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 Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:05 pm
I don't watch sports, and ive really not watched the Olympics, except for the opening ceremony which was FREAKING AWESOME! And really we're not covering it much in Atlanta, probably because we're scorned OUR 1996 Olympics was in fact, bombed. You guys have to kill everything good we have, dont you? ;_; [/rant] But we did cover, the scandals so far ^^ Scandal 1For example, the little girl who sang their Anthem lip sync'd, since the original singer was deemed ugly as dirt by her government. WHAT THE HAY? Girl on the left was the lip syncer, and girl on the right is the ACTUAL singer That girl is really cute, whats wrong with her? Scandal 2Apparently, gymnasts to preform in the Olympics must be 16, and its said the Chinese gymnasts don't appear to be 16, everyone thinks their passports and birth certificates were altered and their actual age is estimated from analyzing their bone structure or something by professionals at 10 years old. Here are the said gymnasts, and yes, to me they look a little young =/
Spoonage:
* Do you know anymore scandals from the 09 Olympics?
* Have you been keeping up with it?
* Micheal Phelps..Raawrr ;3
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:14 pm
I've been keeping it up a bit. I think it was awful that they had someone else lip sync to the song. There's nothing wrong with the real singer! Heck, if she appeared on Britain's Got Talent or some spinoff she'd have Simon Cowell's heart in a second. mrgreen More on the underage gymnasts: China “Cheats” Their Way To Olympic Gold In Women’s Gymnastics. USA Silvers.
Chinese news report fuels questions on gymnast's ageAnd more scandals? How about getting accepted to begin with? In order to qualify for the Olympics, your area has to pass certain standards. When the inspectors came to look it over, they shut down the factories until the air cleaned up enough. When the inspectors left, they started 'em up again full blast. Then shortly before the Olympics started up properly, China practically shut down the entire city of Beijing so they could hold the Olympics - kicked people out of their houses, jobs, etc. Nice way to honor the Olympics - by violating HUMAN RIGHTS how you please! China, I hope someday you realize just how much you've disgraced yourself.
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:49 pm
Note to Chinese government - barrettes make girls look younger. I detest the Olympics and don't watch. The only bit I have seen was paying a restaurant and they had the BMX racing on TV. Seriously, BMX racing an Olympic sport? Syera Miktayee And more scandals? How about getting accepted to begin with? Another reason why I'm not watching. China is not one of my favourite countries (animal torture, Chinese medicine = poaching endangered species, flooding of the Yinchang Three Gorges...) The only Olympic scandal I know of is the one with Ross Rebagliati and his apparent non smoking of pot. (And, if he really did smoke up, he should be given a bigger medal because marijuana does nil to increase your physical dexterity.)
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:46 am
How about the blocking of china-critical/sensitive websites (such as tibet and the fulan gong) despite promising to have open internet access for the media present at the olympics.
How about promising to have designated "protest zones" and yet there has not been a singe protest allowed so far. Instead chinese citizens that have been applying to protest say, the destruction of their homes for the olympics and the lack of fair compensation and false promises over better housing, are instead being whisked away and silenced. There was one article in the newspaper about a pair of 70-something year old women applying to protest the loss of their homes and have instead been sentenced to "reeducation through labor". How much labor do you expect a pair of old ladies to do?
How about China's systematic training of it's athletes? They are often children who are taken from their homes at an early age for the "honor" of becoming a chinese athlete. I've read of officials going to remote villages and measuring children to determine what sport they'd be best at.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:41 pm
onicoe How about the blocking of china-critical/sensitive websites (such as tibet and the fulan gong) despite promising to have open internet access for the media present at the olympics. How about promising to have designated "protest zones" and yet there has not been a singe protest allowed so far. Instead chinese citizens that have been applying to protest say, the destruction of their homes for the olympics and the lack of fair compensation and false promises over better housing, are instead being whisked away and silenced. There was one article in the newspaper about a pair of 70-something year old women applying to protest the loss of their homes and have instead been sentenced to "reeducation through labor". How much labor do you expect a pair of old ladies to do? How about China's systematic training of it's athletes? They are often children who are taken from their homes at an early age for the "honor" of becoming a chinese athlete. I've read of officials going to remote villages and measuring children to determine what sport they'd be best at. That systematic training comment reminds me of something. I was watching a documentary with my fiancee's mum about how all these elementary school childeren were training in school. Like the girls were doing traditional dancing and some type of ribbon dancing. And the boys were doing fight stance things, and they were training instead of schooling for 8-10 hours a day =| It was crazy, and im unsure why they were doing this. i watched it in Feb, but i'll get the name of it from her and link back later
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:18 pm
onicoe Instead chinese citizens that have been applying to protest say, the destruction of their homes for the olympics and the lack of fair compensation and false promises over better housing, are instead being whisked away and silenced. There was one article in the newspaper about a pair of 70-something year old women applying to protest the loss of their homes and have instead been sentenced to "reeducation through labor".
eek That sounds horrifically 1984-esque..
I don't follow the Olympics because I disagree terribly with most of the judges...
I have seen a few scandals pop up, the only one I haven't seen mentioned yet is the Fireworks hoax. Apparently some of the fireworks were too dangerous for the helicopter to fly over and film, so the rest of the show was filmed and then the dangerous ones were added in by a computer program neutral I saw it on Yahoo news.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:35 pm
I really don't know what everyone expected----
I will never forget watching the students in Tienenmen Square in 1989, with tears rolling down my face, feeling so outraged, heartbroken and helpless---
There are no basic human rights in China, as we enjoy them in the US. No bill of rights, no pursuit of "life, liberty, and happiness"----
It's China.
FREE TIBET!!!
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:02 pm
sunsetsmile I really don't know what everyone expected---- I will never forget watching the students in Tienenmen Square in 1989, with tears rolling down my face, feeling so outraged, heartbroken and helpless--- There are no basic human rights in China, as we enjoy them in the US. No bill of rights, no pursuit of "life, liberty, and happiness"---- It's China. FREE TIBET!!! Its odd though, we see it as inhumane for them to have no human rights, and to be in so much poverty in so many areas...But most people there love Mao, because hes brought more economic opportunity to the country. An elderly woman spoke out, i remember she said her childeren and grand-childeren get so much more than she ever did, and that china is the best it's ever been =|
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:58 pm
PiercedPixie2 sunsetsmile I really don't know what everyone expected---- I will never forget watching the students in Tienenmen Square in 1989, with tears rolling down my face, feeling so outraged, heartbroken and helpless--- There are no basic human rights in China, as we enjoy them in the US. No bill of rights, no pursuit of "life, liberty, and happiness"---- It's China. FREE TIBET!!! Its odd though, we see it as inhumane for them to have no human rights, and to be in so much poverty in so many areas...But most people there love Mao, because hes brought more economic opportunity to the country. An elderly woman spoke out, i remember she said her childeren and grand-childeren get so much more than she ever did, and that china is the best it's ever been =| Brainwashing. :3 I feel that the Chinese are overly patriotic that anything done for their country is high honour. It's not a bad thing - when done in moderation. Remember, they censor a lot all anti-government publications to keep the people in a false sense of what is real.
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:36 pm
PiercedPixie2 sunsetsmile I really don't know what everyone expected---- I will never forget watching the students in Tienenmen Square in 1989, with tears rolling down my face, feeling so outraged, heartbroken and helpless--- There are no basic human rights in China, as we enjoy them in the US. No bill of rights, no pursuit of "life, liberty, and happiness"---- It's China. FREE TIBET!!! Its odd though, we see it as inhumane for them to have no human rights, and to be in so much poverty in so many areas...But most people there love Mao, because hes brought more economic opportunity to the country. An elderly woman spoke out, i remember she said her childeren and grand-childeren get so much more than she ever did, and that china is the best it's ever been =| Yes, I saw that----what would you expect her to say? Quote: onicoe Wrote: How about the blocking of china-critical/sensitive websites (such as tibet and the fulan gong) despite promising to have open internet access for the media present at the olympics. How about promising to have designated "protest zones" and yet there has not been a singe protest allowed so far. Instead chinese citizens that have been applying to protest say, the destruction of their homes for the olympics and the lack of fair compensation and false promises over better housing, are instead being whisked away and silenced. There was one article in the newspaper about a pair of 70-something year old women applying to protest the loss of their homes and have instead been sentenced to "reeducation through labor". How much labor do you expect a pair of old ladies to do? How about China's systematic training of it's athletes? They are often children who are taken from their homes at an early age for the "honor" of becoming a chinese athlete. I've read of officials going to remote villages and measuring children to determine what sport they'd be best at. It's not a good place to make any statement that does not agree with the government's position. The good thing, in my opinion, about the Olympics being held in China is that the Chinese people have been allowed a glimpse into the way the rest of the world lives. Most of the tourists who attended the games were fairly well-to-do, considering the cost of a trip like that----and although the Chinese people are not free to speak, they have eyes and ears. You cannot censor a person's mind or heart. So the common Chinese people, who may never have the opportunity to see the rest of the world outside their own country, did see and hear what life can be like in other parts of the world. Who knows what a change may have been planted there?
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:45 pm
Okay, #1: At least three of those girls have enough boobs that they canNOT be 10.
#2: I agree with everything else.
#3: Don't shrug off seemingly zealous patriotism as the result of brain-washing. Remember that this is an Asian country, and for all intents and purposes, when it comes to the world stage, your country is your family.
No one knows how to close ranks in a family better than Asians. You stick up for your family to outsiders, even if you have things to b***h about.
But what that woman said is true: Mao really has brought the country more opportunity than they've had in a long time, and he's opened up the country more to the rest of the world. It may not be completely open, but you can't expect it to happen overnight. Communism is a hard thing to let go of for those who've been used to it for decades on end.
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