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Jonas Brothers Joe Jonas in Racist, Slant-Eye Photo (Like Miley)
theimproper ^

Posted on 03/21/2009 9:26:22 AM PDT by JoeProBono

To Disney teen stars, slant eye is the new black. Singer Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers Band appears to have engaged in the same thoughtless mocking of Asians that recently landed tween sensation Miley Cyrus in hot water.

On Feb. 1, photos surfaced on the Internet showing Miley, 16, pulling her eyes back in a mock slant-eye gesture, and now a similar photo has leaked that appears to be Jonas. So far, there is no word – or apology – from the Jonas camp.

The Cyrus photo provoked international outcry from Asian and Pacific Islander groups, one of which is pursuing a $1 billion lawsuit against Cyrus. Miley later apologized for the photos, but it was rejected by activists and they are now seeking damages.

The 19-year-old Joe is the older brother of Cyrus’ ex-boyfriend Nick, 16. It was bad enough for Miley to make the mock gesture, but at 19, Joe Jonas is old enough to know better.

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To: skeeter
I love most oriental foods.... I can't tell you which region or what country - and most things I like are probably americanized anyway - but it is sort of like claiming that southerners ONLY fry foods or cover them with gravy. While that is good, I admit, I do bake and grill fish, and even have salad.... ;^)

So maybe I should be offended by southern comments.

21 posted on 03/21/2009 12:49:07 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Serkit 3/19/09 "Slow Joe needs to stay out of the deep end of the Think Tank")
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Most teens today have gone to schools that have kids from all ethnic backgrounds

Kids have all ethnic backgrounds, except on the Disney channel. You can watch 100 episodes of Hannah Montana, and you might see 1 Asian kid, if you are lucky and even then, not more than 60 seconds.

Plus, did you watch "High School Musical" ? Almost no Asians at all. Even the head of the science club was a black girl. The only asian I saw was an asian girl in the science club who got to say 3 words and that was it.

22 posted on 03/21/2009 1:16:18 PM PDT by staytrue
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To: staytrue

Are you saying the head of the Math Club isn’t Asian? Wow, no one would believe that... ;^)


23 posted on 03/21/2009 6:15:25 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Serkit 3/19/09 "Slow Joe needs to stay out of the deep end of the Think Tank")
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To: JoeProBono

“but it was rejected by activists and they are now seeking damages. “

Damages!
That is funny!


24 posted on 03/21/2009 6:18:37 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I agree with Rick..)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

I’ve seen the engineering and physics classes in college, and the science club in “High School Musical” was as demographically far from reality as you can get.

The two leaders were a hispanic girl and a black girl. The on asian has 1 or 2 lines and there were no asian males in the “science club”.


25 posted on 03/21/2009 6:44:03 PM PDT by staytrue
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