Miley Cyrus (about the fact that people are upset that a photo of her pulling her eyes back and making "slant eyes" is circulating around the Internet):
“I’ve also been told there are some people upset about some pictures taken of me with friends making goofy faces! Well, I’m sorry if those people looked at those pics and took them wrong and out of context!
“In NO way was I making fun of any ethnicity! I was simply making a goofy face. When did that become newsworthy?
“It seems someone is trying to make something out of nothing to me. If that would of [sic] been anyone else, it would of been overlooked! I definitely feel like the press is trying to make me out as the new ‘BAD GIRL’!”
“I feel like now that Britney is back on top of her game again, they need someone to pick on! Lucky me! haha Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know what is on my heart. You guys know me and have been by my side every step of the way!
“You guys know my heart and know the most important things to me are my friends, family, fans, and GOD! In NO WAY do I want to disappoint any of you! But, when I have made mistakes in the past, I feel like I’ve owned up to them and apologized.”
“I really wish everyone would stop focusing on my personal life and get back to focusing on what I love! Music and Acting! Hopefully, I will be touring again this fall! Yayy! =] It will be a nice change to be back out on the road again!”
Lord. It's time for someone to go back into her Star Wagon, sit down with the tutor and crack open the history book. The exaggeration of Asian eye shape has long been used to demonize and dehumanize Asian people. It has a historic context, like the N word. Asian caricatures with small slanted eyes were circulated in American newspapers and helped establish Japanese Americans as "different" - different enough to round up and put into internment camps during WWII.
Get a clue!
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