I find the substitution of a more “flawless” child for the authentic and magnificent voice of Yang Peiyi is deplorable! Are people today so depraved that they require seeing perfection when they are already listening to perfection as a talented and very special child pours her heart and soul into song? I think not! Seeing little Yang Peiyi’s picture, I find her adorable and quite frankly, I think she could have moved her audiences even more than Lin Miaoke was able to do.
I don’t fault this child. She is beautiful and innocent but what message has been given to these two girls as well as children all over the world? I don’t fault the children. I fault the people responsible for the choice. My heart breaks for little Yang who, according to Chinese news reports said that she didn’t regret the decision, saying she was satisfied to have had her voice featured in the opening ceremony.
What else could she say? I pray this child isn’t scarred from the actions of Chen Qigang! I can deal with the fake footprints, although that doesn’t sit well with me either. Most of us have been taught that falsifying and offering anything as true when it is not, is dishonorable. The same holds true here!
