Embracing a wrong interpretation
<p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span>, <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="hugging">hugging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="blurted">blurted</span> <span word="out">out</span>: "<span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="sleuths">sleuths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flush">flush</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blog">blog</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Lauren">Lauren</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="Storm">Storm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WNBA">WNBA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Team">Team</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Opals">Opals</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunch">hunch</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="misinterpretation">misinterpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="token">token</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friendliness">friendliness</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="acquaintances">acquaintances</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spate">spate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="tales">tales</span>.</p><p><span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bird">Bird</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Nest">Nest</span>, <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Lauren">Lauren</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="LJ">LJ</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span>'<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hug">hug</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="reciprocated">reciprocated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="hesitation">hesitation</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legion">legion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Sherlock">Sherlock</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="LJ">LJ</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fling">fling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span>, <span word="faithful">faithful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Ye">Ye</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="corroborated">corroborated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="That">That</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hug">hug</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runaway">runaway</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="here">here</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rewritten">rewritten</span> <span word="lyric">lyric</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="song">song</span>:</p>
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