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Huggies Wow; I'm a Gymnast Now; Underage Chinese Olympic Gymnasts Rant, Bella Caroli is Right
Associated Content ^ | August 12, 2008 | Michael Luchies

Posted on 08/13/2008 12:32:54 AM PDT by joinedafterattack

Huggies wow; I'm a gymnast now! I am watching the Olympics right now and couldn't be more upset watching a sporting event. I am not mad that the country I am routing for (United States) is falling apart, not mad because the only event they are showing is gymnastics, but furious because several of the gymnasts are clearly under the 16 year old age requirement. Bella Caroli himself made a comment during the broadcast that the Chinese gymnasts were under 16 but since they had "legitimate" passports, they are allowed to compete. Aren't the Olympics supposed to be the purist form of sports? Will cheating in sports ever end?

Obviously I have absolutely no evidence or proof that any of the gymnasts in the olympics are under the age of 16. But if you are fortunate to have a set of eyes and common sense you can clearly see that the women...sorry little girls that are putting on an amazing show are barely toilet trained. Ok that may be a little harsh but look at them! Many of the Chinese girls do not come up to the shoulders of any other countries athletes. I think I saw someone on the balance beam who didn't have teeth yet. Are they midgets? Is there a national problem in China with women who have stunted growth?

These girls are unbelievable, but still little girls who have no life outside of gymnastics. They are sent by their parents as young as 3 off to train for the Olympics. Sometimes they are even able to see their parents once every other year.

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To: ChiMark

“Those girls if aged 16 are doctored up to keep them from maturing. No breast or hip development.”

Female gymnasts often fail to hit puberty until they are done with the sport because of how rigorous it is. It stunts you.


61 posted on 08/13/2008 5:08:43 AM PDT by DemonDeac
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To: Hacklehead

“I’m sure watching the Chinese gymnastics team is quite stimulating, for pedophiles.”

It is a sick pervs dream. Twelve year olds who have the body of eight year olds in makeup with skimpy clothes showing off how flexible they are. I felt dirty just watching it.


62 posted on 08/13/2008 5:12:33 AM PDT by DemonDeac
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To: irishjuggler
You are in a city with a large Chinese-American population. The girls you see are taller and heavier than their counterparts in China. The Viet kids here, when they go back to VN for a visit, are identified by the locals immediately as Viet Kieu (expats) because they are taller and bulkier than the locals. Unless you have long been close with the Chinese population in SF you likely cannot estimate age of females below 40 and above 2 very well at all.It is easier with boys once they hit puberty.

All that said, I have no doubt that the Chinese government is using underage girls for gymnastics.It is one sport where the peak seems to be at a very young age for girls and Chinese, being of Communist persuasion, have no sense of fair play or following rules. They are only concerned with what gets the most glory and demonstrates Socialist and Chinese "superiority."

63 posted on 08/13/2008 5:35:11 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: ChiMark
No breast or hip development.

That is a much smaller problem among Chinese in China than it is among Americans (including Chinese/Amercans) who eat an American diet.

64 posted on 08/13/2008 5:40:21 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: Caipirabob

LOL!


65 posted on 08/13/2008 5:43:12 AM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: F15Eagle

I know even American raised Viet girls who, at 16 look 10 to round eyes. They are small and their bodies do not change shape so much as Caucasian bodies. Those raised in America tend to be shaped a bit more like Americans but some still look like preteens well into high school.


66 posted on 08/13/2008 5:46:07 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: BJungNan

20 +


67 posted on 08/13/2008 5:46:58 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: joinedafterattack

Bet that one girl does not have her third molars yet (They usually erupt at age 12.)


68 posted on 08/13/2008 5:48:04 AM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E. That spells free. freerepublic.com baby)
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To: caver

Purist as with the Soviets (all national varieties) pawning off male contestants in the women’s games. Communist China is quite capable of the same sort of shenanigans and likely to use whatever gets gold.The propaganda value of winning trumps all other considerations.


69 posted on 08/13/2008 5:50:21 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: DieHard the Hunter

Yes. The Olympics is a picture of Sport but, as with a movie, the sportsmen, especially of countries to which winning is a “showcase” of ideological or national superiority, the parts are all played by actors with scripts, maybe even with stunt doubles.


70 posted on 08/13/2008 5:53:43 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: joinedafterattack
Aren't the Olympics supposed to be the purist form of sports? Will cheating in sports ever end?

I'm not really paying that much attention to the Olympics this year. I lost interest way back when they started the gymnastic event - dancing around the mat with a ribbon. However, the above remarks caught my eye. Is the author that niave? The Olympics - for decades - have always been about politics and cheating. The 1936 Berlin Olympics was nothing but a power show for the Nazis. And then you have the Russians and East Germans during the 60's and 70's. Does anyone remember the scorring cards - U.S. - 8.5, Great Britan - 8, Italy - 8.5, East Germany - 4. Does anyone remember the Soviets cheating us on the court in the 72 Olympics? The raised fist by the black athletes in Mexico in 68? Munich?

71 posted on 08/13/2008 5:55:20 AM PDT by 7thson (I've got a seat at the big conference table! I'm gonna paint my logo on it!)
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To: The KG9 Kid

These two stories: American’s made mistakes and Chinese child labor..

Doping is under serious international oversite and underage athletes should be too. Dental X-Rays can quickly determine age.

Lotsa old Chinese look young. Some simply are young.


72 posted on 08/13/2008 5:58:05 AM PDT by Broker (Grandpa Petti Bones wants to know.)
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To: verse1

> And if indeed, China steals all “your” patents, I would hope you do not perpetuate this “stealing” and use or advocate only “your” type of products. Thanks

Welcome to the FRee Republic!


73 posted on 08/13/2008 5:58:21 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: Paisan

My daughter got the same treatment until she was past 30 and she is 100% Euro-American background. She also never got taller than 4’10” and stayed slim. Ironically she was completely gray haired by age 24 (but dyed her hair from age 14 when she got her first noticeable gray).


74 posted on 08/13/2008 6:00:19 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: hobbitslikepotatoes

You seem to have a very narrow range of experience there. The people in your world must be limited to those with round eyes and western diet.


75 posted on 08/13/2008 6:03:11 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: sergeantdave; Old Sarge; darkwing104

> verse1 - signed up Aug 13, 2008
> No location. No about me page.

And more to the point, this has been his/her sole contribution to FR.

I smell a Troll...

IBTZ


76 posted on 08/13/2008 6:07:35 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: ThanhPhero

You summed it up nicely.


77 posted on 08/13/2008 6:10:40 AM PDT by caver (Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
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To: ThanhPhero

100% Euro-American background

same with me and ditto the gray hair. I started dying my hair when someone called me Q-Tip. Still skinny and don’t look my age - 57. Much younger people assume they are older than me and that causes PROBLEMS. The good thing is, I’m in better shape than my comtemporaries. The bad thing is, if I hadn’t started smoking at 16 - to assume the personae of someone older - I would probably look about 27.


78 posted on 08/13/2008 6:12:30 AM PDT by Paisan
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To: DieHard the Hunter; verse1

I think the reference is to Americans who look at Chinese and don’t see Euro-American physiques and then insist that Asian body types are illegitimate. Nothing in versé’s comment speaks “Left” but might be from someone with an East Asian heritage.


79 posted on 08/13/2008 6:14:57 AM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: ThanhPhero; verse1

> Nothing in versé’s comment speaks “Left” but might be from someone with an East Asian heritage.

You reckon? I would be interested in your interpretation of this, then, from Post #35:

>> And if indeed, China steals all “your” patents, I would hope you do not perpetuate this “stealing” and use or advocate only “your” type of products. Thanks

It is beyond serious dispute that ChiCom has no respect for the intellectual property of others.

So verse1 follows that by hoping that we don’t make the ChiCom keep stealing Intellectual Property by us using or advocating only “our” types of products? Like it’s our fault that the ChiCom are a pack of thieves?

You don’t see that as being Left? I see it as being ChiCom apologist. Stealing Intellectual Property is not a Conservative value at all.

Or perhaps you see it differently?


80 posted on 08/13/2008 6:28:53 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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