Toby Keith Hand Gesture Angers Asian Americans

Is Toby Keith racist or has he been watching too much Miley Cyrus?  He may have offended Asian Americans while he was in Norway for the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, of all things.

Dancing along with Will Smith while the actor / singer performed his own version of the song "Rapper's Delight," Keith pulled back on his eyes on the "yellow" line in the lyrics, "to the black, to the white, the red, and the brown, the purple and yellow."

A representative for the Asian American Justice Center says, "Toby Keith embarrassed himself and his country, denigrated the Noble Peace Prize and offended Asians and Asian Americans by using a crude, racist hand gesture."

Keith's rep, meanwhile, simply says, "Nobody at the party thought Toby was out of line."

It's at around the 30-second mark in the clip below:

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