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    Default Re: Beijing 2008, or: who else isn't watching?

    Looks like the gymnatics age issue is going live. Yes Sir, five out of six girlie gymnasts are now officially suspect. What makes me laugh hardest is that the Chinese state media themselves directed attention to the issue by stating the girls' real ages in their columns in previous years. What was it an American political scientist said years ago? He said that dictatorships breed 'structuraly induced stupidity' in their people and institutions.

    Oh beautiful, just look at those Chinese reactions in the article:

    “Surely it’s not possible that these documents are still not sufficient proof of her birthdate?” Lu asked. “The passports were issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The identity card was issued by China’s Ministry of Public Security. If these valid documents are not enough to clarify this problem, then what will you believe?
    Indeed, if the Ministry of Security of one of the world's worst human rights violators can't be trusted, then who can you trust? ROFL!
    China coach Lu Shanzan said the parents are “indignant” over persistent questions about their daughters’ ages.
    “It’s not just me. The parents of our athletes are all very indignant,” Lu said. “They have faced groundless suspicion. Why aren’t they believed? Why are their children suspected? Their parents are very angry.”
    Why are their children suspected? Because of the government's stupidity, including the mention of the girls' real ages on the Minisry of Sports websites in previous years! Hahaha, I can't believe this. I know some parents who have a right to be angry: the parents of the girls and women who were cheated out of their gold medals because of this fraud.

    Oh, and here's a beauty - the Chinese officials are playing the race card:
    “At this competition, the Japanese gymnasts were just as small as the Chinese,” he said. “Chinese competitors have for years all been small. It is not just this time. It is a question of race. European and American athletes are all powerful, very robust. But Chinese athletes cannot be like that. They are by nature that small.”
    No Sir, it is a question of your own stupid government shooting itself in the foot. Go on, and I will start watching the Games after all, for comic relief.
    Last edited by Adrian II; 08-22-2008 at 13:55.
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