Gleanings Of The 2010 Beijing Auto Show: Breasts Draw Reprimand, Ears Cool
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.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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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.
Well, no belly buttons were showing, so what's the problem?