This is like the epitome of why no one should care what these people have to say about ANYTHING.
US actress Cameron Diaz has apologised for wearing a bag with a political slogan that evoked painful memories in Peru. [She] visited the Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru's Andes wearing an olive green bag emblazoned with a red star and the words "Serve the People", perhaps Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong's most famous political slogan, printed in Chinese. The bags are marketed as fashion accessories in some cities around the world, 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.
Right, so, oops? I thought it went well with my red shoes?
"I sincerely apologise to anyone I may have inadvertently offended," Diaz said in a statement. "The bag was a purchase I made as a tourist in China and I did not realise the potentially hurtful nature of the slogan printed on it."
Sigh. You are in CHINA. You buy a bag with a huge communist star on it. But then again, since when has communism hurt anyone, Cameron?
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I saw this yesterday, too, and was disgusted. It's even worse than wearing one of those Che t-shirts. I will say, on her behalf, at least she quickly apologized and took the blame. She didn't blame it on her staff, or even on Bush, although I bet she thought about that one for a while...
It's always such a surprise to people when a celebrity steps in it like this, because they're assumed to be intelligent - since they're famous. Unfortunately, it has been proved over and over again, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that intelligence is not a prerequisite to fame or fortune, and especially not for Hollywood actors and actresses.
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