Posted on 06/01/2004 6:53:12 AM PDT by yoely
Britney Spears' first concerts in China have been approved by its culture ministers, on condition that she does not reveal too much skin onstage. Spears is due to perform five concerts in Shanghai and Beijing later this year as part of her current world tour.
But her sexual image has concerned the communist state, and her stage outfits face "strict reviews", China News Service (CNS) reported.
The singer's spokesman was unavailable for comment.
Standards
Culture officials have asked the Chinese organisers of the concerts to guarantee Spears does not show "too much" skin, CNS said.
It was not clear what standards inspectors would use or how they would be enforced.
The head of the Chinese culture ministry's performance division, Pan Yan, said she had not received a performance application and could not comment on the report.
Having sold more than 54 million records sold worldwide, Spears would be one of the biggest international pop stars to perform in China.
Last year the Rolling Stones abandoned attempts to perform in China, saying it had been too complicated and difficult to arrange concerts there.
The group had been due to play in Beijing and Shanghai last April, but the gigs were postponed because of the Sars crisis
Too bad her parents never gave her the same instructions.
If someone in a southern state suggested this, every newspaper in the U.S. would be mocking them.
She's just glad they didn't tell her she had to actually sing during the "concert".
Without the 2 hour strip show she has no act since she can't sing. Britney should stay home.
Are you implying that The South is the Last Bastion Of Decency in America?...................if you are, I agree.......
You know the Hebrew letters she just had tattooed on her back?..roughly translated, they say FREE HONG KONG!
I like when she sings solo...so low I can't hear her.
I even like it when she sings tenor.....10 or twelve miles away!
Where's the obligatory pic?
Nah... she'll just sing and then they'll ask her not to come back.
Covering up is the best advice this young woman could get. She gets less attractive every time I see her - not her herself, but the way she presents herself. A bit of modesty is the greatest attraction.
BRITTANY'S PEARS
Hahahaha! Seriously, could Britney even find Hong Kong on a map?
I agree. The more slutty she appears, the less attractive she becomes. Whores are not attractive. Why so many women in the entertainment industry seek to emulate them escapes me... until I talk to other guys with no sense of taste or a bit of class themselves.
Do we HAVE to take her back?
That is actually a very nice pic of her. I love that blouse.
I think Pan Yan's wife is a FReeper.
Searching for people not sick of her.
And no, I'm not trying to pick on ms. Spears. These were most certainly NOT the worst ones I could find. Just being realistic.
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