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2 parent policy for Chinese Olympic athletePosted by Thomas Crampton on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Journalist and blogger Thomas Crampton is now posting some of his work on Danwei. Funny story by Geoffrey Fowler in the Wall Street Journal revealing an official Olympic sponsor with advertisements that are not entirely truthful (Cue: sounds of pained shock and horror).  Turns out that the "parents" pictured here with hurdler and gold-medal hopeful Liu Xiang's are fake. The ad, for the milk drink Satine, reads: "A delicacy among dairy products, Satine is my choice." While his parents have said in past interviews that their son grew up drinking milk, the people in the picture are actors. The official explanation given to Fowler:
While companies are keen to capitalize on China's reverence of family, Fowler points out that the use of actors as parental stand-ins carries the risk of backlash. |
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Comments on 2 parent policy for Chinese Olympic athlete
It seems that the biggest service Doctoroff did China by publishing his various comments and book is by serving as an example of why Freedom of Speech is not always a good thing.