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What’s Wrong with this Picture? Olympics Edition.

Posted by: Rachel Hulin Posted date: August 14, 2008 | 10 Comments

“This was one of a set of pictures Xinhua sent out on the wire late on
Friday night. An hour and a half later, Xinhua sent it again, this time
with a notice to all clients: ‘This photograph has been withdrawn.
Please do not use.’ “

The caption:

Basketball star and flag-bearer of Chinese Delegation Yao Ming and
nine-year-old Lin Hao, a pupil fron quake-hit area in southwest China’s
Sichuan province, parade into the National Stadium at the opening
ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 8,
2008. According to media reports, when the May 12 tremor struck, Lin
Hao risked his life and suffered multiple injuries for rescuing his
schoolmates from the collapsed buildings. He was later awarded the
title of “Teenage Hero in Earthquake Rescue and Relief.” (Xinhua/Liu
Dawei)

Can you see why the agency did not want this image used? Look closely.

Hilarious.

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10 Comments

Flaneur 8-14-2008

The kid’s reversed flag?

J 8-14-2008

The kids flag is upside down on the pole. It must have fallen off and he put it back on.

J 8-14-2008

Also an upside down flag is the international symbol of distress or needing help :-).

censor 8-14-2008

I thought it was because the kid has that weird patch of hair thing going on, and god knows, the chinese wouldn’t allow anything less than picture perfect perfection. similar to that times article, where the chinese admit to voice-dubbing another girl’s voice over the “cute girl”, in the opening ceremony. or the fact that the fireworks were all fake and CGI too. i have turned them off, in disgust. i can get plenty of photoshop manipulation in my own country.

Bradley Spitzer 8-14-2008

Also, that kid – a 9 year old – is not a teenager?

deano 8-14-2008

Or could it be the fact that Dean Martin was resurrected from the dead, and placed in line, (without a drink in his hand), and it stood out like a sore thumb to the chinese?

photohumorist 8-15-2008

It’s the little flag, right? http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/photohumourist/set/A0000Z8_tZwOxPAQ/Flag+Etiquette

ts gentuso 8-15-2008

It IS Dean–it has to be! And look at him eyeing the lady next to him! He’s gone a tad more gray than I remember, though…

American Flag Poles 9-24-2008

American Flag Poles

Flag poles generate a lot of interest here at USA Flag Site. American Flags & P

Us Flag Poles 10-6-2008

Us Flag Poles

And into my care was delivered a flag, directions to the flag pole,

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