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HashiriKata -

She was really bewitching in "The Mask"
(10 years ago)



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againstwind -

Ah, I see the characters are 为人民服务.

Is 为人民服务 a political slogan?

Pardon me, why not to regard it as a slogan on commonweal or volunteer?










JimmySeal -

Yes, it is one of Mao's most famous slogans:

http://no-sword.jp/blog/2005/03/how-...tionaries.html

For more on Cameron Diaz's "volunteer" activities:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=trippin










muyongshi -

Yah it was a political slogan but sure sounds like the motto of most governments (whether or not
they actually believe it and try to follow it).










HashiriKata -



Quote:

Pardon me, why not to regard it as a slogan on commonweal or volunteer?

If you do so and not make a fuss, you'd miss out the chance to cash in on the two world-famous
names: Cameron Diaz and Mao! That wouldn't be "sensible business sense" enough, againstwind










muyongshi -

For once I wish I couldn't "follow the money".










Huang Jialuo -

Well, I'm 5 days late to discuss the topic, haha. I live and study in Peru!
Frankly, I don't think the Star w/slogan bag should have been taken so strongly. I mean, you just
need to tell her: "don't wear it", period. My guess is a few people might have been reminded of
this hurtful scenario, and instead of confronting her about it, they passed the word, the media
found out and acted upon it: most probably to incite people to find more about Peru, to bring the
focus to this nation (I guess it really did.. :P).
I can assure you however that though there is a large Chinese population here in Peru (much more
cantonese than mandarin speakers), they all live in the coast of Peru, which is the left side of
the country and not in Cuzco (almost the center of the country) where Cameron Diaz was seen. So,
if they were hurt, it was not because of the slogan, but because of the red-star (and possibly the
green color resembling the military too). I do not really remember those times of cruelty as I
live in the capital, but it was a time in which a LOT of violence took place (approx 69300 dead).
The terrorist group AND the military were both responsible for the massacre led by the
unjustifiable hatred for the farming indigenous people.
It is quite curious, because I just had my final exam of Peruvian History yesterday.
I hope I don't fail though... :P










trien27 -

I doubt people in Peru really knows Chinese. It's probably of Mao's picture. I've seen this bag
off line. It's not offensive [if you know all 5 Chinese characters written on it in running
Traditional script: wei ren min fu wu? "To serve the people" ]










AJBryant -



Quote:

I think the "to serve people" slogan is generally harmless.

Well, so are phrases like "Work makes [you] free," but the cultural baggage of the quotation may
be severely problematic. (For context: Google "arbeit macht frei.")

Tony












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