"From CNN's Cafferty to this shameless lady Stone, we Chinese try to draw a clear message what human rights mean in western countries"

- taking a couple of comments of two people as representative of two dozen coutntries - stop wanting to be outraged.

Dave Williams, Beijing, China

It was an extremely crass comment that was probably said without any regard to how it sounded. To say that something as devestating as an earthquake was a Karmic intervention is appalling. Though I support Tibet's independance, I sympathise completely with China's reaction.

Gillian, Kent, England

That has got to be one of the most insensitive and unitelligent statements ever made. Does she really think the people of Sichuan Province have any say in how the Chinese government treats Tibetans? So many have died or are still missing and this is how she shows compassion for the greiving.

Hui Qi, Jinan, China

If this huge earthquake happens in the town of Sharon stone, there would be nothing left after. Would there be anyone who says 'this is the karma to this woman after saying bad things on innocent chinese people?'

Lily, Tianjin, China

The question here is simple one of whether free speech is a basic human right that should be respected or not. Amusingly, a stereotypical view of China is that it does not allow people to freely air their views. Why are they so eager to conform to their stereotype?

Mac, Drogheda, Ireland

For Holly stars, theirs primary work is to entertain and make good film; for that is the profession they chosen. If they want to become politically active, nobody can stop them from becoming politician. The problem for many Holly Stars is that they grossly over estimated their influence.

John Chin, Waterbeach, UK

When a Hollywood star moves to Europe and cusses the USA, their the toast of the town! I read on these very pages after Katrina how it was "karma" or whatnot that caused it. Now Stone mumble something about China and shes a "highly priveleged North American". At least China boycotts just her.

William, Atlanta, usa

ms stone's 'question' did nothing but verbally spit on the bodies of the victims, both chinese and ethnic tibetan. she verbally stuck two fingers up at the suvivors. was she also implying that the ethnic tibetans who protested in sichuan province also deserved this tragedy? they were all human.

anne, glasgow,

This really is bad karma... I mean of all the people that could have made an insensitive attack on China it had to be 'B list hasbeen' Sharon Stone... I mean if it was Angelina Jolie then that would be slightly more acceptable.

Well... SS watch out, what goes around, comes around...

Simon, Glasgow,

She is so cruel!! Karma??!! All the disasters happened in this planet can be concluded as Karman??!! Or karma only to Chinese people? Ridiculous! Discrimination! Shouldn't impartial, keep mercy and right be promoted across the world?

Veda, Manchester,

Orion and AMorgan - she may have raised a 'question' rather than state a fact, but you have to admit that it was a ludicrously stupid question and one that deserves the criticism it has received.

Jamie, London, UK

Boycotting Sharon Stone's films won't work - it'll only hit the Chinese pirate dvd hawkers. If the Chinese really want leverage, they need to first get people to pay to see Sharon Stone's films in the cinema and then get them to agree not to. But by then Sharon Stone will be even more of a has-been.

dave c, London, england

Oh dear what a silly woman. Sharon Stone is probably not the sharpest knife in the draw. Even if she has more than one brain cell, she must have forgotten to engage her brain before opening her mouth. It was a rather off the cuff remark which has caused major offence.

Sharon, stick to acting!

Amr Rose, Southampton, UK

I think there's more chance that the earthquakes are a result of us systematically removing all of the oil from the Earth.

Paul, Amsterdam, Netherlands

people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Perhaps all the bad stuff happening in America, from 9/11 to the hurricanes, is bad karma for them 'not being very nice' to, er, most of the rest of the world at one time or another.

ed, Sydney, NSW, Australia

oh, and I should have added George Bush to the list of disasters that have befallen the US in recent years

ed, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sharon Stone is an A-C-T-R-E-S-S, not a brain surgeon. Have pitty on her and cut her some slack; she isn't the brightest star in universe. Unfortunately, Hollywood's entertainment industry seems to attract people like her like moths to a bright light. Hollywood does NOT represent mainstream America.

Scott, Durham, NC, USA

China is boycotting movies? So are they not going to watch them, or just not bootleg them?

William, Seattle, US

Whatever, the dead in the earthquake are innocent, who should not be the victims of the so-called "karma". BE kind to the dead. Please stop saying cruel words to them. Otherwise, you are doing cruel things, too and you wait for your karma.

Eva, California,

Was 911 a bad karma?

Echo, SH,

Sharon Stone is an A-C-T-O-R, not a brain surgeon. Have pitty and cut her some slack; she isn't the brightest star in universe. Unfortunately, Hollywood's entertainment industry seems to attract people like her like moths to a bright light. Hollywood does NOT represent mainstream America.

Scott, Durham, NC, USA

true, she said cruel things,... the truth can be cruel sometimes. No one immune from bad karma ; )

AT, London,

"If there is a night for every day then there is a star for every victim, as the earth has become that much poorer the heavens have become that much richer". For the victims of the China earthquake, May 2008 "my eyes bleed for what I have seen and my heart breaks for what I have felt".

AndyCampbell, Shanghai, China

I think what she said was wrong and cruel, but I would wish that people will recognize that she is an individual and she doesn't represent everyone in the west. You can cant condemn a stupid comment with another stupid comment. Many programs in the west have condemn her.

C.N., Chicago, USA

CHINA ,GO!

guo, nanchang,

To Sharma, New Dehli,

ST is disgraceful and insensitive, and all Chinese get hurts just like she might say that all victims in 9.11 New York were the harma of US people. She is not human being, but wild animal.

LIN Jie , Chongqing near Sichuan, China

From CNN's Cafferty to this shameless lady Stone, we Chinese try to draw a clear message what human rights mean in western countries. It is egoism, selfishness of their own interests. It is not about love, human dignity. It is just a bueatiful slogan to cheat nice, naive people. It is vain.

LIN Jie , Chongqing near Sichuan,

Those who blame ST: The majority people of China is Buddhists and they know well the meaning of "Karma." Why and how it is happing. ST is not blaming the victims of china earthquake but she is not happy with the Chinese policy on Tibet and their treatment for Tibetans.

Sharma, New Delhi,

I think that before criticizing any countries on the human rights, western countries (especially UK and US) should look back in their history and count how many people (slaves, Indians) they have killed and mistreated.

k.s., Guang Zhou, Montreal, China, Canada

I totally agree that we should boycott Sharon Stone...after all, she wouldn't want to earn money from "unkind" Chinese, would she? Would she mind giving off the money she gained from Chinese people in the past to Tibetans who have suffered in the earthquake?

k.s., Guang Zhou, Montreal, China, Canada

To mr. Daniel Amaral: We don't hate free speak, we hate disrespect to human dignity even though these people have perished... In case you don't know, human dignity was the first declaration on the declaration of the human rights while the free speak is the 19th...

k.s., Guang Zhou, Montreal, China, Canada

so badly you did to all Chinese, especially to the victims in earthquake, who are my friends.

ZhengJian, Bei Jing, China

Saying sorry is not enough if she really wants to say sorry go to Sichuan and help the people there then i will accept her apology.But everybody knows that is not going to happen.

Ivan, Mississauga, Canada

Mike from Nottn
How many Tibetans have you spoken to? I sopke to many since I lived there and none of them want Tibet to be independent. Even Dalai Lama says he wants to be a Chinese.
Sharmin from Canada
If 'most' people thought it's true, the world has no hope.

Ying, London,

Ms Stone raised a question about how two events were linked. It was a question, not a statement. It was a personal question, not a political one.
Her mistake is sharing it with an overly sensitive public. I shall continue to watch her films.

AMorgan, London, UK

ST is not only independent, passionate, sexy, smart, beautiful, too honest, but is outspoken, conscience of the World around her and has an opnion that most ot the sheep in this world can only be jealous of.

You owne no appologe, you give 'em hell.

Dam you also look better the older you get!

IrishMan from maine, Stillwater River, USA

I was hoping that some sources would be more objective that the rest of the pandering media.

Yet it seems everyone is repeating the lie - "Stone, a convert to Buddhism, has CLAIMED ..." ...... when in fact she simply raises a QUESTION. In some articles, her quote is included later - but in line with effective spin techniques, the quote by then becomes less relevant / noticeable.

I hope people will see that the real concern (as evidenced by developments in the last 8 years) is that QUESTIONING something is becoming a crime ... such as questioning the legitimacy of the war makes one a subversive / not a patriot.

Let us learn to welcome questions ... even if some of us suspect they are leading questions ... at least they will make us THINK about related issues! It makes for good corporate decisions ... and for public matters as well.

Orion, San Jose,

"... , who is a good friend of mine ..." here goes Sharon .

You guys knew each other from Dior or Gucci, I wonder? Else could it be Vogue magazine since all of you have been guests not so long ago?

No no, not another Hollywood Beast and Beauty episode.

Dr. Wang, Mayfair, London, UK

Come on! Who even believe this nonsens? Karma? Why in earth will some chinese people even waste their time on these comments? An earthquake will never be the result of some political controversy. I strongly advice people in China to do like all people with common sense do, that is ignore her.

Jonas, Malmø,

Sharan Stone said " I don't like any one unkind to others". How can her comments be kind to the over 67000 dead people?

Jones, Edinburgh,

Chinese government is the best for what it has done during the earthquake. Facts speak louder than words!

Tian Qingyou, Tianjin,

Well, to be fair, I don't think Karma is the point of her speech. She was trying to say that she learnt a lesson from Tibetan foundation. However, as a celebrity, saying things like that is stupid, I would not watch any of her films again.
To philippa from somerset, what's the karma for you?

Ying, Chengdu,

Philippa from Frome - cause and effect? Or plate tectonics? Superstition or science?

Jason Edwards, South Croydon, UK

Pray tell, Philippa, how Governmental policies in Tibet caused a very natural disaster? Tectonic plates follow no religion.

Unfortunately it's backfired; the largest ethnic minority in the quake was Tibetan; and should we similarly not be suffering for the war in Iraq, courtesy of our Govt.?

Howard, Manchester,

Ms Stone's ignorance goes back to the failure of American's education system. Americans look at themself as superpower and center of the universe. They don't learn any foreign couintry's history and georgraphy. Any famous movie star once they become famous, they think they know everything.

paul, marco island, U.S.A.

How can any one say that China's earthquake is linked to Karma ? China's earthquake is a natural disaster just like the Burma floods and Thailand's Tsunami. Nobody deserved to die. Try explaining Karma to one of the parents desperately searching for their only child in the rubble.

SW, London,

By her disgraceful remarks about the Sichuan equathquake , sharone stone has shown that she is an utterly insensitive person. Does she mean that if an earthquake were to strike LA or San Francisco (God forbid), this is bad karma? Shame to you sharon!!

Edward, Hong Kong, China

Sharon Stone's statement is simply daft. Chinese people need support at this time of crisis and they are doing a great job in handling the crisis. I just hope that Sharon Stone will recognise the mistake and apologise for this rather insensitive and useless remark.

Shreya Kisan, Shanghai, China

Does that mean in the UK the next Goverment will be fantastic
due to the way Mr Brown is running the country now ?
She's a former actress and who cares what stupid comments she makes.

steve, london,

I wonder why karma visited New Orleans with hurricane katrina. And would she also say that her governments non involvement in the first few days was added & just karma?

kim, london,

Well She made an observation thats all. Cant see what the problem with Chinese is. She did not cause the earth quake did she???? Chinese have been cruel to tibet and she said it..

Morgan, Glasgow, Scotland

Stone's comment is the lowest of the low.

80,000 people perished. To sneer at that many lost lives and say ''huh, you deserve this, you won't nice to my friend'' is arrogant, despicable and it shows her contempt for life.

Says a lot about Stone and her 'friend'.

Connie Lee, London, Uk

Thank God for celebrities at times of crisis. Now I understand why so many people in the UK are hero-worshipping them. They're just so useful and such good value for money....

Ben Garside, Loughborough, Leics

This is the further proof that ignorant and stupid people, albeit famous, would do a big big favour to the world at large if they kept their mouths well and truly sealed. What a display of deeply rooted ignorance. Go and say that to the people in Sichuan province, if you have the guts to do so.

Luca Biason, Beijing, China

NO more drugs for that blonde !

Dr. Wang, Mayfair, London, UK

philippa, Frome, Somerset

Plse do not make excuses. Read the language. She meant what she said. B'cos she thought the Chinese were inhuman to the Tibetans, the Chinese deserved to suffer the causes of the quake. The Chinese people is not going to forgive her easily. Maybe she wont care.

Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Sharon Stone's comments are merely the unsophisticated interpretation of a sophisticated spiritual concept. It's far too complicated for her to understand. Surely some clever theologian can explain god's purpose in these disasters.

bert, hull,

As a international Chinese and non-communist, I have to say Chinese government is doing a great job in past 30 years to bring so many people back on track. I love my hometown but meanwhile hoping communist doing better, definitely more on free medium and freedom. Has to be practical ...

RAY, SHANGHAI,

Want to take this chance to say sth about China .. We seldom comment on other countries or races, simple respect...

Also, need to give China some time to change, you just can force the people to change overnite esp for such a huge size of country, 1.4B of people... everything needs time

RAY, SHANGHAI,

it is funny some guy is so stupid to think that the quake is a karma to china! if it is true, the chinese government should lose much support from folks because in some western opinion China has despotic government. But what you see now is that it gets more support now.

alex, SHANGHAI, CHINA

Karen - disproportionate outrage? As an Englishman in Cheng Du seeing the complete carnage and heartbreak, then listening to a dumb remark from a has-been like that, I have to question your comment. She has just brushed off the deaths of 80.000 people Karen.

Simon, Cheng Du, China

I suggest Dalai Lama give her a sermon on Compassion.

yez, Kelantan, Malaysia

pride and prejudice..

john, Loughborough,

I'm sure what she said has crossed some or most of our minds at some point. She just said it aloud thats all.

Sharmin, Toronto, Canada

If Stone really had that sky-high IQ she is often credited with, she would know better than to voice her controversial views in public, even if that's what she genuinely believes in.

Stephanie, London, UK

"Tibet is permanently a Chinese province, unless USA invades"

Why doesn’t China ask the Tibetans if they actually want to be a part of China?

Mike, Nottm, UK

Sharon Stone is a typical example of what's gone wrong in today's world: so many people are ignorant and yet believed we know it all.

M. Wood, Kenilworth, West Midlands

Sharon Stone, Shame On You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jack han, Hong Kong, china

It is typical American. Only a country full of this kind of mindset can elect today's White House twice.

If you go to the streets of USA, you will see lots of people big headed, ignorant with pride coming from nowhere.

Tibet is permanently a Chinese province, unless USA invades.

Gary, Derby,

I wish that she could had the courage to say that 9-11 tragedy is a karma to American mid-east policy. Has she got the guts? No.

David, Chicago, USA

It's no worse than the comments made by a Muslim cleric who said --- after the big tsunami hit Indonesia in 2006 --- that the Indonesians were 'punished' for straying from the true path of Islam.

Phil, Preston,

"100 years ago, Tibet was suffering from the aggression of England"

Steven is referring to the shameful Younghusband expedition

However comparing it to the damage and deaths in the first 20 years of Chinese occupation is like comparing Everest to a mole hill.

Mike, Nottm, UK

What a shame such a great and admirabe actress should have such a simple opinion (surely her word power stretched to more than 'nice' and 'nasty' !) of the complex issues of a great country like China.
More shameful that she has such flagrant disrespect for the multitude of innocents and the dead.

r. Ince, ISTANBUL, Turkey

Friends,
This maybe a publicity stance/gimmick. I do not know who Sharon Stone is until I see this article.
If it is publicity it is bad timing and addressed at the wrong event.
If it is true, then it is the most evil of statements.
Anyway, do boycott her films without fail. Justice 4 d victim

Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

After the 5.12earthquake, all Chinse again suffered even more than 12magnitudes quake from Sharon Stone's mouth. We are seriouly hurted by her insulting , invasive, malevolent words.Our actions is no Sharon Stone in China and never accept anything related to Sharon Stone.All Chinse boycott HER.

Rebecca, Shanghai, China

Stone, she is just herself, a cold stone, a self-centered woman. She was so cruel to say that remarks while all Chinese people and people all over the world are trying best to minimize the loss of the disaster, although nearly 70,000 were killed, 20,000 are still missing. Is she human to say that?

Jane Huang, Nanning, China

Nancy Pelosi claimed she had the kharma to help the Tibetan people. Now this Sharon Stone also mention about Kharma. Wonder whether she knows anything about its meaning.
Anyway, it hurts the Chinese feeling.
I support the move to ban her movies in China. Spread the word, we boycott her movies

Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Dumb blonde moment of the century. Maybe even the millenium

David, Weymouth, Dorset

Was Stone saying that 9/11, Katrina, tornados, Tsunamis, cancers, ill health etc linked to karmas? This shows her shallowness!!

Ken, London, UK

The media, who panders to celebrities and shrieks in delight at all the nonsense they utter as if it were words of wisdom, is to blame. Hence why an actor who has been in a few relatively successful productions genuinely believes they are qualified to speak on international politics.

Anna, London,

There is always someone who will say something stupid about every event. Ignore the comment and treat it with the disregard and lack of respect it deserves or thw 21st Century world will end up being nothing but different "groups" (self-defined of course) being "outraged" the whole time.

Dave Williams, Beijing, China

To paraphrase the great Homer Simpson (who said it of rock stars): Film stars. Is there anything they don't know?

Robert Greenwood, Chatham, Kent,

This actress spoke without thinking. She does not even know that many of the victims in the Sichuan quake happen to be Tibetans. To China, they are all Chinese regardless of their ethnicity. If she had not spoken I would not call her dumb.

Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

I'm sorry but not surprised to see some Chinese posters here using this opportunity to attack the Dalai again.

Ms Stone's comments where stupid and insensitive, no one disagrees with that but to respond with more spiteful insults is hardly a mature response.

Mike, Nottm, UK

What a stupid thoughtless thing to come out with.Did she not stop and think for a few seconds how the survivors who have lost family and friends will feel when they find out that they have been branded "not nice ".

ray, cambridge, u.k.

A very bad example, very very bad image.
Sometimes I question, 'Is that true that these celebrities HELPING OUT in Africa or somewhere else devastated by natural disasters or warfare, or is that just SHOW BUSINESS put up around the world to fool the people? '
Can't trust these hypocrites...

Junyong Lee, Nanjing, China

Stone must apologies, to the 80,000 dead, who she just brushed off as 'karma'

Connie Lee, London, Uk

It is a funny coincidence that both China and Burma,who battered and jailed peaceful Bhuddhist monks in Tibet and Burma,have both been rewarded with nature's fury,a cyclone and earthquake, revealing the cracks and fissures in their despotic regimes.Sharon has cast the first stone.More will follow.

philip, coimbatore, india

My opinion of Sharon Stone just soared by 1000 percent.

Andrew Pandap, New York City,

Re: Mr Bush's bad foreign policy-

What type of disaster are American folks waiting for, only those who voted for G.W.Bush not once but twice ?

jayil, london, uk

She has just shown how stupid she is. The Wenchuan earthquake happen in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (in Sichuan province), where over half of total population are Tibetan.

Henry, Sha,

Hollywood stars are well known for their bigger and smaller physical features than usual. Ms. Stone just showed she's well fit into that circle.

@ Hasson
Self-determination notion is seriously flawed theoritically. Without considering other selfs & bigger selfs, it leads to chaos at best.

Dr. Wang, Mayfair, London, UK

wow, worse thing you can do for you acting career and what a heartless woman. What did the 67,000 dead do to deserve this from her?

Howard Meng, saskatoon, Canada

Well done, Jayil, for providing a good example of true cause and effect. Do you not know what Japan did, or does it just not fit within your world view to have anyone but America to blame? Irrespective of the wrongness of dropping the A-bombs, the cause, a Japanese-started war, is fairly obvious.

Steve, Altrincham,

It is not suprising that a Dalai Lama follower speaks out such inhuman words. The DL may have wanted to say the same.

LX, Beijing, China

Sadly many innocent children lost their lives in the earthquake and it had nothing to do with "bad karma". I do respect the Tibetan plight but Sharon Stone, although entitled to her opinions, was very wrong in saying what she said. Most actors are quite awkward when they make political comments.

k, london, UK

I am wondering what she will say to the people killed by New Orleans Hurricane and other natural disaters in USA. Does she really has an IQ of 154???

Jossie, Shanghai, P.R.C.

Stone's comments are silly but the reaction is instructive. The Chinese are increasingly censorious as the Olympics approach. Several human rights activists were refused entry to HK recently. Dissent is labelled 'unpatriotic'. Protesters are attacked. Soon it will be One Country, One System.

Roy, Hong Kong,

Karen, London, UK

Totally agree with your comment. The concept of bad karma is right, you do bad in this world it comes back to bite you in the ass.
She has the right to express her views, she lives in a free country, however it might seem inappropriate something chinese people have no concept of.

zaw aung, london, united kingdom

all the reports of china's response is typical of tyrants.
the point is not the tragedy but,
they don't understand importance of criticizing the government where it matters.
they ,just like the rest of the world, are slaves!
down with the nwo.

jc, boston,

I think she should confine herself to slutty roles instead of commenting on world events. It was a heartless and incompassionate. No matter how compassionate she claims to have for the Tibeten cause this is her true color. We will boycott her movies and any products she is associated with.

Stan Raffles, San Francisco,

Thank you James Hasson!...for your "The legitimacy of self determination was settled long ago"...now us people of Northern Ireland could really self-determine our independence!!! Stop indulging in your ignorance and get some history books to read!!

David, Beijing, China

Sooooooo, Hollywood should be falling into the ocean any day now? Please get this Woman a dictionary so she can look up the word Irony. Also, a thesaurus, so she can look up a synonym to "nice".

P.S, Phillipa, have you studied your own country's history lately?Better get a helmet!

Leslie, Plymouth, USA

Those who judge HUMAN RIGHTS about China:please notice what your INFORMATION about this is from!
Please come to China and discover the TRUTH by yourself!
Don't judge until you see with your own eyes!

Li Minjie, FS, China

Apart from the crassness of using a natural disaster to promote a potlitical view, which shows a lack of compassion to the tens of thousands who have died or have ruined lives, it shows her poor understanding of 'karma' (or else I'm deeply offended with the idea that it's the victims are at fault)

Anne, Guildford,

Sorry..... since when did an actress know much about China's dealings with Tibet? Did she really think we going to turn around and say 'I think she's right.... China was definately wrong about Tibet'. Should have stuck to being an actress and stopped getting her nose into politics.

Han Li, London, UK

It'd be such a humiliation to even have an "apology" from her.

She doesn't even deserve to be boycotted, who is she? She's a 50 yrs old fool, who doesn't know where to turn her tongue to.

Disappear off!

Meg, London,

Please remember:
It's not the Chinese government that boycotts this woman but all th Chinese people. Our government never comments about thes case.

Li Minjie, FS, China

atrocities in Tibet have been going on more than 100 years!!!!!!!
==================
100 years ago, Tibet was suffering from the aggression of England. poor Steve Wood, london, uk, do you ever have a history teacher?

Steven, Tianjin, China

Karma is defined as "actions pertaining to another material body", B.Gita. Due to material deeds and desires, every soul gets a material body that is destined to die. Thus whether it is on a death bed at home or in a n earthquake we all have the 'bad' karma to die. Yet the soul is eternal and reborn

lancepoll, Shanghai,

Sharon Stone's Karma differs not at all from the views of people like Pat Robertson who saw Hurricane Katrina as some sort of divine (karmic) punishment. Whether coming from the rabid fanatics on the Christian right or from the rabid fanatics on Hollywood's left, such views are nonsense.

Dayahka, Aberdeen, USA

firstly, we must know earhquake is nothing to do with politics.
secondly, i do not identify with what the government does with the free speech, but i strongly object what some Tibetan people did in Tibet. at last, i must say Beijing is making progress in Human Rights, even if we are not satisfied.

water, wen chuan, china

Sharon Stone, where is your good friend Dalai Lama while the tibetans are suffering the disaster? Anything related to you will be boycotted in China. This is your karma!

Xin, Chengdu,

It's sad to see how only one holywood star can affect milions of people in this world... A woman who is everyday on tv must be careful with what she say! What a sad story for china....

Vincent, La Réunion, France

Interesting, though, how the left wing American media wont come out against what she said. Hollywood elitidiots can say or do no wrong in the eyes of the American press

Rich, New York,

The Chinese people experienced a inmense shock by the earthquake on 12 May. And now they had another one by the by Stone.

Xin, Chengdu, China

It is hugely disappointing that Dior has not removed Sharon Stone as its spokeswoman with her cruel and insensitive comments.

xie, ny, usa

To those who bring politics into the discussion, here is a fact to consider: Dalai Lama appears `holly' now only because he lives on other people's land. Before his exile to India, his Tibet was a theocracy in which a majority of Tibetans were `serfs' --- slaves in plain English. Another wish?!!

Dan Blank, Providence, USA

She is just who she is, it's sad. Stupid things happened especially when you do or say something that you have no ability or knowledge of. Don't force yourself, Sharon!

Jerry Green, Portland, Oregon,

she is totally a no-brainer and is ignorant and inhuman to utter such kind of words shortly after a natural disaster of this scale that took tens of thousands of Chinese people's lives. she has been brain-washed by DL. If she did not know what is appropriate to say in such circumstance,just shut up

jerry, zhongshan, china

Just want to know how many of you guys criticising Chinese government treat Tibetan in-properly have ever been to Tibet, or even China? Be nice, my friend, at least, show respect to the death!

SHAN Lingzhi, Beijing, CN

Ms Sharon,really feel shame about you said,China will not welcome you since right now,Karma,this is !for your cold-blooded inglorious comments.you're enemy of humankinds
! it's your karma!

raymond, Ningbo, China

as a consumer, i will never buy Dior or something related to this jerk, cold blood person, and never see a movie ralated to her.

tracy, HK,

Sharon Stone's karma ran over China's dogma. It often happens when you're not paying attention. That dogma was like a family member, and Sharons karma has a big dent in it. She should apologize, and pay damages.

Why is this comment by a shallow celebrity any more annoying than others?

ingo , los angeles,

If "not being nice" to DALAI LAMA, one person, cause more than 60k people die, Ms Stone is not being nice with Chinese, 13b people, what's gonna to happen to her?

Lei, Rotorua, New Zealand

You have to apologise for those dead people.

I wish nothing related to Sharon Stone in China from now on.

And I want to tell U there are some Tibetans suffered from the earthquake,
Have you and your "friend" lama do something for them?????

Wendy, Shanghai,

She's so childish. It's not a right time & place to express her emotional feelings. Her immature speech has offended 1.3billion ppl in China. In this moment of time, China needs words of comfort & not somebody telling them this is a KARMA which indirectly send the msg "serve u right, u deserve it"

Wei, KL, Malaysia

Well, this woman is ridiculously ridiculous. And she's old now, so bye bye Sharon Stone, your head is filled with "instinct" only.

Lindsay, Philadelphia, USA

Anyone who want to say something about the Tibetans and Human rights in China, I think all of you have no right but the people who really think that their right were violated. I am not saying Lama, he has no right as well, he know nothing about today's Tibet, the Tibetans living condition.

Wendy, Shanghai,

with Intelligent friends like Ms Stone, Dalai Lama can certainly expect to restore his power in Tibet in the next CENTURY - if not any longer...

Catheline, Guangzhou , China

Stone, people like you should be ashamed of yourself,but
It's good for Dalai lama to have such a good friend, her stupidity and his hypocrisy would be a perfect combo,ever.

Tony , Toronto, Canada

Daniel Amaral,
Both Ms Stone and Chinese people have the right of "Free Speech", and "Free Speech" does not mean no argument or debate. Unfortunately, the majority of out-speaking oppinions is aggainst her.
My point of view,
Her understanding of Buddhism, if any, is at the lowest level.

Bin Li, Nanjing, PRC

with intelligent friends like Ms Stone, Dalai Lama can certainly expect to restore his power over Tibet in the next CENTURY - if not any longer...

Catheline, Guangzhou , China

I am not sure anyone in Hollywood will be too concerned by the Chinese boycott of MS Stone's films given that the only practical way to see western films here is through pirate dvds which contributes only to the local economy.

However, won't it be a concern when they actually sort out IP rights?

Tom, Shanghai,

It's not surprising at all to hear what this brainless, out-of-date actress said. Everyone talks about Human Rights. Is her way of understanding representing so called "human rights" which has been used to against China and Chinese people? Use your brain and go to see Tibet!

Jenny, London,

There goes Ms. Stone's karma! She's bound to reincarnate as a mushroom after a monsterous comment like that.

The Dalai Lama doesn't seem to have very good quality control in the friends department. He's also friends with Shoko Asahara, the mastermind of the Tokyo subway sarin gassing too. . .Karma?

Bob, Niigata, Japan

Hey Sharon, time to wake up baby. I guess if you don't head to White House straight and stop Bush from his "bad karma" in Afghanistan and Iraq, another Katrina will be hitting your coast very soon

Adnan, Abu Dhabi, UAE

I will not watch her movie and shall never use any products that she represents---it's a shame. She has no respect to human right. She needs to apologize for her ignorance to the victims even though the apology may not even be accepted by Chinese people.

Jenny, London,

Serves her right that her films should be boycotted in China and Hong Kong. Dior should remove her as their model too. SHAME ON SHARON STONE!!!!

Rosalie, Vancouver,Canada

Rosalie, Vancouver, Canada

We can finally realise that Dalai Lama and his famous good Hollywood friends are not really care the lives of Tibetans. They just care their interests. Have Dalai Lama made any commence anout Stone' words now? No and he will never offend his goldmine! Free Dorje Shugden! Free Dorje Shugden!

Sean, Sydney, Australia

she's indeed naive,so funny,she associates a disaster to her personal condition,as Han Chinese don't treat her friend dalai lama good,she's really childish.
firstly,i have to informed you dalai lama was born in Qinghai provice,he's an authentic Chinese,he speaks good mandarin.

Ashii , Saitama, Japan

how can a person without the education becomes a star??!! that's so amazing

enjay, Toronto, Canada

Considering that Chinese people cannot be more united now than ever since new China was born, any hostile comments on Chinese people and even Chinese government would trigger country-wide anger and attack. This is not nationalism, just how human responds to unfairness and distorted views

Xin Xi, GA, USA,

From her comments about earthquake in China, I can not believe she is a person from a country which is called so- called "model country "with human rights.

Xu, Hangzhou, China

While the Western media say the Chinese government is trying to vilify the Dalai Lama, Ms Stone’s inhuman words present the nature of the DL's teaching. It is not surprising at all, however, that a DL follower speaks out such words. The DL himself may have wanted to say the same.

LX, Beijing, China

Dear Dior,

As a Chinese consumer of Dior, I am very disappointed with Dior’s spokesperson, Ms. Sharon Stone’s comments to the Sichuan earthquake recently, as she takes this heavy lost of lives and a humanitarian disaster as a "Karma" for Chinese people’s "wrong deeds".

winner, Shenyang, China

this is the first karma for her!!!next is comming!!!

james, London,

She is so typical Hollywood - hollow wood headed, eyes wide shut, and mouth wide open! Last time I will watch her movie.

Sarah Hugh, Somerset, NJ, U.S.A.

Sharon Stone: disability intellectually? Never again anything with her in any commercial world.

NJ, Holmdel,

I think Sharon Stone said "karma" to Chinese goverment ,not for chinese people.But this is wrong,Beacause the chinese people hope free life,hope safe life,hope health life.If we have other big party,the police will good better.But now chinese people no change party.So we hard work ,we are waiting!

zhangman, Shenyang, China

Well, Sharon Stone's comments just confirms how stupid, ignorant and coldblooded she is. Sharon, you should stop commenting on international affairs but focus on improving your perormance as an actress, or maybe it is too late.

Catherine , Delta, BC, Canada

Wow, if the Sichuan Earthquake was karma to China, then I wonder what 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina was to the USA. It's pretty ironic how she's faking her sympathy for Tibetans when a lot of Sichuan residents are Tibetans as well. Way to shoot yourself in the foot, Sharon. You sure are stoned.

Janet Tse , Vancouver, Canada

Perhaps Ms. stone should stick to being a B list actress and cease commenting on natural phenomena

Bruce Northwood, Washington, D.C. , USA

riccardo brussels, what do you mean by the Chinese government should apologize for the violation of human right? Do you know what's the basic for human right? is the right to live. Chinese government's quick respond managed to save as many lives as they can, that's a respect of human right- to live!

Sylvian, canton, usa

With a friend like Sharon Stone, Dalai Lama needs no enemy .

JLiu, Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Thousands of qiang ,zang (tibetan)and our Yi people have died by earthquake.
We live peace and treat nice to west tourist,Why we get the Karma?
Or because we don't like dalai lama?He wants Theocracy,built large tibetan Region,hold Sichuan,wash off other nationality.We live here thousand years!

Abegaxi, Chengdu,Sichuan, China

What an ignorant woman. Her talk of "karma" thing must be a great embarrasment to her holy friend, the Dalai Lama, as more than half of the population in the earthquake zone are ethnic Tibetans.

YK, London,

More than 60,000 Chinese died in the earthquake. Among them were different Chinese ethnics including Tibetans. Everybody saw it as human loss but not this woman because she just hated Chinese. Ironically her other “good friend” was and still is a Chinese too, as he has always recognised Tibet to be a part of China.

Gemma, Southampton,

It is a well-known fact that the earthquake epicentre is an area heavily populated by Tibetans. At this point in time, I just want to know what Dala Lama has been doing to help 'his people'. I have lost all respect for him.

Cherie , Canberra , Australia

Ms. Sharon Stone's comment about China's deadly earthquake almost parallel to the extremists cheering after the 911 attack.

Will, California,

It's great to let Chinese see what some westerners really care about. Not Human lives but their own interests. I guess some people here would take every chance to critisize China. Even the earthquake.

Ying, Chengdu,

In the epicenter of earthquater, 55% are Tibetans!
When DaLai Lama and Sharon Stone are blaming China, Chinese gov and people are trying their best to save lives and help the survivors in the front line of earthquake. And we don't distinguish between Tibetan and Han ppl.

Amy, Sunnyvale, US

Pl try to understand what 'karma' is. It is the reward/punishment a person gets for his/her doings. It can be during this birth or the next. What I find is, people get their just 'desserts' during this life itself. But, how can one link the beatings of Buddhist monks with the devastation in China?

Ramesh Parida, New Delhi , India

I respect everyone's political views, but her comments are certainly not bright.

For the supporters of her comments because of the Chinese policy on Tibet, read a proper history book, go to visit Tibet and see it with your own eyes.

Will, Hong Kong, PRC

So everyone's fate is determined by "Karma"...
Then DaLai Lama and exiled Tibetans should have no complain about their situation because it is all determined by their own "Karma".
Sharon stone, you don't need to feel "unhappy" about that, you have known the cause and effect, good for you.

Amy, Sunnyvale, US

This is absolutely horrible - how could someone be so cold hearted to say that so many people would deserve to die. Children died and families are torn apart, people are homeless and desparate for help and compasion. Kudos to everyone who turns away from Sharon Stone. She better watch her karma!

Rachael, Spokane, USA

It is incredibly inhumane and very rude for Sharon Stone to make such outrageous comment about earthquake. It is extremely unfair to thousands of people who lost their innocent life and totally injustice to billions of people who work day and night to try to save those life. Humanity will prevail.

John Lee, Hong Kong, china

I disagree strongly with the way the Chinese Government treats the Dalai too but this remark shows a mind boggling degree of insensitivity.

As China develops I hope she avoids having the ‘celebrity culture’ we have here where every inane utterance of these people is reported in the news & magazines

Mike, Nottm, UK

It is incredibly inhumane and very rude for Sharon Stone to make such outrageous comment about earthquake. It is extremely unfair for thousands of people who lost their innocent life and totally injustice for billions of people who work day and night to try to save those life. Humanity will prevail.

John Lee, Hong Kong, china

What a horrible and insensitive thing for Ms Stone to say, but that is what I generally expect from actors. The Chinese people did not deserve this, period! As for banning her movies, well, she hasn't had a decent one in ages.....how is that for karma?

Mary, Atlanta, USA

No innocent people deserved to die, whatever Chinese or Japanese. It is not the time to talk about freedom of Tibet or automic bombs in Japan. Tens of thousands of people died from that earthquake. Why don't we spend more time on thinking about how to help those desperate people.

Jossie, Shanghai, P.R.C.

I have been using Dior products for 6 years, i will halt using Dior products unless Dior halts using Shar(k)on Stone-heart. it is a shame to use a product represented by a perverted cold-blooded person.

Sharon , Lyngby, Denmark

Could this ignite a nuclear war between China and US?
man made "Karma" ? (well woman in this case)

jayil, london, uk

With a single ill-informed comment Sharon Stone accomplished what decades of sustained Chinese govenment propaganda could not; denting the Dalai Lama's credibility. Will Hollywood be still inviting him to their cocktail parties if he becomes associated with such ignorance and stupidity?

Esther, London,

There is no boycotts to Sharon Stone by the chinese govement,but chinese people's reprimand to her.I think the title mislead some readers who know china little!The title should be "Chinese condemns Sharon Stone ..."Now We are suffer the pain of the earthquake,but she rub salt into our wounds!

Sen, Beijing, China

'China should never been awarded the olympics' some say. Think about this for just one moment, Olympics in Beijing is almost = Olympics in London (3 times). Olympics in Melbourne (1956) / Sydney (2000) = Olympics in Lhasa (in another 150 years). The point is: double standards.

Salisi, Apia, Samoa

"What did the Japanese do to deserve the atomic bombs?" Jayil you must have gone to the same school as Sharon Stone.

Jerry, seattle , usa

this woman said the earthquake is interesting,does she has a little repect to the human rights of the dead people in China?The people who died in this disaster are innocent,and I don't think she has the right to hurt their sole.

dande, beijng, china

Going by Ms Stones logic-

What did the Japanese ever do to deserve atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S of A?

jayil, london, uk

Only those who don't know the value of life would say things like that. Sharon Stone should apologised to all those buried in the rubble. Shame on her.

Karen, Kuala Lumpur,

This is how *not* to bandy the doctrine of Karma; Stone's "friend", the Dalai Lama, will be having fits! I believe Stone dabbles in humanitarian work - to use her own argument, the suffering millions of the world too are merely reaping the fruits of their Karma. Who ever gave us the right to judge?

Anil Suri, Bhubaneswar, India

And the Chinese once again show the world how much they hate free speech and why Beijing should have never been awarded the 2008 Olympics.

Daniel Amaral, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal

What does this mean for the poor suffering people of Burma? Same karma since Burmese are Buddhists? What about the poor black people who suffered from Hurricane Katrina? Was that karma from the Bush regime? What about the poor suffering people of Iraq? Same karma from Bush?

Yang, Shanghai, China

Philippa: I think your scrumpy has been spiked - cause and effect!?! In what way is the action of a government linked to an natural earthquake??? Cause and effect is the comment made by Stone resulting in her films being pulled in Chinese cinemas. Stick to water for now.

Carlos, Basel, CH

Well, she absolutely knows nothing. Does she knows that the epicenter is a tibetan-majority area. Tibetan anti-china demonstrations were probably there before, and thousands of tibetans have died because of the earthquake. Karma? What about katrina, pakistan/iran earthquake, Tsunami???

john michaels, singapore,

So I take it that we should expect a major natural disaster in United States for their policies in Iraq ? Oh, I forgot, it already happened with Hurricane Katrina...Perhaps another one is needed to bring some sense to them.

John Taylor, London,

While we all appear to be asking for an apology from Stone, will the Chinese government do the same on the Tibetan question? The legitimacy of self determination was settled long ago and the Tibetan people must be allowed religious and cultural freedom. As harsh as its sounds, the earthquake should not be allowed to detract from the very real criticisms of Chinese policy.

James Hasson, Yorks, United Kingdom

Sharon Stone is a tragic figure. What did the world do to deserve this B-grade actor's involvement in, or comment on, international affairs? Her attempt to involve herself in the middle eastern peace process was, frankly, laughable and this latest effort is just offensive.

alex, london, uk

Interesting that the only criticism that affects the Chinese is one that is kind of on their own terms ie using an idea that is part of (some) Eastern culture at any rate.

Patrick, Belfast,

yes, and China should apologise to the rest of the world for the violation of human rights!

riccardo, brussels,

I am wondering if this will lead to Messiah Stone offering her views on what the people of Burma have done to deserve their misery? What a profoundly stupid thing to say and I'd probably get one of her people to warn her about high winds, else she'll come clean off her pedestal.

james Cullup, Oxford,

Based on her comments and reasoning I am waiting for the colonisers of N & S America and Australia who killed the natives and those who forced China to buy opium in the 1800 to be punished and soon

Chong, Hongkong, hongkong

She hit a raw nerve because of the superstitions of the Chinese people. The rulers (and maybe the people) believe they have the "mandate of heaven" and disasters like this may signal its withdrawal. Hence the sensitivity to comments like this.

Charles, Charlottesville,

Just as China begins to warm towards the west, and air-head pipes up and puts it all in jeopardy. These are the comments that a little girl might make! Please, celebrities, stay in Hollywood and leave the politics to the politicians - they're bad enough as it is!

Richard Scotney, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK

I believe Tibetans live in Sichuan, where earthquake struck. That would mean Dalai Lama is wrong and Chinese right.

Igor, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Cause and effect?
Philippa, unless you are mad or religious there is no way that you can consider that political repression can have an effect on the magma mouvements under the earth's crust!
Speak out for the tibetans by all means but it wasn't the chinese politicians that were under the rubble.

Matt, Antibes, France

I think she should apologize for her remarks, since they are totally outrageous and hugely insensitive. I fail to see how this immense natural disaster has anything to do with Chinese policy towards Tibet. Stone's lack of empathy towards the victims of this disaster is nothing short of disgraceful.

Chris Mars, Glasgow, UK

She should apologize to Chinese people !

Zhuyijie, Nanjing, China

There is absolutely no causal link between the actions of the people of Sichuan provence and the suffering of people in Tibet - they are simply governed by the same people. If the CN government is being "unkind" to the people of Tibet, surely it is them that would suffer under Ms Stone's theory?

Simon, Nottingham, UK

She didn't say it was bad karma she asked if it could be: ".......and I thought, is that karma – when you’re not nice that the bad things happen to you[?]"

Daryl, Glasgow, UK

If Ms Stone knew anything, she would know that the region hit worst by the earthquake has a sizeable Tibetan population.

To suggest that such a tragedy was Karma, whatever her ill-informed views on Tibet are ,is crass in the extreme.

Usher (UK Expat), Kunming,

Karma, right? So she also meant that innocent Americans deserve the Hurricane Katrina and the 9.11 as well then, right?

Desperate third class actress dying to get attentions...

Btw, there’s a huge Tibetan population in Sichuan region where the earthquake struck.

KW, London, UK

A typically idiotic comment from someone far too in love with herself and her own opinions . Just ignore this silly woman.

David, St Albans, UK

Well, if you are one of those superstitious people who believes in God or whatever then why not blame Him for a murderous "Act of God" like this?

Or does God only take the credit for nice things?

Chris K, Cheltenham, UK

So, she doesn't like people being unkind to anyone else, yet she's being unkind to the Chinese? Another celebrity on a mission - says it all!

E J Murray, Kerry, Ireland

Whether China/Tibet situation is right or wrong is something that many people shout about but very few understand.Right or wrong aside Policymakers are politicians in Beijing,but the people dying in the earthquake are normal people who had no say in their government or its policies.Is that Karma?

Alex, London, UK

Philippa:
So you're suggesting that, according to "The very strict law of cause and effect", being mean to the Dalai Lama causes earthquakes? Wow, if ever I meet him I'll be on my best behaviour, then.
And what exactly are "hysterionics"? Are they something like plate tectonics?

Sebastien, Nice, France

China has boycotted Sharon Stone's films because of something she said---why do they care? It reminds me of Americans pouring out French wine in their streets when France refused to join 'the war on terror' or when some people burned the Dixie Chicks' cd's because they criticized George Bush.

Amy, Orillia , Canada

Cause and effect ? History is full of people who have thrived on the evil they created.

This just proves that most actors are not brighter than normal people. Yet, they are asked to give their opinion about geopolitical problems. Their job is acting, not politics.

Thomas, Lille, France

So when the earthquake levels San Francisco, it will simply be a case of bad karma then? What had those Chinese children buried in their schools ever done to anyone?

David Masu, Zürich,

Perhaps Ms Stone can ask one of her other friends to explain the phrase "natural causes" to her.

If "not being nice" was a cause of disasters, then I think we can kiss goodbye to the USA and Ms Stone.

Clive, Surrey,

History teaces us that she is probably right . Do leave the hysterionics out of it. Of course we are all deeply saddened by the earthquake and its outcome. To make an observation is not about wishing bad things on anyone. Stone simply observed the outcome of the very strict law of cause and effect

philippa, Frome, Somerset

"I don’t think anyone should be unkind to anyone else.” -she had to look that far? Strange.

Chris , Leeds, UK

Right target, bad example, dismall timing. But met with disproportionate outrage.

karen , London, UK

Oh dear, what a pity. I rather admire this actress but her remark reveals a 'christmas cracker motto' interpretation of a sophisticated spiritual concept and it grates even more for originating from a highly priveleged North American.

Isadora, London,