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Sharon Stone's Chinese 'karma' quake comments
May 28, 2008, 10:00 GMT
US singer Madonna (L) and US actress Sharon Stone arrive at the festival palace for the gala screening of US director Steven Soderbergh\'s film \'Che\' running in competition at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, 21 May 2008, in Cannes, France. EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO
Sharon Stone has caused controversy by suggesting the recent earthquake in China is "karma" for their government's treatment of Tibet.
The 50-year-old actress said the devastating natural disaster in the Sichuan province on May 12, which killed tens of thousands of individuals and left five million people homeless, happened because the country had treated their neighbour Tibet so badly.
She said: "I'm not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans because I don't think anyone should be unkind to anyone else. And then this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and then I thought, 'Is that karma? When you're not nice then the bad things happen to you?' "
Ng See-Yuen, who owns the UME Cineplex chain - one of China's biggest cinema chains - has now confirmed his company will no longer show any of the actress' movies in their theatres, labelling Sharon's comments "inappropriate".
China has occupied Tibet since its invasion in 1950, claiming the neighbouring nation is rightfully part of China. Since the occupation began, people have campaigned to liberate Tibet and to end the human rights violations.
In the recent interview, Sharon also revealed she cried when she received a letter from the Tibetan Foundation asking her to help the victims of the earthquake.
She added: "They wanted to go and be helpful, and that made me cry. It was a big lesson to me that sometimes you have to learn to put your head down and be of service even to people who aren't nice to you."
The 'Basic Instinct' star's comments have caused massive controversy worldwide, and have spurned at least one website dedicated solely to attacking the actress.
Sharon has four movies being released between now and 2010 - including 'Streets of Blood', 'Five Dollars a Day' and 'The Year of Getting to Know Us'.
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Her brain's been bleached along with her hair!
He/she doesn't know that Tibet has been part of China for thousands of years. What a pity!
The Chinese death, injury, & homeless toll is far worse than anything our country has ever experienced. Should our children die in school collapses as a result of U.S. government 'bad karma?' I refuse to ever watch another Sharon Stone film, & have marked all of her films on Netflix as 'Not interested.' These ludicrous actors who freely cause verbal pain & injury as a result of their overblown & overpaid status should feel our disgust. The best way I know is to boycott their work.
What an idiot! People in Hollywood need to keep their mouths shut...All of the time.
As a pagan, I'm highly offended by her ignorant comments about China, and karma. If there's going to be any karmic paybacks on China, it's going to be against individual leaders, not little children who have died in their schools. Thinking that a whole nation, innocent people and all, should be punished for their government's bad behavior is sick and immature. (that goes to the above poster and their comments about america as well) Karma attacks individuals who do wrong, not masses who are innocently going about their lives.
Why does anyone care what any actress thinks about world events, especially one whose biggest claim to fame is uncrossing her legs?
But honestly, is her comment any stupider than calling it an 'act of God'?
It is first and foremost an act of nature - nothing more, nothing less. It's not from God, from evil spirits, from hexes, bad Karma,voodoo, hatred, etc., etc., etc.
That was exactly I thought of China's recent earthquake it was something to do with treatment to Tibetans. Tibet is never a part of China before 1950 until China occupied and killed more than hundred thousand people.People who only read chinese history at chinese school will obviously think that Tibet is part of China for century .If you look from outside you will find the fact.
First, as a Chinese, I want to thank all of you who show your support and sympathy for the people who are affected by the earthquake.
Sharon, You are an IDIOT cuz you don't know the people who died are innocent, you don't know the people who lost their children have nothing to do with how to treat Dalai lama and you don't know how sad it is when lots of chidren were buried while they were studying in the classroom.
I don't like Chinese government either. But this time, they did a right thing to try to save every life as quickly as they can.
I cry everytime hen I watch all the news about how many people died and how they died. Then I heard what you said....speechless!
Sharon Stone seems to care about Tibetan people, but if she really does, she should know that the epicenter is actually located at Ngawa (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Szechuan Province, China. In that region, 53.72% are Tibetans, 18.28% are Qiang minority, and 24.69% are Han Chinese ...
If she really believes in Karma, then the real question is 'a karma for who?' for Tibetans or for Chinese?
DEAR READERS,LETS US BE MORE RATIONAL ABOUT THIS ISSUE.I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG ABOUT WHAT MS SHARON SAID.HAVE YOU ALL FORGOTON THAT WE ARE NOW IN A FREE WORLD,WHERE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS WELCOMED.AM NOT BIASED ABOUT MS SHARON'S SPEECH.CHINA IS ONE OF THE COUNTRIES IN 21ST CENTURY THAT REFUSED TO ALLOW HER NAGHBOURS TO BE FREE.AM REALLY SAD ABOUT THE INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THIS EARTHQUECK.BUT LET ALL RIGHT THINKING PERSONS CONDEM CHINA FOR HER HUMAN RIGHT ABUSE ASPECIALLY THAT OF TIBATANS
peter_purity@yahoo.com
Obviously she has no humanity. One thing about she disagreed with Chinese government policies, it’s absolutely heartless to make that kind of comment when ten of thousands of innocent people got killed, especially the CHILDREN. She’s nothing but piece of trash. Naturally disaster is affecting the whole world. If she believes in what goes around and comes around, she better be careful that those innocent died in the earthquake people will find her.
Sharon Stone's Karma opinion has been often seen among comments responding the quake disaster in China by those so-called 'Free-Tibet' activists. It's not a coincidence. From all of their comments full of hatred you can see their real faces. No wonder one of their comments even said they would rather donate one dollar to Myanmar but not a penny to China. They even believe those innocent children and their parents deserve to die. It shows how twisted their minds are. After read all of their comments, should I believe they are willing to offer any help to those quake victims? I would not.
a very stupid comment by stone. sometimes its better to be silent and people would think your intelligent. but you had to open your mouth and show the world that your stupid.
There has been a lot of pain, loss of lives,destruction..just pray for those going through this.
i saw a report in the news that the schools that were destroyed were built using very poor quality iron, that could be easy bent using the hand. there was a government building that stood firm without a scratch very close to one of the schools that had collapsed completely..this is very serious crime against the citizens.. the government should find those accountable and take severe action. ultimately the government is responsible for negligence or corruption.
I pray and hope the people who are going through this grief will find strength to accept what has happened and start to move on.. easier said than done.
I feel that whatever sharon stone speak up is her rights and her views. As she belongs to world of freedom and she had full of freedom, speech, expression and rights. What is wrong with that..........there is nothing to surprise what she called bad 'Karma'. As there is saying if you owes bad to others it will transform to you.
If the chinese government and people really think that they have killed lots of Tibetan innocent people during peaceful protest in Tibet. They have show the mercy for those victims of innocent? Still they blame for His Holiness the Dalai Lama or CTA Government. Who is not really behind this roits.
Besides, they are accusing His Holiness the Dalai lama and saying that His Holiness is seeking indenpendence as he is saying all the time that he is just seeking autonomy within chinese constitution framework. Is they heard of that or just pretend to not heard of ?
Ng See-Yuen, founder of the UME Cineplex chain and the chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, called Stone's comments 'inappropriate'.
According to a story in trade magazine Hollywood Reporter, he vowed not to show Stone's films in his theatres.
UME has branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hangzhou and Guangzhou, China's biggest urban movie markets
I think that Ng See- Yuen said that stone's comments is inappropriate and he is going to boycott Stone films to his run theatres. What a silly and stupid it is. It doesn't make any sense to her......... World is crazy about her films and let see who is going to stop to the world market..
I really appreciate her comment.........many more comment welcome...
Tibet has been part of China for thousands of years
I totally agreed with Peter said: WE ARE NOW IN A FREE WORLD, WHERE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS WELCOMED
However, if the 'Old Stone' head, think the natural disaster earthquake was a karma.
Than she must mean 911 issue was officially karma to US as well!
In addition, I wonder there were so many natural disaster from previous years in USA reported by Federal Emergency Management Agency. Does it mean USA have been 'not nice' to other countries to deserved karma all these years?
Regarding to 'free Tibet', I guess the news never report there are so much funds from China were send to Tibet each year to keep them alive! China was very smart for not to fall for USA political games! If you think Tibet should be free, than why USA should not 'Free' New York, California, Washington......etc!
In addition, back in thousand years of history, China and Tibet were count as Chinese! Come on, wake up people, reading the brief news does not mean you know the whole story of which government is playing political games behind the scene!
Let's just all say a prayer, to whichever God we worship, for those poor people in China. What Stone says or does really is of no consequence.
and also M&C doesn't do such a good job of weeding out or listening to the posts regarding sickeningly vile comments. Time to find a new site.
Firstly, Sharon Stone is absolutely a crazy old bitch. I donnot wanna say anything more about her, it will sick me!!
Secondly, for the following content in your website:
China has occupied Tibet since its invasion in 1950, claiming the neighbouring nation is rightfully part of China. Since the occupation began, people have campaigned to liberate Tibet and to end the human rights violations.
Who told you these ? You are lying ....
Have you seen the news about the Chinese government and the Han Chinese allover China is helping the Zang Chinese (that is the 'Tibet people' you are talking about) in the natural disaster? Is there any difference when the Chinese Government treats Han Chinese and Zang Chinese in natural disaster ? That is, both Han Chinese and Zang Chinese has already been a whole nation!!!
Please look back your own country, how are you white people treating the black people or Mexican?
I donnot know why you these stupid people always say Tibet does not belong to China, have you been there ever ? If not, please shutup, okey?
And it takes a very intelligent, highly educated person to spew out the garbage you posted!! You need to crawl back under your decaying rock!
I agree with all of you, her words where in poor taste, but the chinese gov. has an astounding record of human rights violations, if it was Karma the earthquake would have only leveld their capitol building.
Who is Sharion Stone?
We are all saddened by the misfortune caused by a natural disaster, but we are shocked and outraged by the man-made misfortune caused by the Chinese gov't. I was sad to hear that Sharon had backtracked on her 'karma' statement because it's so true.
I agree with Mr.nokarma. That are perfect comment. Thank you for your knowledge. Thank you. Jackie
Tibet is independent country thousand of years back even china and nepal is our part of country if you go for the tibet history. As thousand year back chinese princess wed to our king songtsen gonpo with nepal princess. That time tibet has conquer china and tibet king pionted his finger to china king to his daughter and they give it......That time tibet is powerful country.
Besides, this china and tibetan is has different language and literature, cultural and traditional....... We tibetan never eat all the meat like monkey, donkey, dog, cat, rabbit, rat, mice and mouse........What a irritating........due to poverty of country and just to save their life they are going to have all back to thousand years and now become habit.....
We tibetan have a good natural food.....like tsampa and dri butter is enough to survival of life.....Water is same taste like milk what a nutritional place like tibet......
that why chinese population is transfering to tibet and railway line is connected and development is making out for their own people to better transportation......... Whatever chinese govt implemented to Tibet is nothing to surprise they carried out return to natural resources of tibet, mine,coal, gold, silver and devastation of 60000 old monasteries.
Deforestation and river to make dam for the electricity for chinese govt.
Allowing tourist to tibet just to earn money from them to visiting Potala Place, Norbulingka and Mount Kailash, Amdo, Kham and Kongpo. Is there any tourist coming to China. There is nothing special to attract tourist....
Chinese govt. make little improvement is nothing compare to our natural resources mining and deforestation...
I wish to appeal to the freedom loving people to go through the history and you will find the truth. I just feel pity to chinese people they don't have any other sources to learn besides chinese govt. propaganda....
They don't have a right to speak out for their own welfare.....what they know about the world........My pitty is with allthe chinese people..
But i have request to chinese poeple who are refugees in US, Europe and London........try to learn little knowledge from truth......As you are know in free world no one can detain you and house arrest you while you speak up for the truth....... As you must have experience for that.......But try to learn history and fact....
chonie: Would you still say the same if your love ones die in the earthquake? Do you have any human blood? Not being able to relate is the greatest tragedy of cold-blooded humans. Like the Germans watching the Jews getting killed and still rationalied. Animals have better sense than sad creatures like you.
Sharon Stone is not only stupid but also laughable now. She even arguably complained about Dior's effort intending to save her own butt because if Chinese put more pressure on Dior she could be completely dumped not only within China. China should ban everything relating to her as she obviously has no regret for what she said except try to save her own.
I wonder how many Americans realize that before 1959, Tibet was a serfdom? Do Americans even know that the Dalai Lama actually owned slaves?
In 1959, 95% of Tibetans were serfs or slaves, and the monks and aristocrats also controlled all the land. When the slave owners went into exile, their land was handed over to their former slaves. Now the former slave owners want their slaves and their land returned to them.
Polygamy and polygyny are illegal in the rest of China, but are allowed in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. That's more religious freedom than is allowed in the US. Of course, when the former slave owners talk of 'meaningful autonomy' what they really mean is a return to feudalism.
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nokarmaMay 28th, 2008 - 11:49:38
That stupid bitch should note that if anything with Karma was real, then the United States should have disapeared decades ago. No country has killed more civilians from other nations, after the WWII, than the US regime.
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