facades with nothing behind them

August 13, 2008

facades with nothing behind them

»So, China’s defenders say, this is really no big deal. — And that’s probably true, as long as you’re not Yang Peiyi, who at seven years old has already discovered a hard truth about physical appearance - and had it drilled into her brain unequivocally, by her government no less, that she may be able to sing, but she’s too ugly to represent her nation in public.«

Cam Cole, part of the Canwest News Service Olympic Team, in: China’s global facades come crashing down (The Edmonton Journal, August 13):

The skies may be clearing up over Beijing, but the face China tried to paint on the 2008 Olympic Games is breaking out in blemishes.