US actress 
Cameron Diaz apologised for wearing a bag with a political slogan that evoked painful memories in 
Peru. The voice of 
Princess Fiona in the animated 
Shrek films visited the Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru’s Andes wearing an olive-green bag emblasoned with a red star and the words ‘Serve the People’ printed in Chinese, perhaps Chinese Communist leader 
Mao Zedong’s most famous political slogan. The bags are marketed as fashion accessories in some world capitals, but in Peru, the slogan evokes memories of the 
Maoist Shining Path insurgency. “I sincerely apologise to anyone I may have inadvertently offended. The bag was a purchase I made as a tourist in China and I did not realise the potentially hurtful nature of the slogan printed on it,” Diaz said in a statement. In a newspaper’s statement, the star of There’s Something About Mary said the purpose of her visit was to participate in a television show that celebrated Peru’s culture. The actress has been in Peru as part of a 
Canadian TV production that focuses on young community leaders around the world. “I’m sorry for any people’s pain and suffering and it was certainly never my intention to reopen what I now know is a painful wound in this country’s history and wish for their continued healing,” she said.
Cameron Diaz apologised for wearing a bag with a political slogan that evoked painful memories in Peru. The voice of Princess Fiona in the animated Shrek films visited the Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru’s Andes wearing an olive-green bag emblasoned with a red star and the words ‘Serve the People’ printed in Chinese, perhaps Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong’s most famous political slogan. The bags are marketed as fashion accessories in some world capitals, but in Peru, the slogan evokes memories of the Maoist Shining Path insurgency. “I sincerely apologise to anyone I may have inadvertently offended. The bag was a purchase I made as a tourist in China and I did not realise the potentially hurtful nature of the slogan printed on it,” Diaz said in a statement. In a newspaper’s statement, the star of There’s Something About Mary said the purpose of her visit was to participate in a television show that celebrated Peru’s culture. The actress has been in Peru as part of a Canadian TV production that focuses on young community leaders around the world. “I’m sorry for any people’s pain and suffering and it was certainly never my intention to reopen what I now know is a painful wound in this country’s history and wish for their continued healing,” she said.
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