Cameron Diaz Offends The Peruvians

Actress Cameron Diaz was hit hard by Peruvian human rights activists on Friday after the “Shrek the Third” star was seen toting around a messenger bag decorated with a symbol and slogan that most in Peru associate with a violent past.

Diaz, oblivious to the history of Peru, carried a trendy messenger bag with a red star and the political slogan “Serve the People.” While that may seem harmless, it just so happened to be the favored symbol and slogan of Mao Zedong whose philosophy inspired the Shining Path, a violent guerilla insurgent group that spread terror throughout Peru in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Diaz was traveling in the city of Machu Picchu when she was spotted with the bag.