My dad went into some detail on his blog about the little girl switcheroo for the Opening Ceremony last weekend. The reason proffered by the officials behind this singing scandal boiled down to the following (from The Guardian):

“It seems that Yang’s uneven teeth, while unremarkable in a seven-year-old, were considered potentially damaging to China’s international image.”

Not that I agree with them on this but were I to concede this to them, what is their excuse for the ridiculous amounts of smog? What’s that going to do for their “international image”? And if dental hygiene was the biggest concern, did anyone neglect to tell them that “Ms. Pretty” is full on missing a tooth?

China sucks on so many levels.