Brastrap flash in Triumph ad a disservice to women

Posted on May 12, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Not so triumphant for women’, 11 May 2012, Voices, Today online (Tham Kun Moon): It was not too long ago that International Women’s Day was celebrated here and in many other countries. In the same month, an advertisement by an undergarment brand, in which the protagonist wowed her male audience by showing off that [...]

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Girl-on-girl kissing at Star Awards

Posted on May 4, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Girl on girl kiss to be censored in re-run of awards show’, 4 May 2012, article in asiaone.com A kiss between female actresses Vivian Lai and Kate Pang has sparked a furore among Singaporeans. Actress-host Lai, 36, kissed actress Kate Pang, 29, on the lips for one second when she was announced as one [...]

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Slapping on TV does not reflect reality

Posted on January 28, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Love the show but not the slapping’, 28 Jan 2012, ST Forum (Esther Wong): MY FAMILY and I enjoy watching Double Bonus on Channel 8 at 9pm from Monday to Friday. However, the frequent slapping scenes are uncalled for and are very disturbing. I hope the Channel 8 drama team can cut down on [...]

Filed under: 2000s, 2011, 2012, Chinese New Year, Foreign workers, Kids, Local actors, Local TV shows, Parenting, Violence | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Hawker gambler glamorised by media

Posted on November 12, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Media hype over MBS winner glamorises gambling’, 12 Nov 2011, Voices, Today (Sebastian Tan Gee How): …While I am happy that Ms Choo Hong Eng will get her S$416,742.11 winnings from Marina Bay Sands, and even happier that she has decided to donate half to charity, I am worried that too much hype and [...]

Filed under: 1990s, 2011, Casino/gambling, Hawkers, Local actors, Local TV shows, Money | Tagged: , , , , | 1 Comment »

Too many Pan-Asian stars on local TV

Posted on October 22, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Boost local, not Pan-Asian talents’, 22 Oct 2011, Life! Mailbag (Helmy Sa’at): It is preposterous that the local television industry keeps shoving Pan-Asian stars down Singaporeans’ throats (New Face To Watch, Life!, Oct 18). Is this what Singaporean viewers really want? The rationale to justify such decisions is that Singaporeans can better relate to [...]

Filed under: 2000s, 2011, Foreign workers, Local actors, Local TV shows, Racism | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

C.L.I.F bomb scene is a joke

Posted on June 11, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Bomb scene’s a joke’, 11 June 2011, Life! Mailbag (Alan Tan): …The Singapore Police Force already suffers from a poor public relations image because of the handling of a lame escapee – and this drama series (C.L.I.F) is indeed a cop-out. Consider the bomb blast in the yellow rubbish bin in episode one. The [...]

Filed under: 1980s, 2011, Dress sense, Local actors, Local TV shows, Police officers, Violence | Tagged: , , , , | 1 Comment »

Singlish double-confirm is Bad English

Posted on April 7, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Singlish is okay, bad English isn’t’, 7 April 2011, ST Forum online (Nicholas Aw): I FEEL compelled to express my abhorrence of the use of bad English in MediaCorp’s forthcoming quiz show ‘We Are Singaporeans’ – that is, if the trailers are anything to go by. It appears to me that the use of [...]

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Women slowly unzipping their tops in bra ad

Posted on March 29, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Was bra ad appropriate?’, 29 March 2011, Voices, Today (Tan Chor Hoon): At 10.45 on a weeknight, as I was tuned in to a Mandarin current affairs programme, Focus, on Channel 8, I was appalled to see an explicit advertisement for a maximizer bra of a renowned lingerie brand. The approximately one-minute commercial featured [...]

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The news in all the languages is the same

Posted on January 1, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘TV’s Awful’, 1 Jan 2011, Life! Mailbag (YT Chua): …Jeanette Aw’s acting is atrocious. One wonders why she is the leading lady. …She is being rewarded for her loyalty after jumping ship from one defunct station to her current employer. …The current media station behaves like a superpower. It is a monopoly. It decides [...]

Filed under: 1960s, 2011, Corporations, Local actors, Local TV shows, Money | Tagged: , , , | Leave a Comment »

Suicide on TV is horrible

Posted on December 22, 2010 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Beware of dramatising suicide on TV’, 22 Dec 2010, ST Forum (Wong Chin Yong): I LOST someone close in an apparent suicide, so I know the pain that families of suicide victims and survivors experience. I was watching the television drama Po Tian Wang (Breakout) on MediaCorp’s Channel 8, in which one of the [...]

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