Posted by John Kennedy to Global Voices Online
Faked, harmonized, prettified, just when everyone seems so into the Games, out comes the news that two of the highlights of the opening ceremony were not what they appeared: production of a made-for-tv version of the footstep fireworks that walked across the sky from Tiananmen Square to the Bird’s Nest began a year ago, and nine year-old Lin Miaoke, de facto face of the event for many, was actually lip synching to the voice of seven year-old Yang Peiyi, harmonized out of the picture because she doesn’t look perfect enough. There was some humor to be found in this; people asked, ‘they blew so much money on this thing and we couldn’t even get a real one?’
For the faked footstep fireworks, the argument that there wasn’t much difference between what was seen from the ground and what was seen on television has made it less of a controversy, that and probably the fact that most bloggers are used to digital touch-ups of official events.
Looking at the early buzz on Twitter, though, we feel a sense of shame at seeing authorities muck it up not once but twice, and then wondering what the next fake revelation will be.
Twenty-something Sohu web editor and iPod fan Flypig wrote a series of tweets just as word was spreading through blogger circles:
http://twitter.com/flypig/statuses/884863093
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http://twitter.com/flypig/statuses/884865256
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http://twitter.com/flypig/statuses/884866210
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如果有人想为这件事情辨护,请先想想,如果æ¨æ²›å®œæ˜¯è‡ªå·±çš„å©å,如果林妙å¯æ˜¯è‡ªå·±çš„å©å。
有的时候,底线和原则是比国家利益还é‡è¦çš„,至少,如果是我的å©å。
But now, never mind that we can’t accept this, do you think that the kids can stand it?
Adults made the decision, but they have to deal with the consequences, which are unfair to these two little girls~
For anyone thinking of defending this incident, please just think: what if Yang Peiyi was your own child? What if Lin Miaoke was your own child?
Sometimes, things like the bottom line and principles are more important than national interest; at least they would be if those were my kids."
At the end of his post, Isaac asks:
那么,还有什么是真的呢?金牌?
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