watching Hollywood movies or TV if they want everything "real". it was obviously a show to please the ears and eyes of the audiences.</p>
<p>I'm inclined to not believe that because China has schools dedicated to recruiting cute girls with good voices. That they couldn't find a girl for the ceremony that was up to their standards on both scales is a little ridiculous considering the size of the population.</p>
<p>Did you hear the sad story about Cheng Fei? She was the girl who fell off the balance beam last night.</p>
<p>At one point in her gymnastics (forced) career, she called her parents to say she wanted to quit gymnastics and come home. They told her no, she had to stay because it was much better for the family that way. That's just too sad.</p>
<p>And your family never made you do something because it would be better for you? You're on CC where the focus of most students are to get into the Ivies, and some of the parents here do force their children to do what they feel would be best for them. </p>
<p>Have you considered that her family was poor, and this way they knew she'd be provided for?</p>
<p>Just because you don't understand it does not mean it is evil in some way.</p>
<p>The little girl would feel hurt when she read what you wrote. Did they tell her she was "too ugly"? It seems like those are your words, not theirs. They deem the girl not as perfect as this other one but that doesn't mean she was considered "too ugly". Also, the girl that was on the stage has been on TV before and 3 years older (and maybe even stage trained). I'd personally feel more comfortable and confident to put her in front of 92,000 people than this other 7-yo. How do you know that wasn't part of the consideration? Maybe that's part of the reason and that was what exactly they told that little girl? When I was in my fourth-grade, I was the alternate to represent my class for a performance. I understood I was the second best and I was proud of it! Perhaps the girl was a little upset that she wasn't the one to go like she thought she would but it's likely she would still be proud that she "almost" went. Now I hope the global media on this doesn't reach her!!!</p>
<p>they can lie and tell the girl whatever they want, they had her sing and put up a different girl to lipsync, if you're not even singing it's not like you can mess up that bad.</p>
<p>fact is, they picked a girl who was "cuter" and would make china look better</p>
<p>It's not fact. It's speculation. And I doubt it was to make China look better, the girl who actually performed was more suitable for the aethetics of the show. Since the purpose of a show is beauty in sight and ear.</p>
<p>^agreed that it was really unnecessary and over the top. the government was trying too hard to look perfect. the real issue isn't really about picking someone cuter over another; it's about being honest and trustworthy. the government definitely needs work to do on this front.</p>
<p>CaseSpartan10,
please don't just "lol". comments like your have zero substance.</p>
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The general music designer of the opening ceremonies, Chen Qigang, who owned up to the bait and switch during a radio interview on Sunday, said it was done "for the national interest. ... The child on camera should be flawless in image, internal feeling and expression." The song coincided with the pivotal arrival of the Chinese national flag in the stadium, which is why Qigang said a member of the Communist Party's powerful Politburo committee demanded a change during rehearsals.
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"The national interest requires that the girl should have good looks and a good grasp of the song and look good on screen," the ceremony's chief music director, Chen Qigang, told Beijing Radio.
<p>mmmmmmmmm I see. The original article posted only contained accusations and had no substantial proof.</p>
<p>That's pretty retarded. Again, I understand the requirements, but god, in a population of 1.3billion, how is it not possible to find a girl that satisfies all of them?</p>
<p>I cant help but chuckle that some people want China to mess up. Its like these people are dying to pull a Nelson Muntz Ha ha!</p>
<p>Im surprised that its even remotely scandalous that the opening ceremony had computer generated fireworks. Who cares if it was not a tangible firework? I mean, really, is anybody hurt by this revelation?</p>
<p>It turns out that the cute girl who sang didnt really sing. Why is this scandalous? Ashlee</a> Simpson and 50 Cent have both been caught lip syncing. What happened to them? A little bit of public embarrassment and that was it. Now, when Chinas caught lip syncing, its a travesty!</p>
<p>The Chinese womens gymnastics team beats the United Statess team. Oh, thats unacceptable. The U.S. lost because it is humane and isnt evil! Boo hoo hoo.</p>
<p>Compared to this drivel, even Tibet's weak claim for independence sounds plausible.</p>
<p>You could say that they weren't really lip syncing their own songs since computer technology can really touch up and transform voices into something else entirely nowadays...</p>
<p>@Fabrizio: No, the Chinese gals were excellent and deserved the gold, they worked hard for it. However....</p>
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It turns out that the cute girl who sang didn’t really sing. Why is this scandalous? Ashlee Simpson and 50 Cent have both been caught lip syncing. What happened to them? A little bit of public embarrassment and that was it. Now, when China’s caught lip syncing, it’s a travesty!
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<p>Not very good examples, being that Ashlee Simpson/50 Cent weren't replaced by somebody else because of their looks. I thought the other little girl was adorable and do not agree with the message the Chinese are sending (aka looks > talent).</p>
<p>Assuming that most people on this board are from the US, we must understand that this is a cultural issue. Failure is not an option, perfection is mandatory. I keep seeing on the news that the Chinese are taking classes to learn cheers for the Olympics, have garbage squads, and fine anyone for rude behavior. Very interesting.</p>
<p>I personally disagree with this culture's way of demanding perfection (imagine the stress these athletes must be going through, the pressure) but hey, that's why I live in the US and not China.</p>
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You could say that they weren't really lip syncing their own songs since computer technology can really touch up and transform voices into something else entirely nowadays...
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<p>you can try and spin it any way you want, you know that they are two different forms of lip syncing.</p>
<p>Not really. One is masquarading the imperfection of the singer's voice, the other is masquarading the imperfection of the looks of the singer.</p>
<p>I just don't see why you guys take this whole bashing China thing so seriously. </p>
<p>I don't agree with it either, but I don't get all up in arms about it. It really is not a big deal. Maybe this is because I understand the culture and the way of thinking, but to them it's not deception. If it was, they would have not copped to it. Actually LYING about it would've been true deception. It's just an easy way to get the visual and auditory effect they wanted.</p>
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ashlee simpson and 50 cent were both lipsyncing their own songs. the girl on stage wasn't the one on whos voice you heard</p>
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<p>Not very good examples, being that Ashlee Simpson/50 Cent weren't replaced by somebody else because of their looks. I thought the other little girl was adorable and do not agree with the message the Chinese are sending (aka looks > talent).
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<p>So, I need to find an example of a band that lip synced songs it didn’t sing and consisted of members who replaced the real singers because of looks. How about Milli Vanilli?</p>
<p>Milli Vanilli was Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. The duo were young, good-looking, and had great voices. There was only one problem: those great voices weren’t theirs. They actually belonged to six talented singers who simply weren’t as sexy as Morvan and Pilatus were.</p>
<p>Like Simpson and 50 Cent, Milli Vanilli were caught while performing live. By contrast, the Chinese weren’t “caught.” As diesel posted in #92, the general music designer admitted there was lip syncing.</p>
<p>The executive producer for Milli Vanilli, Frank Farian, only admitted that the duo weren’t actual singers when they were caught. By comparison, China’s general music designer freely admitted lip syncing.</p>
<p>When Farian faked a band, two guys’ careers were destroyed. When China fakes a singer, oh, it must be because of an evil message that looks trump talent!</p>
