Pay no attention to the little girl in the booth
In the Wizard of Oz, it was the Wizard who was hiding in the booth. In the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, it was the little girl actually singing, we were suppose to pay no attention to. Personally, I would love to kick the butts of the idiots who deemed the little girl whose voice actually sang their beloved “Ode to the Motherland” song not cute enough to be seen, so hard their noses bleed for the harm they have done to the self esteem of young girls everywhere. Dove’s Self Esteem Fund and the Girl Scouts Uniquely Me Program are going to have to work overtime now in their efforts to help young girls feel good about themselves after the effects of that disgraceful lip syncing fiasco. No, it isn’t just going to effect the self esteem of young girls in China. The message the Chinese officials sent when they cooked up that lip syncing fiasco will be read loud and clear by any young girl who hears or reads about it.
Basically, what the Chinese officials who cooked up that lip syncing fiasco are saying is, “We don’t care if you have the voice of an angel. Unless you are so cute the mere sight of you sends the warm and fuzzies coursing through people the moment they lay eyes on you, you are not fit to be seen, only heard. Now get in the booth, and sing like an angel.”
Well I have a message I would like to send to those Chinese officials, and anyone else who worships cuteness and beauty that much. Cuteness doesn’t last forever, but true talent always leaves its mark on the world. Beauty fades, but the glow true talent leaves behind even after the truly talented person is long dead, lives on for generations.
