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Asian Suing Miley Delivers Kung Pow to Judge

So you're suing Miley Cyrus, claiming she defamed 1,000,000 Asian Pacific Islanders in L.A. County by taking a picture while making squinty eyes ... so how do you gain favor with the judge -- call him a racist.

Lucie Kim and her lawyer, Henry Lee (not the OJ Simpson forensics dude Henry Lee) claim the judge crossed the line in a hearing last week by repeatedly referring to Asians as "oriental." They say the word "oriental" is "an offensive, derogatory racial insult to persons of Asians descent ... akin to using the word N---er.

Kim and Lee want Judge Robert Hess to remove himself from the case.




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121. why would you sue a 16 year old. she probably wasnt even talking to you or making fun of anyone. people act like she cant have fun.

Posted at 3:39PM on Jun 25th 2009 by Jane

122. There's two sides to this case & you can see them both throughout these comments.

1. I'm asian: Chinese to be exact. & not all Chinese people are like this, I think it's wrong for people to judge a whole race in general over the opinions of individuals.

2. Miley Cyrus did do something wrong but it doesn't mean people have to go to such extreme lengths, it is ridiculous but it is low for people to judge other so harshly.

Posted at 8:41PM on Jul 3rd 2009 by RNA

123. man this lady is crazy why is she only suing miley cause she got money,,,, what about the others that did it what shes not going to sue them.......... some body slap this stupid b*#!h for me

Posted at 1:42AM on Jul 16th 2009 by the 1

124. Miley Cyrus was being a kid, she did nothing wrong. Should the Judge call this Young lady an Asian Pacific Islander at all times? If that's what she wants, she should let the judge know this and things may go smoother and cheaper for tax payers. Does she plan to share the money she may win with 999,999 other Asian Pacific Islanders? If one person sues on behalf of a group of people, shouldn't the money be split somehow?

Posted at 3:42PM on Jul 19th 2009 by other of Three

125. hey kitty (#14 comment) - posting "maybe she wants to prove that asians are money-hungry turds trying to cash in on someone else's success" doesn't really help your cause now does it? Please restrain yourself from posting stupid remarks.

Posted at 3:46PM on Jul 19th 2009 by Keira

126. This class action suit is not too much! That is the only one that Asians can have a voice in this country. There are not enough Asians in the USA to have a political voice, so the court is the answer. Why do you idiots think that Asians are always the ones who are offended without any recourse? If blacks were offended like this, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton would be up in arms! Look what happened those, like Mel Gibson, who offended jews. They were forced to issue public apologies or they lose their careers. Since Asians don't have that kind of clout in this country, suing big time is the only answer.

Posted at 4:41AM on Jul 20th 2009 by LWH

127. I work in South Korea. I'm white. I get called "monkey" all the time by teenagers because of the hair on my arms. I'm not a hairy person at all. I have the hair on my arms pulled on by strangers. I get pointed at and have "foreigner" yelled at me by children and teenagers on a daily basis. I've been told by Koreans on several occasions that white people "stink like milk and b.o." that white women are "sluts", and that any Korean women who have anything to do with us are "sluts". I'm going to assume that Ms. Kim is a Korean-American. Lighten up Ms. Kim.

Posted at 9:23AM on Jul 20th 2009 by freshking

128. ok, I am NOT a Miley Cyrus fan at all ... but come on! really people??? give it a rest! don't try to sue someone rich so your lazy tail can get some money by doing nothing. Get over it and get a job!

Posted at 12:36PM on Jul 20th 2009 by EmJ

129. Even if Miley was making fun of Asians so what???? Walk thru China Town and see how some of them treat you. Are you going to sue them??? This ladys a joke.

Posted at 6:29AM on Jul 21st 2009 by go back to asia if you dont like it here

130. 126--LWH--Youre a total idiot. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are 2 of the most racist people on the planet. Even my black friends don't like them. So you think having a racist asian too is going to help asians? What a loony. Racism is fueled by racist minorities who use it as a tool to get what they want but crying "racism" more than the little boy who cried wolf. Racism does exist but people are starting to turn a deaf ear to it because of BS like this. I am a white male and I've never made a racist remark but Ive been called every name in the book , been jumped, had guns and knives pulled on me simply because of the color of my skin. Is that ok? Some teenager allegedly makes fun of asians and I'm supposed to cry and say how terrible that is? There was an asian guy right there with her and he wasn't offended. In some asian countries the woman still walks behind the man, woman are sold to the highest bidder. Do you think those women would whine about a teenager allegedly making fun of them? Do you think I liked it when Indians called me Custer then chased me with nun-chucks simply because I was white and had shoulder-length blond hair? Get a clue loser everyone experiences racism regardless of what color they are but suing isn't the fix. Do you honestly think that if Miley weren't famous and worth $1,000,000,000 that this woman would be suing her? Not the brightest bulb on the tree are you?

Posted at 6:54AM on Jul 21st 2009 by Get some braincells

131. THEY SHOULD LOCK THAT LADY UP FOR FILING SUCH A STUPID LAWSUIT. WHAT OTHER COUNTRY WOULD EVEN ALLOW SOMEONE TO FILE THAT? I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE WHOSE FAMILIES HAVEN'T SHED ONE DROP OF BLOOD DEFENDING THIS COUNTRY COME HERE AND ACT LIKE THEY OWN THIS COUNTRY AND MAKE STUPID DEMANDS LIKE THIS. THIS LAWSUITS GOING NOWHERE. ACTUALLY MILEY LOOKS MORE LIKE SHE WAS TRYING TO FLATTER THE ASIANS MORE THAN MAKE FUN OF THEM. ACTUALLY THE CUTEST PIC IVE EVER SEEN OF HER.
LOOKS MORE LIKE A SEDUCTIVE POSE THAN A RACIST ONE TO ME. PRETENDING TO BE ASIAN DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN YOURE MAKING FUN OF THEM.

Posted at 8:03AM on Jul 21st 2009 by I dont care about some racist asian

132. this is so stuipid. Oriental is not a racist word. and to my opinion miley just taking picture. if im wrong which im sure im not how is that picture racist? its just a picture.this woman is crazy. if the the judge was the problem, why didnt she just sue the judge?

Posted at 6:16PM on Aug 6th 2009 by keiona

133. The Judge should throw the case out of court why is'nt the Asian guy being sue is he broke.

Posted at 4:56AM on Aug 7th 2009 by Jay B

134. I can't believe people would be so desperte to protect spoil brat like her.

Posted at 2:25AM on Sep 10th 2009 by Louis

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