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Beijing Firendlies
I
asked a Chinese friend what he thinks of the Beijing Olympic
Friendlies, Bei bei, Jing Jing. Han Han, Ying ying, and Ni ni (In
Chinese, Beijing hanying ni = Beijing welcomes you).
He told me he hates them. Phew! So I'm not the only one then.
Why do we hate
them? Well, I guess you really have to see the animated commercial to
understand why. But the main reason is that they are so incredibly,
well, gay. I know it's probably politically incorrect to disparage them by saying they are too gay, but it's the best adjective by far.
In the commercial the friendlies variously fly through and fall out of
the sky, aaahing and cooing like very girly 3 year olds to a
sickly-sweet orchestrated soundtrack. They have absolutely zero muscle
or brawn, and look like they were designed exclusively for girls
between the ages of 3 and 8 years old.
That the rest of us are also supposed to get with them as well seems to
be a fair indication of which way the Chinese government prefers the
intelligence of the proletariat to be inclined. Dumb and meek as sheep - the better by which to follow The Almighty Party.
I hope this kind of sickly-sweet, artificial, very unhealthy cultural
treacle doesn't flow throughout the rest of the Olympics...otherwise
the whole world might just end up concluding the Chinese are all just
so...well, gay.
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Tim
(13.3.06 16:59)
Yeah, you're right, the friendlies look very gay to me, their names also sound gay. I cannot tell which one is boy, which one is girl. China is not really a gay friendly country as it is still very conservative. Why do they have gay-looking Olympic friendlies? To attract more gay tourists or to make a statement to the world that China is now more forward and open-minded? LOL
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KAPO
(2.4.06 09:48)
hoho~I have to say ,I also don't like these friendlies because they are only fit for children.Although I'm a Chinese.I don't know why Chinese government has chosen these five animals,oddly,incredibly,and stupidly......
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