Out of curiosity, I googled “Singapore brahmin” to see what the results are. The following is merely a collection of notes, quotes and links of what is out there. The first 4 search results are all related to the Singapore Dakshina Bharata Brahmana Sabha – founded in 1924 “as a platform to fulfil the religious […]
In 2016, a Malay lady wanted to rent a place in Tampines 1. The response was, “Hi Dee, We are not so keen to run a Malay road show as our target audience are mainly Chinese. Thus, we regret to inform you that we are unable to rent a space to you.” [source] Here is some […]
This page is an attempt to collect all of the news articles and significant blogposts relating to racism in Singapore. Not all of these posts are describing racist incidents – some are noteworthy discussions about racism. I’ve been pretty busy in 2021 so I haven’t been keeping up with the news as much since. If […]
A friend asked me for my thoughts on this – was it insensitive, or is it stirred out of proportion? insensitive is an interesting word haha i think i’d describe it as tone deaf, or a faux pas an apology is fine “stirred out of proportion” is also an interesting question what is the appropriate […]
Originally posted on Poached Magazine. “It is what you might call The New Intolerance, a new but intense desire to gag uncomfortable voices of dissent. ‘I am not intolerant’, say many people; say many softly spoken, highly-educated, liberal-minded people: ‘I am only intolerant of intolerance’. And people tend to nod sagely and say ‘Oh, Wise […]