“芬兰小姐”摘冠道歉：对不起中国

近日，前“芬兰小姐”莎拉·扎夫斯遭全球怒怼，全球围观其摘冠道歉。

Miss Finland has apologized to China and Asian community as she was stripped of her title three months after winning it, following criticism over her sharing a racially charged social media post in late November that showed her making a "slanted eye gesture", multiple media including Helsinki Times reported.

据报道，数日前，其曾在社交平台发布了一张“手拉眼睛”自拍照，照片配文：和中国人一起吃饭。

Sarah Dzafce, in a photo posted on social media in late November, posed with her fingers stretching her eyes into a slanted shape - a manner widely interpreted as mocking East Asian features - alongside caption that reads: "kiinalaisenkaa syömäs", which translates to "eating with a Chinese", per media reports from news.com.au.

当地时间12月11日，“芬兰小姐”组织方召开发布会，剥夺莎拉·扎夫斯“芬兰小姐”头衔。在发布会上，扎夫斯作出了道歉：“首先，我要向所有被我冒犯和伤害过的人，致以最诚挚的道歉，特别是给亚裔社群造成的伤害，我莎拉·扎夫斯将不再担任‘芬兰小姐’，我想用这个行为来表明，种族主义是不可接受的。”

On Thursday, organizers of the beauty pageant confirmed the revoke of her title and announced that they accepted no form of racism or discriminatory behavior and apologized for the incident in a statement, reported South China Morning Post.

Dzafce said at the press briefing, in Finnish on Thursday that she apologized for those insulted or harmed by her, particularly the Asian community. According to video clips released by Xinhua International Headlines, she said "Sorry, China" (

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但据芬兰广播公司称，扎夫斯并未具体说明自己是为哪项具体行为道歉。许多网民认为，其道歉不够真诚，因为她只是为造成的伤害道歉，而非为行为本身道歉。

来源：新华国际 红星新闻 环球时报

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