# And today's 'Foot-in-Mouth' award goes to... Jiang Yudui

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**Created:** [July 30, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-todays-foot-in-mouth-award-goes-to-jiang-yudui/629875 "2012-07-30T18:45:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-todays-foot-in-mouth-award-goes-to-jiang-yudui/629875/1 "2012-07-30T18:45:18Z")

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Something I noticed in this morning’s paper.

China is trying to force their standard “patriotic” school curriculum on Hong Kong. The people in Hong Kong are a bit upset about this, and they’re holding protests against “Chinese brainwashing”.

A chairman of a pro-China group, Jiang Yudui, tried to calm the citizens down by reassuring them that yeah, China is brainwashing kids, but that’s okay:

> [@Jiang Yudui](#):
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> A brain needs washing if there is a problem, just as clothes need washing if they’re dirty, and a kidney needs washing if it’s sick

Way to go, Jiang. I’m _sure_ that will make everyone happy.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-todays-foot-in-mouth-award-goes-to-jiang-yudui/629875/2 "2012-07-30T19:19:37Z")

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He just washed his brain and he can’t do a thing with it!