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From state media late last week:
For women hoping to become hostesses at next year's Olympic Games medal ceremonies, here come the criteria: no tattoos, no big bottoms, and cut down on the earrings.Tattoos and earrings tend to look sleazy, while big bottoms could stick out too much, state media reported yesterday, quoting officials selecting candidates for medal ceremonies and other protocol activities. ...
“We don't want anyone who looks in any way sleazy because that could really put athletes off,” said Li Ning, principal of Beijing Institute of Protocol, who is heading the selection process.
She said experts were looking for women of uniform height with neat bottoms and minus body art and ear studs. Glossy skin was another asset.
“Bone structure and height should be uniform,” she said. “For example, we don't want any wide bottoms.”
Nice to know Li Ning, as we did, grew up listening to Bell Biv Devoe: Never trust a big butt and a smile.
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sounds like a bloody good idea to me!
That girl is POISON . . . Oooh!
sir mix-a-lot is pissed, and so am i. "neat" bottoms? you mean flat-ass, como chicas chinas? not to overgeneralize. is this racial profiling? obviously this doesn't matter at all in the grand scheme-age. but, "toss it, leave it and i'll pull up quick to retrieve it."
P - excellent quoting.
Come on get over it, it is just 'hostesses' not participation altogether. Your headline is too inflammatory.
Oh - so they are just discriminating against hostessess for superficial and idiotic reasons - that's fine then.
Zis country be backwards
I wonder if there is a Chinese word for "pluralism". I'm pretty sure there must be one for "individuality", but I'm not sure it has ever been used in their (glorious 5004 year) society.
China will get a good look at american bottoms as they pass them on the track. It sounds a lot like nazi era 1936 berlin Olympics.
I hope the Cuba women's volleyball team trounce the flat-bummed locals
Everyone hail the perfect vision of the master race!
trev - don't hate, there are lots of forward places, and backwardness can be chill sometimes. I think, wait, what does "backward" even mean? Oh, it means you are an elitist.
Pluralism = 多元论 duōyuánlùn
individuality (personality, individual character) = 个性 gèxìng
individualism = 个人主义 gèrénzhǔyì
Well, there is a word. (I was previously being sarcastic)
Shame they don't apply it!
I am not 'hating'. But China is (factually) backwards compared to western countries. It's typical that you can't accept this and choose to be argumentative.
I like China. It just pisses me off all the time. Doesn't the regular discrimination, 'face' and obsession with the superficial piss you off too?!?!?
Yes - us 'elite' and forward-thinking laowai can learn to like and dislike things at the same time. Not everything is as simple as patriotism and rice for dinner.
And HANG ON A COTTON-PICKING SECOND --- "backwardness can be chill sometimes". It can be "chill"? Oh grow up!!!
Well, as a woman with a curve to her bottom - er - cos that's what women HAVE, I am sure glad that I don't aspire to be some smiling, glossy skinned glorified waitress at an over-hyped sports event...'cos I mightn't get the job.
And I am glad I don't have a flat arse either. They are just WEIRD.
Personally I like tattoos on a woman!
And while I haven't read through "a brief history of Olympic hostesses at medal ceremonies" recently, I'd be surprised if there's any country that doesn't place some kind of physical standard on them.
Another reason I'll not see the olympics in Beijing.
The 2008 Olympics don't count anyhow. Someone in Beijing already knows exactly how the Chinese will win the most gold medals etc. See you in London in '12, though I do hope they replace that dreadful logo.
Missy Elliot wouldn't get a look in because she's black. I'm sure the hostesses will all be glowing white.
Missy Elliot is far from good looking anyways, why not a picture of Janet Jackson or female track star for some high powered booty with a kickin' body and face?
AND RISK A STRAY BOSOM? Are you out of your mind?
If they don't want the population to know what a real ass is, why would they want it to know what a real pair of tits are?
Realistically speaking - I don't see why all the hostesses wouldn't be Chinese anyway. As long as their bone structure is uniform, mind you!
China is superficial and discriminatory. Iran's executing porn stars.
Nanny states.
What are you gonna do?
word. backwardness can be chill because what some people call backward is how a lot of people live and they are the ones that have the expertise to judge their situation.
Nothing can "be" 'chill'. It can be chilly. If it's cold.
Learna to speaka the English coolio mccooly-cool.
So now it will just be chinese women on show, all with arses like 12 year old boys...brilliant move...not
Michael Jackson to make guest performance? He will probably appreciate the bleached white look as well as the boy-bums.
OMG!!!!! WTF!!!! missy elliott is the best...who cares if any1 has tats!?!?! i sure don't...i think it would be sooo cool to have her there..i think that these peeps should just let her go...and i don't think she is fat at all!! and do they even know where her tat is?!?!? they should just let her go...i mean that would give me one good reason to start watching the cermonies..i mean c'mon...she is the best!! no doubt about it!! MISSY ELLIOTT ROCKS! anything she does is awsome...lol..im not a stalker in any way if u start thinking that...i live very far away for her...lol...but missy elliott at the olypic ceremonies would obviously make me watch...i'll watch aything that she is on...she rocks..i just hope they let her go...i am sooo PISSED!!!