Yin and Yang or Lin not Yang?
I find the substitution of a more "flawless” child for
the authentic and magnificent voice of Yang Peiyi is deplorable! Are people today
so depraved that they require seeing perfection when they are already listening
to perfection as a talented and very special child pours her heart and soul
into song? I think not! Seeing little Yang Peiyi’s picture, I find her adorable
and quite frankly, I think she could have moved her audiences even more than
Lin Miaoke was able to do. I don’t fault this child. She is beautiful and
innocent but what message has been given to these two girls as well as children
all over the world? I don’t fault the children. I fault the people responsible
for the choice. My heart breaks for little Yang who, according to Chinese news
reports said that she didn’t regret the decision, saying she was satisfied to
have had her voice featured in the opening ceremony. What else could she say? I
pray this child isn’t scarred from the actions of Chen Qigang! I can deal with
the fake footprints, although that doesn’t sit well with me either. Most of us
have been taught that falsifying and offering anything as true when it is not,
is dishonorable. The same holds true here!