Comments on: Eight-Year-Old Girl Completed Marathon Run Across China http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:42:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Caz http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-202923 Caz Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:25:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-202923 Chinese propaganda? Oh give me a break. We should be so lucky to have this kind of "propaganda" in the US instead of the nation of fast food eating video game playing zombies we're raising. Chinese propaganda? Oh give me a break. We should be so lucky to have this kind of "propaganda" in the US instead of the nation of fast food eating video game playing zombies we're raising.

]]> By: meg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200993 meg Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:33:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200993 I'm sure that came across wrong. It does look like an incredibly happy child and father team. I'm amazed they were able to support that trek, but more power to them for it. My point was just that not everything that the Chinese push on their kids is right. Just like (the lack of pushing) here. Just like the rest of the world. I'm sure that came across wrong. It does look like an incredibly happy child and father team. I'm amazed they were able to support that trek, but more power to them for it.
My point was just that not everything that the Chinese push on their kids is right. Just like (the lack of pushing) here. Just like the rest of the world.

]]> By: meg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200991 meg Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:31:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200991 I'm simply going off the fact that I KNOW several good people who have come here from china, and both them and their siblings were forced into gymnastics and diving respectively, and they hated it so much. It was never an option for them to quit. To quit would be shameful and that's something that most rural chinese find impossible to handle. I agree-at least she isn't making blouses for walmart. The fact that her father was able to go along with her on that run shows that he had enough money not to work those 55 days-something most Chinese people dont have. It's the people with enough money like that who tend to force their kids into sports the kids want no part of but continue to work in simply because they cant say no. For the sake of happiness, let's just assume she's a little girl who loves to run and she's supported by donations given by her cheering onlookers. I'm simply going off the fact that I KNOW several good people who have come here from china, and both them and their siblings were forced into gymnastics and diving respectively, and they hated it so much. It was never an option for them to quit. To quit would be shameful and that's something that most rural chinese find impossible to handle.

I agree-at least she isn't making blouses for walmart.

The fact that her father was able to go along with her on that run shows that he had enough money not to work those 55 days-something most Chinese people dont have. It's the people with enough money like that who tend to force their kids into sports the kids want no part of but continue to work in simply because they cant say no.

For the sake of happiness, let's just assume she's a little girl who loves to run and she's supported by donations given by her cheering onlookers.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200966 Jesse Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:33:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200966 I agree with Angela. I don't think she was forced into it. How can you make a 8 year old run for 55 days? buy her a pony? At least she is not making blouses for Walmart. I agree with Angela. I don't think she was forced into it. How can you make a 8 year old run for 55 days? buy her a pony? At least she is not making blouses for Walmart.

]]> By: Angela http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200908 Angela Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:46:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200908 Does that girl look like she was forced into it? Yeah yeah say its Chinese propaganda, but fact is Americans cuddle their children way to much; even camping requires the parents to haul half the house to a camping site, and then layer so much lotions and sprays on them that water will just kind of repel and flow around them when they swim. Gimme a break, your quick assumptions and dismissal only shows the extent to which you’ve come to accept the propagandas in this country without questioning. Does that girl look like she was forced into it? Yeah yeah say its Chinese propaganda, but fact is Americans cuddle their children way to much; even camping requires the parents to haul half the house to a camping site, and then layer so much lotions and sprays on them that water will just kind of repel and flow around them when they swim. Gimme a break, your quick assumptions and dismissal only shows the extent to which you’ve come to accept the propagandas in this country without questioning.

]]> By: Tian http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200715 Tian Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:51:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200715 Chinese version of Forrest Gump? Chinese version of Forrest Gump?

]]> By: Babymech http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200684 Babymech Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:53:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200684 http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9296/jerkkr3.jpg http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9296/jerkkr3.jpg

]]> By: meg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200668 meg Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:08:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200668 Ugh. Happy medium between the US's fat and hideous children and the Chinese propaganda and forcing children into sports is what I think we need. We're not right. China's not right. Ugh. Happy medium between the US's fat and hideous children and the Chinese propaganda and forcing children into sports is what I think we need. We're not right. China's not right.

]]> By: John http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200633 John Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:03:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200633 It is so nice to see children being active. Not like here, where American children are getting fatter and fatter at alarming rates and childhood diabetes is at epidemic levels. This really embodies how a stron communist governemnt can inspire people to be individuals and do great things while the American democracy is a stifling coddling nightmare, an endless womb that most children never want nor need to crawl out of. Go China! It is so nice to see children being active. Not like here, where American children are getting fatter and fatter at alarming rates and childhood diabetes is at epidemic levels. This really embodies how a stron communist governemnt can inspire people to be individuals and do great things while the American democracy is a stifling coddling nightmare, an endless womb that most children never want nor need to crawl out of. Go China!

]]> By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200606 L Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:21:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200606 What happens when she needs knee-replacement surgery in a few years? What happens when she needs knee-replacement surgery in a few years?

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200597 Sid Morrison Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:04:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200597 Well, at least daddy didn't bury her shortly after birth as is more the custom there for unwanted girl babies. Well, at least daddy didn't bury her shortly after birth as is more the custom there for unwanted girl babies.

]]> By: Dim67 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200578 Dim67 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:45:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200578 This is pure child-abuse and the father should be jailed for making his daughter do this. I also think we should boycot the Olympics. Nuff said. This is pure child-abuse and the father should be jailed for making his daughter do this. I also think we should boycot the Olympics. Nuff said.

]]> By: Kirbie http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/comment-page-1/#comment-200576 Kirbie Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:38:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/08/27/eight-year-old-girl-completed-marathon-run-across-china/#comment-200576 More Chinese propoganda? I hear that some children training to be athletes are forced to train while injured resulting in permanent injuries leaving them crippled for life. How the olympics can be held in a country that claims to be developed while failing to achieve basic standards of human rights is beyond me. More Chinese propoganda? I hear that some children training to be athletes are forced to train while injured resulting in permanent injuries leaving them crippled for life. How the olympics can be held in a country that claims to be developed while failing to achieve basic standards of human rights is beyond me.

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