Shanghaiist: Missy Elliott barred from participating in Beijing Olympic medal ceremonies

Zack

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:51:21 +0800

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!!!

Trev

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:10:31 +0800

Michael Jackson to make guest performance? He will probably appreciate the bleached white look as well as the boy-bums.

Simon Bond

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:38:00 +0800

So now it will just be chinese women on show, all with arses like 12 year old boys...brilliant move...not

Trev

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:20:53 +0800

Nothing can "be" 'chill'. It can be chilly. If it's cold. Learna to speaka the English coolio mccooly-cool.

p

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:21:57 +0800

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.

Peter

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:41:19 +0800

China is superficial and discriminatory. Iran's executing porn stars. Nanny states. What are you gonna do?

Trev

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:57:07 +0800

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!

nanheyangrouchuan

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:13:17 +0800

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?

plex

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:14:23 +0800

Missy Elliot wouldn't get a look in because she's black. I'm sure the hostesses will all be glowing white.

Zed

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:18:34 +0800

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.

Chip

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:16:41 +0800

Another reason I'll not see the olympics in Beijing.

Contrarian

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:33:09 +0800

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.

SocialB

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:44:22 +0800

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.

Trev

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:11:54 +0800

And HANG ON A COTTON-PICKING SECOND --- "backwardness can be chill sometimes". It can be "chill"? Oh grow up!!!

Trev

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:11:11 +0800

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.

p

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:42:23 +0800

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

nanheyangrouchuan

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:27:48 +0800

Everyone hail the perfect vision of the master race!

Trev

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:48:17 +0800

I hope the Cuba women's volleyball team trounce the flat-bummed locals

kole

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:40:52 +0800

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.

Trev

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:35:44 +0800

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.

Trev

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:34:03 +0800

Oh - so they are just discriminating against hostessess for superficial and idiotic reasons - that's fine then. Zis country be backwards

vadaga

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:17:52 +0800

Come on get over it, it is just 'hostesses' not participation altogether. Your headline is too inflammatory.

T.

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:39:18 +0800

P - excellent quoting.

p

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:04:21 +0800

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."

T.

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:51:14 +0800

That girl is POISON . . . Oooh!

plex

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:46:26 +0800

sounds like a bloody good idea to me!