The Chinese government reprimanded organizers of the Chengdu Motor Show for showing way too much flesh than what’s appropriate for a harmonious society. The exhibitionist exhibits were all foreign. A finger-wagging received the display of female charms at Citroen and Kia, and a serious finger-wagging was directed at an “almost-naked Ms Yan Yu who briefly posed with a Toyota Camry before things got so mad with ‘journalists’ taking pictures that she was quickly taken back-stage,” as Tycho de Feyter reports at Carnewschina.
The showing of almost naked ladies is standard fare at communist China car shows, but could trigger arrested hearts and mass firing in the allegedly free West. Therefore, the almost naked Camry lady was trafficked below the fold. Don’t click if you are under age, easily offended, or easily fired. Your have been warned.
“Is that a jelly bra?” asks TTAC’s cross-cultural adviser, Frau Schmitto-san. “I have one in Tokyo.”
“I don’t want to see it,” answers the editor in chief.
As suspected a week ago, the reprimands were handed out at the end of the show. Same thing happened in Beijing. This way, organizers receive full promotional impact, the government keeps face, and there is a last-minute rise in traffic, based on righteous reporting
How difficult is it to get tickets to the show?
Not bad. Now, how long until the Chinese finally match the famous TVR/London Show gambit from the mid-70’s? Getting the booth babes to model totally nude.
As if this is the biggest problem facing Chinese officials.
… definitely in the “nice to have” problem category
Jelly? Like marmelade? Those japanese! They think of everything!
Only in China would near-naked models be placed next to a Camry. I like how you summed it up Bertel: Everyone Wins… government, press, show goers, and automakers.
Apparently the Chinese have cornered the market in silicone as well as rare earth.
An old staple of Hollywood agents: there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Is it ironic that the Japanese, who learned from W.E. Deming, learned the Hollywood Way from the Chinese?
So, um, exactly WHERE are the offensive pictures??? I definitely didn’t see anything offensive.
Baby needs a little more back.
Q: “Jelly Panties?”
A: “Depends”
$kaycog posts on TTAC now? Awesome.