Today it was all over all the headlines about the Chinese girl who lip-synched at the opening ceremony in order to keep the original singer in the dark. Apparently the real child who sang the song wasn’t as “cute” as the one that was on stage. I’ve heard things from it was down right mean, to it was fraudulent of China to try and pull the wool over our innocent American eyes.

While I do not necessarily agree with China’s sentiment of presenting a flawless image, I can’t see how it is that far from what goes on in America. Let’s face it, how often do we find “average” or “less than average” looking children on cereal boxes, in commercials, or even getting lead roles in their school plays? The only difference it seems between China and the U.S. in this attempt to standardize beauty and portray a false sense of perfection, is that when confronted…China is at least honest about it.

I must admit that China’s presentation with the “dancers” seemed a little bizarre and there is a lot I don’t quite understand about their culture or how they see things. However, I can say that in the land of child pageant’s and plastic surgery, we really have little room to talk or point the finger.

And just for the record, the child they showed who really sang the song actually seemed just as cute to me.