Diaz's bag with Maoist slogan raises ire

The Associated Press ^ | June 22, 2007

[ConservativeStatement]

AGUAS CALIENTES, Peru -- Actress Cameron Diaz appears to have committed a major fashion faux pas in Peru. The voice of Princess Fiona in the animated "Shrek" films may have inadvertently offended Peruvians who suffered decades of violence from a Maoist guerrilla insurgency by touring here Friday with a bag emblazoned with one of Mao Zedong's favorite political slogans.

While explored the Inca city of Machu Picchu high in Peru's Andes, Diaz wore over her shoulder an olive green messenger bag emblazoned with a red star and the words "Serve the People" printed in Chinese on the flap, perhaps Chinese Communist leader Mao's most famous political slogan.

[ConservativeStatement]

Reminds me of this: During the election chaos of 2000, I heard a young one say that it was imperative Al Gore be declared a winner because her teacher told her class that if elected George Bush was going to fire all post office employees. Her dad was an employee.

[kb2614]

Dear Peru,

Cameron Diaz is as dumb as a box of rocks, so don’t take it personally.

[PetroniusMaximus]

“the Japanese turistas get off the plane and quickly don any “Logo” t-shirt they can find to look Americanese.”

http://www.engrish.com/

[skr]

She might not even read Chinese.

[I still care]

I see young people with shirts and such in red with a hammer and sickle occaisionally, also Che stuff. Some of them I guess are communists and socialists, but many just are totally uneducated, thanks to our public school system that does not pass judgement on such regimes.

The red star would be a flag to me not to wear it, and my homeschooled kids would know. But most young people today know the ecology flag before they know the Chinese star.

[I still care]

Like this?

I've seen a lot worse, and you know they are clueless as to the meaning.

[Tzimisce]

...am I supposed to be shocked by this? Seriously...

Of course an American millionaire is going to support Communism. :D

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

During the election chaos of 2000, I heard a young one say that it was imperative Al Gore be declared a winner because her teacher told her class that if elected George Bush was going to fire all post office employees. Her dad was an employee.

Several black kids at my sons' school sincerely thought they'd be put back into slavery if Bush won.

[james500]

MTV’s ROCKTHEVOTE.COM had a video during the 2004 election that told young black students that they’d be drafted for war if George Bush won.

[beethovenfan]

Check out “Trippin’ “ on Wuzzadem - hits the nail on the head.

[Wil H]

in the same vein.. (warning adult language)..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUEkOVdUjHc&mode=related&search=

[Jonathon Spectre]

Man, I want a black bag with a red star on it that says, "Do not resist the worker's paradise!" It's STALIN-FASHION!

I wonder if Cameron Diaz even knows who Mao is or how many skulls he crushed underfoot.

[flat]

HEY,
Cameron

‘GOD BLESS AMERICA’

has a nice catchy ring to it....

i’d show you love your country as well...find a seamstress

shock your friends..

SHOW YOUR PRIDE AND LOVE FOR THIS, THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH!

..GIT ER DONE...

[napscoordinator]

Another Hollywood dimwit.

She is not a dimwit. She bought a purse that was probably made in China. She had no malice. Why are you sticking up with the PC crowd? If you are for PC than why are you on FREE REPUBLIC?

[napscoordinator]

She’s too stupid to be left out alone. I recall during the last presidential election when she was campaigning for Kerry she said if Bush is elected he’d get laws passed allowing rape.

Please provide source. You need to give exact statements in writing if you are going to spread this type of information.

[Trajan88]

Diaz is a bag... make that a d'bag.

Here's my kind of chick:

[I still care]

OK. I went to see it, and found this. It has nothing to do with the subject, but if you’ve never seen banned commercial Bill clinton voodoo doll...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JahdnOQ9XCA&mode=related&search=

[Caipirabob]

Not to defend her, but we should consider that she does not know who Mao was — and what he did.

Tough to defend that level of ignorance. I mean really, that level of intelligence is usually found in open fields dining on grass. Occasionally they get milked...

[Caipirabob]

Several black kids at my sons' school sincerely thought they'd be put back into slavery if Bush won.

Yikes, seriously, if they are that stupid, how will they even know they are enslaved again? It's not like they can tell right now...

[LexRex in TN]

Thursday, September 30, 2004
Political Advice from Cameron Diaz

Via Drudge, who also brought us the John Kerry tan story:

On Oprah’s Wednesday ‘voting party’ show featuring important celebrities like P. Diddy (Vote or Die!), Drew Barrymore and Christina Aguilera, svelte suffragette Cameron Diaz took to shock tactics to get the female vote out.

After a discussion on lynching and the vote with Oprah, Diaz spoke of the dire consequences for women if they sit out this election:

Ms. DIAZ: We have a voice now, and we’re not using it, and women have so much to lose. I mean, we could lose the right to our bodies. We could lo—if you think that rape should be legal, then don’t vote. But if you think that you have a right to your body, and you have a right to say what happens to you and fight off that danger of losing that, then you should vote, and those are the...

WINFREY: It’s your voice.

Ms. DIAZ: It’s your voice. It’s your voice, that’s your right.