Miscellaneous

If you could sue anytime someone does anything remotely offensive, I'd be in a heap of trouble

Ok, look, we've all seen the picture of little Miley Cyrus pulling her eyes back all slantey-like, right? Sure, I can see how folks are offended. And I can see how Asians are particularly offended, which is why apologies were demanded and given. Fine. Good. Move on.

Well, except that Lucie J. Kim has filed a class-action lawsuit against Cyrus seeking $4 billion in damages. This money-grubbing asshat claims that Miley, in posing for this photo, "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" and that it doesn't matter that she's "just a kid." So she wants four grand for each Asian Pacific Islander in LA County, because their civil rights have been violated.

Yeah. The argument is that Cyrus knew the picture would get out in the media and would hurt people's feelings, and this somehow violates Asian Pacificers' civil right. Bitch, please.

(Hat tip to Patty and Amanda.)

Full post as published by Quiz Law on February 16, 2009 (boomark / email).