Bold pretty boys wear lipstick, heels
By Xu Wei | 2010-7-2
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201007/20100702/article_441713.htmMALE entertainers dressing as women go back a long way in China, and today some young gender-bending men are scandalizing and thrilling audiences with bold cross-dressing. Xu Wei explains.
China's latest TV hit is a sensational all-male talent show "Happy Boy" that has made news and set the Internet ablaze with the appearances of 10 young men looking, walking and sounding like women. They're known as weiniang (fake ladies), a new buzzword.
At one point in the elimination rounds, judges in Hunan Satellite TV show were totally confused about the performer's gender: he looked just like a woman, with perfect makeup, hair, nylons, ruffles, clothing padding in the right places and high heels. He got the movements and body language right. And his voice was sweet.
