During the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, a super-cute little girl brought down the house by singing a beautiful song. So talented, right? Wrong! The precious, fresh-faced, picture-perfect girl who performed did not sing the song at all---- she lip synched. The girl on the right is the one who lent her lovely voice. A Chinese Official said, "The main consideration was the national interest. The child on the screen should be flawless in image, in her internal feelings, and in her expression." Can you imagine the rejection and humiliation that budding singer feels? I'm not pretty enough to represent my country? I sincerely hope that we would not resort to such extreme discrimination and harsh judgement based on a child's particular FACIAL FEATURES. Though I'm not so sure we're above it considering the children featured on TV programs. Another thing China is being called out on is the fact that the majority of professionals in the field of gymnastics believe at least half of China's women's team are underage! By quite a few years, even. Have you seen these girls? Some of them look like little children, and the only proof of age required is a passport issued from their country of origin. Do we believe China is above faking passports? Not if they'll reject and take advantage of an innocent little girl whose voice was perfect, but her face just didn't make the cut.
Bit of trivia: The colors of the Olympic rings are purposeful and not arbitrary. They represent the colors of all countries' flags, b/c every single country in the world has at least one of those colors on their flag.
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