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| 2005-07-26 |
| RICKY MARTIN has issued an apology, after he donned a traditional Arab kaffiyeh headscarf with the slogan "Jerusalem Is Ours" written in Arabic on it. The LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA singer was in Jordan yesterday (25JUL05), where he attended the silver jubilee of the Arab Children's Congress, which was set up 25 years ago by the country's QUEEN NOUR to promote creativity, peace, cross-cultural understanding and tolerance. And at one point while posing for photographs with fans, he draped the kaffiyeh over his shoulders, without being able to understand the statement it carried. Martin says in a statement, "I had no idea that the kaffiyeh scarf presented to me contained language referring to Jerusalem, and I apologise to anyone who might think I was endorsing its message. "My role is entirely humanitarian, and I will continue to promote the elimination of stereotyping anyone - be they from Latin America, the Middle East, or anywhere across the globe." Late yesterday, Martin travelled to Thailand where his organisation, the Ricky Martin Foundation, has built 225 homes to protect children orphaned by 26 December's (04) Indian Ocean tsunami. |
| Posted by:muck4doo |
| #7 LOL! Murray! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-26 19:47 |
| #6 Reminds me of the university professor who decided to honor a Japanese colleague during a presentation by wearing a kimono jacket. Unfortunately, the kanji on it was for a garbage-workers union... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-07-26 18:23 |
| #5 Dear Ricky, You are a dumbass. Please stop wasting my oxygen. Sincerely, Humanity. P.S. What the fuck did you think was written on the scarf?!?! I love Palistine? P.S.S. You are really a dumbass.... |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-26 17:59 |
| #4 Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Because I'm also very stupid, which makes up for it... |
| Posted by: Ricky Martin 2005-07-26 15:42 |
| #3 Just another moron touching the stove. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-26 15:35 |
| #2 Wait until Ricky learns about the Arab Stereotype for Homosexuals... |
| Posted by: danking70 2005-07-26 14:45 |
| #1 kant help laffin. hez their to fite stereyotypin an teh ferst theeng he does is getter scarf from em fan wiff sumthin antiisraeli on it. clasik. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2005-07-26 14:32 |