Dawn of the Geeks

I’ve been subscribed to the free version of This Is True since about 1998. It’s a collection of interesting/funny/bizarre news stories from around the globe. The May 22nd edition’s top story is huge. Apparently Fark has already covered it, it’s all over various message boards. The story? Saaya Irie

The Chinese are upset by a new Japanese school history textbook which, they say, whitewashes Japanese crimes during WWII. But photos of a little Japanese girl are helping to melt Chinese hearts. Saaya Irie is “pacifying a certain segment of China’s population” with her photos, especially those showing her in a bikini. The 11-year-old budding actress fills an F-cup bra, and her photos have swept Chinese web sites. A message with the photos, surely not written by the girl, begs the Chinese to “stop these anti-Japanese hijinks” since “if you don’t, I won’t like you anymore.” But if people “unite for the sake of China’s democracy,” the message says, her breasts will “rise up.”

Considering the nature of Anime, it’s not surprising this girl is a pop icon now. BTW, an F-cup in Japan is about a C-cup in the US. It’s also becoming a trend in the US for girls to mature biologically faster these days.