At the climaxing moment of the opening ceremony, just as the Chinese flag was being brought onto the field, 9-year old Lin Miaoke was flown around the stadium (on the wires used for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and with perfect timing began singing "Ode to the Motherland" into the little mike clipped on to her in the way only a cute little child could.
There was just one tiny little issue: she wasn't singing. It turned out that she was lip-syncing to a previously recorded version of the song, sung by 7-year old Yang Peiyi.
I know what you're thinking: why would the government make one child sing the song, and the other one lip sync it?
The answer is fairly obvious(if you were a member of the Chinese politburo; then again if you were, you'd probably have more important things to do than read this).
Yang Peiyi sung beautifully, but had crooked teeth, so her smile wasn't perfect. Which cut down on the cuteness factor. Lin Miaoke, on the other hand, was the perfect Cute Chinese Girl, but she couldn't sing very well.
So, in a move that is being called China's most idiotic image-devastating act, they had Lin lip sync Yang's singing.
What's that you say? Why couldn't Yang still sing, as her pictures show she is still pretty cute? Why did the government enact such a shallow, puerile and obviously foolhardy move? Why were they calling the switch a "matter of national interest" instead of all the other issue which deserve that tag? What the FUCK were they thinking? Are you making this up, because it honestly sounds so ridiculous and seems hardly possible that a whole government can screw up like this?
I cannot answer any of those questions except the last one: anyone doubting this can check it out(among other places) here, here and here.
I rest my case.
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