Fakes and trickery - the pleasant Yes reply - this is the way of China - never to admit that women have worth or that you can disagree.

But more importantly, who cares?

On another subject, the little girl who was on stage wasn't talentless, as inferred by previous comments. She could sing quite well too, it just wasn't what the producers wanted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbZrI8onelg

From the UK Telegraph:

"The fireworks were there for real, outside the stadium. But those responsible for filming the extravaganza decided in advance it would be impossible to capture all 29 footprints from the air. As a result, only the last, visible from the camera stands inside the Bird's Nest was captured on film."

Yes, those shown on TV were a CGI version of the real thing - but it's not as if they were a complete fabrication.

Moving on: Denying a child the experience of a once-in-a-lifetime performance on the basis of being "not cute enough" is a much worse offense. But does this really differ from showbiz practices in this country? Nope.

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