China: No Navels

Britney Spears may soon perform in China, but she'll have to dress according to the regime's dictates. China has approved a five-concert tour, but the China News Service reports that "relevant departments will carry out strict reviews of Britney Spears's performance clothing." So which departments are "relevant"? Maybe they have a Department to Combat the Triumph of Vulgarity.

Comments

[thoreau]

Well, when you're trying to reduce your population, the last thing you need is more open sexuality...

Seriously, though, if the Chinese officials responsible for this are thinking of immigrating, I'm sure the FCC could find work for them.

[JDM]

If the "cultural invasion" theory of world revolution is correct, this is like Midway or something.

[Douglas Fletcher]

It's only Midway cause she's such a tease, don't you know...

[Mao]

Hmmm. Maybe a one-party totalitarian state ain't so bad after all.

[joe]

Vinyl Mao Suit?

[Ruthless]

Mark S.
Did you know even Annette Funicello exposed her navel?
I mean it was tasteful and all.

What I'm thinking is this will be a story to keep an eye on, so to speak.

I mean, what can they do to Britney? Run her over with a tank?

Maybe she could wear a Mau-Mau emblazoned with "Free Taiwan!"

Or she could shoot a moon like they did recently in... where was it? Germany?

[Ruthless]

P.S.
Could Britney be to the Bamboo Curtain what the Pope was to the Iron Curtain?

Is this a global dance of the Seven Curtains?
The remaining five will be ever exceedingly titillating, but I think I'm up to it.

[Gadfly]

Insert US for China and re-read it. Methinks the blue noses would feel right at home there.

[R C Dean]

I saw some footage of Britney doing her new concert last night when this story "broke." There was very little skin on display - long pants, I believe long sleeves, no cleavage or belly. Of course, she was clad head to foot in super-tight black vinyl? leather? (not sure, glasses were fogged up) that left zero to the imagnation, but she was showing about as much skin as if she were in a Mao suit.

[Mark S.]

No exposed navels? Who's running China? A reanimated Walt Disney?

[Mark S.]

Ruthless: I only recall the story that old Walt asked Annette to wear a one piece bathing suit to keep her from exposing that filthy, filthy belly button.

I haven't seen many of the beach movies she made, so I can't recall if I ever saw her in a two piece.

Now Barbra "I Dream Of Genie" Eden? That's another story.

[Ruthless]

Mark S.,
That's what I'm trying to tell ya.
I was similarly disinformationized until I begged to be set straight by another, even more rabid Annette groupie. He forwarded an image of a lint-free Annette navel from one of her beach movies.

But, more importantly, if Brit does, in fact, drink deeply herein, as per Uncle Kevin, please allow me, your Britness, a couple of seconds to wave my manhoodliness.

And show you, Britn, plus those Chinese a puzzle or two.

Your REAL uncle,

[kevrob]

Hey, Brit, I know you love to lurk in H&R between shows, keeping up with current affairs, and smokin' `em if ya got `em. So, when you do those shows in the Middle Kingdom, why don't you dedicate I'm A Slave 4 U to everybody in the lao gai?

xoxo

Unca Kevin