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Tuesday, August 12
Since the faking of some Olympic opening ceremony fireworks is old news, another great scandal has luckily arrived to make my work day more interesting.
Here is the set up.
Setting: Olympic opening ceremony singing of "Ode to the Motherland", to be sung by an elementary school aged girl
Plot and conflict: "Under pressure from the highest levels of the ruling Communist Party to find the perfect face and voice, the ceremony's musical director concluded that the only solution was to use two girls instead of one. Miaoke, a third-grader, was judged cute and appealing but "not suitable" as a singer.
Hilarity ensues, and one must assume, shame on the family of the less attractive, but better singing, girl. It's hard to be 7 years old in the Motherland.
Here is the set up.
Setting: Olympic opening ceremony singing of "Ode to the Motherland", to be sung by an elementary school aged girl
Plot and conflict: "Under pressure from the highest levels of the ruling Communist Party to find the perfect face and voice, the ceremony's musical director concluded that the only solution was to use two girls instead of one. Miaoke, a third-grader, was judged cute and appealing but "not suitable" as a singer.
Hilarity ensues, and one must assume, shame on the family of the less attractive, but better singing, girl. It's hard to be 7 years old in the Motherland.
