Posted on 06/24/2007 8:50:58 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Cameron Diaz Apologizes for Maoist Bag
Jun 24 09:52 PM US/Eastern
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Cameron Diaz apologized Sunday for wearing a bag with a political slogan that evoked painful memories in Peru.
The voice of Princess Fiona in the animated "Shrek" films visited the Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru's Andes on Friday wearing an olive green bag emblazoned with a red star and the words "Serve the People" printed in Chinese, perhaps Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong's most famous political slogan.
The bags are marketed as fashion accessories in some world capitals, but in Peru the slogan evokes memories of the Maoist Shining Path insurgency that fought the government in the 1980s and early 1990s in a bloody conflict that left nearly 70,000 people dead.
"I sincerely apologize to anyone I may have inadvertently offended. The bag was a purchase I made as a tourist in China and I did not realize the potentially hurtful nature of the slogan printed on it," Diaz said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press.
On Friday, one prominent Peruvian human rights activist said Diaz should have been a little more aware of local sensitivities when picking her accessories.
In Sunday's statement, the star of "There's Something About Mary" said the purpose of her visit was to participate in a television show that celebrates Peru's culture. The actress has been in Peru as part of "4 REAL," a Canadian TV production that focuses on young community leaders around the world.
"I'm sorry for any people's pain and suffering and it was certainly never my intention to reopen what I now know is a painful wound in this country's history and wish for their continued healing," she said.
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Even she can’t be that dumb.
look at the choppers on that guy.. yay for socialized dentistry
Of course it was inadvertant. That woman is really stupid.
“This Cuban is hardly representative of the exile community at large.”
Although her father is a Cuban-American (given her age, I bet her father was born here), I don’t think that Cameron Diaz identifies with Cubans. I doubt she can even speak Spanish.
“I’m sorry I got caught.”
It’s all about being hip and now. The rest doesn’t matter.
Bumb ditch...
Imagine if someone carried a bag with a swastika on it, say, in Israel or New York City!
Probably the first time she heard that anybody was murdered by communists. Most libs never hear about the 200 million worldwide.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Enjoy it!
--because I am dumber than a box of rocks. Ask anyone.
Thanks! It’s very funny. :)
I do give her credit for her apology, but this is a prime example of the insularity of Hollywood. I’m sure she felt she was being both trendy and politically correct by skipping around Machu Picchu with her Chinese bought handbag. Hollywood doesn’t realize that not everybody is in awe of communism.
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...
Ah yes, the 2004 election. The one where there was a national referendum on the ballot to legalize rape. Hee hee.
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