1:12 pm, June 25th, 2013
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Kate Gosselin is now embroiled in a controversy after a photo of her pulling back the skin around her eyes while wearing a black plastic wig emerged on Twitter on Sunday, prompting many to view it as racist towards Asians.
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On Tuesday, Gosselin defended the photo on her website, noting it was taken during her marriage to now ex-husband Jon Gosselin, and that it was a “happy time for me and Jon, smiling and ‘goofing off’ together.”
According to Gosselin, after receiving a “plastic Asian dress up wig” from a fan, she and Jon took turns trying it on and posing, allowing Kate to “‘be Asian’ like the rest of my family.”
“Naturally,” added Gosselin on her site, “I ‘slanted’ my eyes to show [Jon] my best Asian impression, which made him smile.”
As for allegations of racism, the reality mom stated, “I married an Asian. I have eight biracial children therefore I’m quite certain that I’m the last person that could be called a racist.”
For more of her comments, as well as the pic of Jon wearing the wig, click over to her site here.
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