Brastrap flash in Triumph ad a disservice to women

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 [...]

Super Import Nights too sexy

From ‘ Car show heats up with sexy bikini girls’, 4 May 2012, article in insing.com Some are wondering if upcoming car show Super Import Nights (SIN), which features not just cars but also sexy girls, will prove too raunchy – especially for children. SIN is returning for the fourth time this year and will [...]

Girl-on-girl kissing at Star Awards

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 [...]

Facebook pictures photojacked onto porn sites

From ‘Facebook photo ends up on porn, dating site’, 30 April 2012, article by Irene Tham, ST HOUSEWIFE Jules Rahim was shocked when a friend tipped her off last Wednesday that her photo was featured on a pornographic website. That was not the only unauthorised use of the picture of her in a bikini, which [...]

Transsexuals in Miss Universe Singapore

From ‘Beauty contests’, 28 April 2012, ST Forum (MR ACE KINDRED CHEONG): ‘Transgender participants should not be allowed to participate in beauty pageants meant for women (‘Miss Universe Singapore: Could the next one be originally male?’; Wednesday). They will have an advantage over biological women as some, if not all, will have undergone cosmetic surgery. [...]

Richmonds telling Grandfather stories on radio

From ‘Trend of multiple radio DJs sacrifices that old personal touch’ 24 April 2012 and ‘More on what’s wrong with morning radio’ 25 April 2012, ST Forum. (Victor Khoo): WHY does a person listen to the radio? Apart from getting information, news and music, a radio listener wants someone to keep him company; a proxy [...]

‘Shame’ banned over a threesome scene

From ‘What a Shame about no-show’, 21 April 2012, article by Annabeth Leow, Life! …The critically acclaimed British film Shame, directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, will not play in Singapore cinemas – all because of a sex scene involving one man and two women. Cathay-Keris Films had tried to [...]

Miss XXX who is under 18 years of age

From ‘Underage prostitute is now Miss XXX?’, 22 April 2012, article by Shaffiq Alkhatib, TNP Five days ago, lawyer Subhas Anandan disputed the charges his clients were slapped with as he felt the charges were “flawed because they lacked essential particulars”. Mr Anandan represents 10 of the 44 men who were charged on Monday with engaging [...]

Cosplay Chapel party scandalous to the Church

From ‘Chapel party at Chijmes called off’, 3 April 2012, article in asiaone.com A controversial party to be held at Chijmes this Saturday has been called off. …The party, which was to be held on Black Saturday, had raised eyebrows due to the provocative images used to promote it. In one image, two young women [...]

Children getting maimed by escalators

From ’4-year-old’s hand torn after being pushed down MRT escalator’, 31 March 2012, article in asiaone.com A four-year-old boy was pushed down the escalator at Ang Mo Kio MRT station, causing his left hand to get caught in the escalator and badly injuring it. The news first broke when Ms Visa Lee, who put up [...]

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