It sure looks like the red star on her bag.
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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It sure looks like the red star on her bag.
Yes...
To be succinct, it’s the “To Serve Man” episode from The Twilight Zone:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_Man_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29
Proof that the social elite are morons...
She also thinks it is cool to advertise a regime responsible for gross human rights abuses on its own people. Regardless of whether she knew about the history of communist involvement in Peru, she should know that China has one of the worst records on human rights in the world, since she was a tourist there before.
Do they make that in XXXXX-size for Rosie O’Donnell?
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