Toby Keith Hand Gesture Video: Racist to Asian-Americans?

Country singer Toby Keith has found himself in hot water for a hand gesture he made during an impromptu performance with Will Smith and Wyclef Jean. While onstage during a Nobel Peace Prize party, Keith pulled at the sides of his eye as Will Smith rapped the word "yellow" during a performance of the Sugarhill Gang classic "Rapper's Delight." The Toby Keith hand gesture has upset an Asian-American organization which states that the slanty-eyed gesture was derogatory against Asian-Americans.

This isn't the first time a celebrity has gotten in trouble for slanting their eyes. Teen star Miley Cyrus was criticized for making a similar hand gesture in a photo. The Spanish national basketball team also got into trouble after posing for a team photo using the slanty-eyed hand gesture just prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Here is the Toby Keith hand gesture video. Decide for yourself whether Toby Keith was being insensitive or whether it is much ado about nothing.

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