Miley Cyrus Responds To Slanted Eyes Picture Controversy
Miley Cyrus is responding to criticism of a recent picture of her that leaked onto the web featuring the ‘Hannah Montana’ star using her fingers to slant her eyes along with her boyfriend Justin Gaston and some other friends as they posed with an Asian man.
“The photo falls within a long and unfortunate history of people mocking and denigrating individuals of Asian descent,” the Organisation of Chinese American (OCA) said. “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 friends. We hope 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.”
Cyrus wrote to fans on her official web site:
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 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!
bexoxo blessings…Miley =)
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February 13th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
what are insulting peoples intelligence , your friends the slant eyes , the buck tooth guy , your a racist nothing more .. and you should be off tv … i’m not asian … but that photo is disgusting . you and your friends make me puke ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
February 13th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
When will she ever learn?? I really find this offensive because I myself have a chinese blood, and I am 100% asian. She has mocked a lot of people and has been a real bad model. She needs to learn her lesson.
February 18th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Miley said she just making funny faces and didn’t intend to offense any ethnicity. The picture tells it all. Everyone in the picture makes slanted eyes, except for that asian guys. How ridiculous is that? I am asian and has a 6-yr daughter who loves to watch and listen to Hanna Montana show and music. I will erase all the memories from my daughter. Miley is a just a kid – a kid that I hate from the moment I saw that picture with the group of friends.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
What a blatant straight liar who doesn’t want to own up to her blatant mistakes!
So a face with slanted eyes are goofy?
Did she lead the act or were she influenced by her peers? Either way, it is so not role model behavior.
So this is what she does in her ‘personal life’? Well that speaks so much about her and her company.
Next!
July 29th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
If anyone thinks there’s something wrong with Asian eyes or slanted eyes, then they are ones with the problem. Asian eyes are beautiful for their own qualities, just like big blue eyes are as well. If you really believe that nothing is wrong with Asian eyes, then you should agree that its not be a problem to make your eyes slanted or Asianized for a photograph. Cocky Chambers
October 29th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
you guys r calling miley racist?? when ur the ones that are being stereo typic and saying slanted eyes represents asians. i am asian myself and my eyes arent even slanted. so who r the ones that are really racist?