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ChadTower:
Ironically, 2 billion people outside of China wouldn't ever know the difference. They look quite alike.
shardian:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 13, 2008, 12:55:11 pm ---Ironically, 2 billion people outside of China wouldn't ever know the difference. They look quite alike.
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I thought the same thing. And since when does a 7 year old just getting her 2 front teeth put her in the ugly category? WTF is wrong with that culture? Put that little girl on America's Got Talent and she would be a media darling here in the states.
billf:
--- Quote from: shardian on August 13, 2008, 12:57:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 13, 2008, 12:55:11 pm ---Ironically, 2 billion people outside of China wouldn't ever know the difference. They look quite alike.
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I thought the same thing. And since when does a 7 year old just getting her 2 front teeth put her in the ugly category? WTF is wrong with that culture? Put that little girl on America's Got Talent and she would be a media darling here in the states.
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The same culture, according to the gymnastics commentators, that take three year old girls from their families and put them into training for future competitions. The commentators mentioned that the girls only see (or was it talk? don't remember) their families about once a year.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: billf on August 13, 2008, 01:03:04 pm ---The same culture, according to the gymnastics commentators, that take three year old girls from their families and put them into training for future competitions. The commentators mentioned that the girls only see (or was it talk? don't remember) their families about once a year.
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This is probably a place where the culture and the actions of the gov't should be separated.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 13, 2008, 01:13:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: billf on August 13, 2008, 01:03:04 pm ---The same culture, according to the gymnastics commentators, that take three year old girls from their families and put them into training for future competitions. The commentators mentioned that the girls only see (or was it talk? don't remember) their families about once a year.
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This is probably a place where the culture and the actions of the gov't should be separated.
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It's a country that makes no bones about supressing their citizens by controlling access to ISP's. The two are not always mutually exclusive.
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