Gleanings Of The 2010 Beijing Auto Show: Breasts Draw Reprimand, Ears Cool

by Bertel Schmitt

April 29th, 2012 7:48 PM

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Beijing authorities have slapped organizers of the 2012 Beijing Auto Show with a “serious reprimand” for featuring scantily-clad models.

Beijing’s Capital Ethics Development Office said that the revealing clothing of some models at the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition has had a “negative social impact,” the state-owned news agency Xinhua reports. The ethics office criticized the “vulgar publicity” surrounding the models.

Says the government wire:

“The statement is believed to be referring to several widely forwarded photos of Gan Lulu, a controversial Internet celebrity, and Li Yingzhi, a BMW model, wearing a deep v-cut top and a skimpy diamond-studded dress, respectively.”

Online commenters labeled the event as “a breast exhibition with many famous cars.”

In fulfilling its reporting duty, the state-owned news agency runs a picture gallery with high-res examples of the most vulgar pictures.

No reprimand was issued for the showing of protruding ears.

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Philadlj on Apr 30, 2012

A fashion designer friend of mine would probably like a lot of these outfits. Like the costumes of "Star Trek" in the sixties, most of them appear to show far more than they actually do. With females comprising only 48% of the PRC's population, odds are the vast majority of these booth professionals are already spoken for.

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Lorenzo on Apr 30, 2012

Well, no belly buttons were showing, so what's the problem?

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- Geekcarlover on Apr 30, 2012
  
  I wasn't aware they had the Barbara Eden rule in China.
  
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