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Old 08-12-2008, 05:47 PM
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Chinese take "ugly" girl out of the picture

Chinese officials continue with their Olympic-sized deceptions at the Olympics.

What next? The "incident" at Tiannamen Square never happened? Right?

Chinese government replaces "ugly" girl for more photogenic girl

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So they took the "ugly" girl out because she had crooked teeth.

That's a good lesson to teach to the girls of your country.
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Old 08-12-2008, 06:18 PM
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So they took the "ugly" girl out because she had crooked teeth.

That's a good lesson to teach to the girls of your country.
I know. I think it would have been a better thing to do to leave the original singer in place. That girl will go for the rest of her life knowing that she was taken out because she was the "ugly" one.

BTW, I am not singling out the Chinese on this. We are one of the most beauty-obsessed countries in the world.

My point was to show how powerful their central government is and how far those powers extend.
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This whole Olympics is all smoke and mirrors,a massive confidence trick by Fu Manchu.
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So what? Anyone remember Milli Vanilli? Great music IMO and that's all that matters.
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My point was to show how powerful their central government is and how far those powers extend.
Did anybody have any previous doubts about this?
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Old 08-12-2008, 11:27 PM
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BTW, I am not singling out the Chinese on this. We are one of the most beauty-obsessed countries in the world.
Oh Hollywood.....you're one mean bit..
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Old 08-13-2008, 01:10 AM
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If you go by the number of surgeries taking place here in US, it seems ugly has no place on earth today.
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What do you expect from a country that gives government-forged passports to 12-14 year old girls so they can appear 16 to compete in gymnastics?

I doubt this is the last controversy we'll hear about. I have a feeling there will be accusations/investigations into how so many swimming world records were easily broken. USA broke the 4x200 world record by 4 seconds and beat the nearest opponent by 8.5 seconds! No way they are "just that good".
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How dare any of you cast doubts upon the People's Republic. You are all now banned from watching the Olympics!

China is a great nation and putting its best face forward is the right of any great nation. As for that so called incident 20 years ago, that was perpetrated by Japanese agents with CIA backing. Nobody has to protest in China as it is a true People's Republic not like the fascistic, imperialistic,running dog lackey, insect that preys on the life of the people USA!
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Also this is not China's fault, it is W's...


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Old 08-13-2008, 07:22 AM
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What do you expect from a country that gives government-forged passports to 12-14 year old girls so they can appear 16 to compete in gymnastics?

I doubt this is the last controversy we'll hear about. I have a feeling there will be accusations/investigations into how so many swimming world records were easily broken. USA broke the 4x200 world record by 4 seconds and beat the nearest opponent by 8.5 seconds! No way they are "just that good".

The controversies won't come now, it will come after they retire and write their autobiographies.
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If you go by the number of surgeries taking place here in US, it seems ugly has no place on earth today.
It looks like with increased wealth, Inidia may soon overtake the U.S. in hte number of plastic surgeries.

Ugly people everywhere want to look beautiful.


Once-taboo cosmetic surgery on rise in India
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How dare any of you cast doubts upon the People's Republic. You are all now banned from watching the Olympics!

China is a great nation and putting its best face forward is the right of any great nation. As for that so called incident 20 years ago, that was perpetrated by Japanese agents with CIA backing. Nobody has to protest in China as it is a true People's Republic not like the fascistic, imperialistic,running dog lackey, insect that preys on the life of the people USA!
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You took the words right out of my mouth!!!
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Old 08-13-2008, 12:37 PM
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It looks like with increased wealth, Inidia may soon overtake the U.S. in hte number of plastic surgeries.

Ugly people everywhere want to look beautiful.


Once-taboo cosmetic surgery on rise in India
Its on the rise but will never catch up with the US, heck.......we won't even come close to the South Americans for whom its an obsession of sorts, even among the rich its a novelty and still frowned upon. Cosmetic surgery was never taboo, in fact there are accounts of the first rhinoplasty being done in ancient India around 600BC. http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijps/vol3n2/rhino.xml
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I know. I think it would have been a better thing to do to leave the original singer in place. That girl will go for the rest of her life knowing that she was taken out because she was the "ugly" one.

BTW, I am not singling out the Chinese on this. We are one of the most beauty-obsessed countries in the world.

My point was to show how powerful their central government is and how far those powers extend.
They don't care. They have enough people where if the girl were to die or disappear, it won't even be missed.

And because we and the rest of the world is beauty obsessed, the Chinese try to deliver.

Their govt and that form of govt owns you lock, stock and barrel. Not much of a surprise really.

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