This is too much.



Waaaaaay too fobby.

These are the mascots for the 2005 Olympic Games in Beijing (article). China chose to put 5 cartoon faces forward to the rest of the world. Why can't China just let Japan be the cutesy Asian nation?

And what do they call these over-the-top mascots? "The Friendlies" !

"The animals were introduced as Bei Bei, Jing Jing, Huan Huan, Ying Ying and Ni Ni — which, put together, translates to "Beijing welcomes you!"

I'm embarrassed. I'm not Chinese. I'm American. You remember that!

I don't disapprove of the mascots entirely. I think China should keep the panda mascot, and get rid of the other four. The panda's a cutie.