http://www.cnn.com/2008/W...index.html



Wow this is messed up.


They pulled a classic Milli Vanilli on this little girl.


Lawd, human beings are messed up sometimes.




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I can't imagine how that little girl must feel.

sad world we live in.

I also heard that at the opening ceremonies, the "fireworks" display we saw on tv, was inhanced with fake fireworks.

BTW- I feel bad for both girls involved.

How terrible. These are the girls...the one on the left was the "face" the one on the right was the "voice".

I think the "voice" girl was perfectly adorable.

LOTS of fakery going on over there. smoke and mirrors, baby. smoke and mirrors

XxAxX said:

JessieJ said:

Nobody wants to grow up being told that they're an ugly little girl.

Look how it affected mdiver.

applekisses said:

what a terrible thing to do to BOTH those girls.

I was forwarded this story this morning.

How horrible, for both of them.

applekisses said:

And yes, the girl who did the real signing is perfectly adorable.


Reminds me of the girl I had to 'babysit' when I worked at a chinese restaurant (her parents worked there and when I was the host, they'd stick her with me to look after out in the lobby---so annoying ).


She's adorable and shouldn't have to grow up being the girl that was 'rejected'

Imago said:

Exactly. She's sooo cute. You can tell she's just a sweetheart.
And the other girl...she was being objectified for her looks!

I hope this doesn't destroy the self-esteem of either child.

Imago said:

applekisses said:

well, there is! first they clear out all of the automobile traffic, then the protestors, then the social/political dissidents of all descriptions. then the fireworks display is 'digitally enhanced', but with special effects to make it look not enhanced, and now this. i guess only time will tell what else we think we're seeing that is actually not real.

actually, come to think about it, the only thing i mind is the little girl switcheroo. this involves rejecting a very talented little girl because her image wasn't right.

which kind of gets to the heart of china's problem: BE REAL, LET US SEE THE REAL YOU

Terrible, but I have to admit the one we saw was really beautiful! C&C y'all!! C'mon let's swweat! Baby! (and before I'm accused of pedophilia, that's a reference to the fake girl in the video!!)
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Both girls are cuties. I was pissed when I heard about it.

XxAxX said:

I know what you're saying - it's just the way you said it that made me laugh.
I couldn't believe the diversion of the water to Beijing from neighboring farms.

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=...id=1429247

BEIJING (AP) - Plans to divert water to Beijing for the Olympic Games are shortsighted and will not ease the city's severe water crisis, a Canadian-based development policy group said in a study released Thursday.

Channeling water from neighboring provinces for an event billed as the "Green Olympics" is not a "fundamental solution," Probe International said in its report, compiled by a team of experts in Beijing who requested anonymity.

Such diversions are expensive and damage the environment, the report said.

"Whether diverting surface water or digging ever-deeper for groundwater, the underlying solution proposed is like trying to quench thirst by drinking poison," the report said.

It didn't say why the compilers had requested anonymity, although the Olympics are a highly sensitive issue and authorities have responded harshly at times to perceived critics of the games.

Explosive growth combined with a persistent drought for over two decades have drawn down Beijing's water table, meaning the city of 17 million people is fast running out of water.

Beijing has drained surrounding regions in recent years to supply its growing water needs, depriving poor farmers of water and encouraging wasteful consumption, the report said.

Workers have also dug a canal south of Beijing that is bringing water to the capital for the Olympics, an accelerated part of a major water transfer project that in two years will start delivering water to the parched north from China's longest river, the Yangtze.

Authorities say they know they have a problem. Beijing says it has spent around $3 billion since it won the Olympic bid in 2001 to build wastewater treatment plants, move polluting and water-intensive industries out of the city, and cut down on pesticide and water use by farms.

However, Probe International said that even with the ambitious Yangtze transfer scheme, Beijing will still have to rely on groundwater that is currently being pumped out faster than it is being replenished. It said groundwater makes up more than two-thirds of Beijing's water supply.

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http://news.nationalgeogr...ter_2.html
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Wtf?

Both are super cute.

As shallow as the Org is in general, y'all are shocked?

This is the place where we've had the ugly baby conversation.

I was totally expecting some monstrosity of a child. I was a little afraid to look at pic number 2.

JustErin said:

I know. The news made it sound like she was a creature!

applekisses said:

Sad really, the only real difference in both girls looks are their teeth and hair length.

BTW- does anyone have a link to this performance?

Girl #2 is a cutie pie.

They're both really cute, but I can see why they wanted girl #1 because her features are more Caucasian looking...maybe they thought she would have a wider appeal. So very silly.

JustErin said:

I don't know if it's caucasian, but she looks like a girl you'd see in a Welch's Grape Juice commercial. The other girl has crooked teeth. Still it's stupid and shows how phony all this stuff is.

JustErin said:

She looks like a robot. I know she's cute and all but she looks like a programmed pageant girl. Again, not her fault.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

No, she doens't.

She's beautiful - even with all that stupid makeup on.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Can you imagine all the coaching that went on before hand, big smile!, stand tall!, pretend you can sing!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Right?