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Some woman in Southern California was so upset by Miley Cyrus' “chink-eye” pose that she decided to file a class action suit... for $4 billion. Because that's the number of Asian Pacific Islanders who live in L.A. County (a little more than 1 million) times the minimum damages for a civil rights violation ($4000 USD - about 27,340 yuan).
Lucie J. Kim filed the suit because Miley “knew or should have known that her image would be publicly disseminated via the media, which Cyrus knew focused on her private life, specifically TMZ.”
Okay. While the Shanghaiist and its commentators might have disagreed on certain finer points of just how racist Miley Cyrus actually was for slanting her eyes, can we all band together and call this woman an idiot? We think that maybe filing a frivolous lawsuit with no basis in any real law (really, check up what a real civil rights violation is) in reaction to one photo does more damage to the image of Asian American people in the U.S. than any stupid teen pop star's off-record shenanigans.
If you did feel like protesting, why not go the route of funny lady Margaret Cho, who penned a song over the matter?
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It should be 2 billion: one for each eye.
Watch what you say about this woman. She might sue you.
Please don't lump "Asian-Americans" or "Asian-Anythings" together with Koreans.
They are in their own little warped universe. And they DO have hugely slanted eyes!!!!
Hurray for Koreans I say, Hooray!
good thing she doesn't live in spain. remember this?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/11/olympicsbasketball.olympics20081
now can we get back to issues that matter (like the pros and cons of post-bong swimming?)
The bong-swimming thing is odd. A grown man has to make a public apology for smoking some weed or all his global sponsors are going to drop him or punish him. Nuts.
On the other hand, like the Spain link above, sports advertisers have no problems with racism at times.
Bravo Ms.Kim. Sue the racist redneck thy kingdom come.
While Miley Cyrus actions were offensive and just Dumb, this Lawsuit is just a publicity Stunt on the part of Ms. Kim.
$4 Billion? Why not $40 Billion or $4,000 Billion?
Nuts...
It's tough to say which is dumber (and which is more offensive to Asians and Asian Americans):
1. Miley and her chink-eyed friends.
2. Miley's half-ass apology for her and her chink-eyed friends.
3. Ms. Kim's $4B lawsuit.
Check out: Acts of Racism Towards Asians - And Why We Don't Give a Shit for the rest of the discussion.