Mark’s Soap Box

*** Update Below ***

Unbelievable! Cameron Diaz wears “trendy” Mao bag that insults Peruvians.

Dumb bitch. Sorry if that offends, that however is what she (and most of Hollywood) is. They are so desperate to be “in” that they don’t even care about the meanings of what they say, wear, or do. This is what happens when you live in the vacuum called Hollywood. As long as you get noticed, whatever you do is ok.

Arriving.

This is how she arrived. She was photographed walking up a hill. Gee you think this was planned? Oh yeah. You see, she is wearing local customary clothes. Hmmm no one else is doing that?

Touring the ruins. Is that a black Justin Timberlake?

Then she looks like this on her trip to the ruins.

She of course will feign ignorance, which is most likely true. That just makes it more offensive. She cares so little about anyone other than herself she did not even take the time to consider how her actions may affect people. Isn’t that what Hollywood preaches to us? Be respectful. Learn about other people, it’s our fault if we don’t?

The most offensive part of this is not her actions but the cover given by the main-stream dinosaur press.

AGUAS CALIENTES, Peru (AP) — 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.

Excuse me! “fashion faux pas”, wtf! Are they serious? Yes they are. the AP equates wearing terrorist gear around those who are intolerant of terrorism a “faux pas”. A “fashion faux pas”, not a social offense, intolerance, or lack of understanding. It’s just a faux pas.

Bullcrap.

Equating the wearing of offensive, and terrorist slogans with wearing white after Easter is the height of arrogance and duplicity. I wonder if I wore the N-word on a shirt if it would be offensive and intolerant or a fashion faux pas. Oh yea, we know the former would be used to describe my action.

A prominent Peruvian human rights activist said the star of There’s Something About Mary should have been a little more aware of local sensitivities when picking her accessories

That’s the best quote they can come up with? And why no name?

Here is my quote: “Americans should take more notice of the world outside of Hollywood, and realize that the arrogant attitude of me-first is why people are suffering. If Miss Diaz took as much time to read a newspaper, as she does to shop for trendy fashion accessories she would understand that communism, terrorism, and hate are the same thing. Wearing a bag with a cute slogan and not understanding it’s origin is indicative of the lack of concern that the celebrity culture has for the underprivileged.”

Wow! I should right for those vacuous left wing orgs. I am good at it!

added:

Just saw this, and had to add it.

34-year old beautiful actress Cameron Diaz is taking a break from filming to find a healthy balance in life. The star admits her priorities have changed in recent years, and she no longer feels pressured to follow up films straightaway.

Yea she is too busy insulting victims of terror to do movies at the moment. “[B]eautiful”, sorry but she is cute … at times? Oh and she broke up with Justin Timbrerlake, wow! I didn’t even know they were together! Explains much.

** Update **

Cameron Diaz apoligizes. Oh yeah, that makes it all right. Pfft.

“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.”

Translation: I am an idiot who is totally clueless about the world around me. I hope you keep going to see my films.

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