Barbra Streisand is set on fire for her congratulations to Olympic champion Alysa Liu
Barbra Streisand discovered that memories can be beautiful, and yet… they don’t belong in a congratulatory message about Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu.
Critics slammed the iconic singer for a rambling social media post that sincerely shouted out the American figure skater but took some awkward turns.
Her post was still circulating this week, although she shared it a day after Liu’s spirited free skate secured her victory at the Cortina Games in Milan.
The Oscar winner wrote on Instagram:
We were very happy to see Alysa Liu win the gold medal in Milan yesterday. My husband just showed me that in 2019 he skated to my song “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” I am very proud of her. I heard she is half Chinese. My second family in Brooklyn that lived above us was a Chinese family called Choys. I worked at his Chinese restaurant since I was 12 and also took care of his children. She was like a second mother to me.
Some fans seemed to leave her alone with “Boomerposting.” Others rained on Babs’ parade.
“How can I make your achievement of winning the gold medal for an Asian woman about me?” -Barbra probably,” wrote one observer.
Another attacked in the same vein, commenting: “How can I make someone else win over me?”
Others suggested casual racism on the part of the “Evergreen” singer.
“‘I heard she’s half Chinese’ baffled me,” said one commenter.
“This is such a stupid post. ‘Oh, I heard Alysa Liu is half Chinese, so let me tell you about this Chinese family I know.’ WHAT?
“We love you, but we consider someone half of anything. She’s a gold medalist. Period,” another explained.
One critic criticized Streisand with a more general criticism: “Why do you think this legend is okay?”
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