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Miley has reared her head from the ugly accusations made about her being a racist from the photo below and made several statements on her fan site. Cyrus lambastes the public for making it into the boondoggle it has become and states,
“I’ve also been told there are some people upset about some pictures taken of me with friends making goofy faces! Well, Im 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 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 (Spears) is back on top of her game again, they need someone to pick on! Lucky me!,"
An apology? Um, not really. But then again, she doesn’t think she did anything wrong…
Uh oh, it looks like pop-icon Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, is in a PR maelstrom again. The latest gaffe from Cyrus comes again as a photograph - but unlike the last one where she was near naked in Vanity Fair, this time she is fully clothed but is demonstrating a pose that many deem to be racially-motivated against Asians. Was this childish play among teens or a deliberate message to the public?
As an Asian American, I of course, take offense to this pose. But to all of a sudden label her as an Asian-hating racist seems a bit extreme to me. There’s an Asian man in the photo right next to her and it appears to be a group of friends engaging in stupid teenage behavior. She is 16-years old. How many things have we all done at that age that we regretted? The only difference though is that she is a celebrity and a role model – it’s a whole different ballgame when you are in the public eye.
Asian American advocacy groups however are up in arms around the country. George Wu from the Organization for Chinese Americans (OCA) stated,
"Not only has Miley Cyrus and the other individuals in the photograph encouraged and legitimized the taunting and mocking of people of Asian descent, she has also insulted her many Asian Pacific American fans. The inclusion of an Asian Pacific American individual in the photo does not make it acceptable. OCA hopes that Miley Cyrus will apologize to her fans and the APA community for this lapse in judgment and takes the opportunity to better understand why the gesture is offensive."
With the Cyrus media frenzy that is sure to come, and the same hype around Michael Phelps’ bong picture, these young stars are catapulted in the media spotlight and must realize that every move they make is watched. And when those sponsors start pulling out, the message hits home even harder.
Given Cyrus’s role model status and the fact that young tweens all around the country idolize her, not to mention her millions in endorsements, you can guarantee that a formal statement/apology is forthcoming, soon.
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