Picture of the Day: Inappropriate Smiles?

Displayed in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2014, is the statue of a victim of Japan’s wartime sex slavery. The statue was made by the producer of a Chinese film on those who were forced to serve as sex slaves for front-line Japanese soldiers during World War II. Historians say more than 200,000 women, mostly Koreans, were forced to prostitute during the war. (Yonhap)

I think this is a perfect example of the lack of seriousness many people who advocate for the comfort women actually have towards this issue.  Is it really appropriate to dress up, have a gala, and then smile and take pictures with a statue like that representing a horrific issue from World War II?  If this girl got heavily criticized for smiling in photo she took while visiting Auschwitz what about these people?  You would think that such a statue would be presented at an appropriate location in a solemn ceremony.  Instead this appears to be another movie and promotion being pushed by the Chinese government to promote nationalism and anti-Japanese sentiment within the population.

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