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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CHIJ girls please stand up

Posted on January 18, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Poster with CHIJ logo ‘insulting’: school chairperson’, 18 Jan 2012, article by Jeanette Tan, sg.yahoo news. A poster featuring a naughty message has scandalised some people from the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) schools in Singapore. The large circular poster, which depicted the school’s crest at its centre, included a caption in [...]

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19% of Singaporean women unfaithful to spouses

Posted on December 4, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Local women ranked top 5 most unfaithful’, 3 Dec 2011, article in insing.com A recent survey has revealed Singaporean women as among the top five most unfaithful in the world. The survey, by condom maker Durex, also reveals that Singaporeans now have twice the number of sex partners compared to four years ago. Singaporean [...]

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Pro-Israel NS man doesn’t think Islam is a religion

Posted on November 20, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘NSF posts online picture of text criticising Islam’, 20 Nov 2011, article by Tessa Wong, Sunday Times The police are investigating an incident where a full-time national serviceman (NSF) posted on his Facebook wall a picture of text that criticises Islam. …The national serviceman, identified as Mr Christian Eliab Ratnam, had posted a picture [...]

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Only 6.9% of board members are women

Posted on October 26, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Few women at the top in Singapore, compared to some Asian countries’, 25 Oct 2011, article in Today online Women make up only 6.9 per cent of board members of listed companies on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), according to an inaugural report to track gender diversity in SGX-listed boardrooms. The report – to be [...]

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My son knows how to split an infinitive

Posted on September 21, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Mum’s the word on smarter children’, 21 Sept 2011, ST Forum (DR Lee Siew Peng): THE announcement of my engagement to a Caucasian surprised many who had accepted my status of being ‘on the shelf’ (‘A PhD’s fine, but what about love and babies?’; Sept 6). It is my PhD that is currently on [...]

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Women are better drivers than men

Posted on September 11, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Lady driver:Women are just better drivers’, 11 Sept 2011, article by Tan Mae Lynn, TNP Let’s be honest. We’re better drivers and you know it. We women are just more modest (usually) and don’t have epic egos to battle with. Self-assured is what you can call us. One reason why we’re better drivers is [...]

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LKY wants PhD girl to get a boyfriend

Posted on September 9, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘My mind was a total blank’, 8 Sept 2011, article by Koh Hui Theng, New Paper SHE had a burning question for former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew last night. Given the big influx of immigrants here in a short time, and a dilution of the national identity, what can we do to create [...]

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Lee Wei Ling: Singaporeans prize intelligence too

Posted on August 7, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Smart guys win fair ladies’, 7 Aug 2011, article by Lee Wei Ling, Think, Sunday Times …I am not a psychologist, but I do not believe Singaporean men are so simple-minded or our women so calculating as Prof (Norman) Li’s findings (that women are significantly more materialistic than their American peers) indicate. So I [...]

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Kebaya for beauty pageants instead of swimsuits

Posted on August 6, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Beauty queens and too much skin’, 6 Aug 2011, Mailbag, Life! (Musliha Ajmain Janssen):…I would not presume to know whose idea it was to include the swimsuit in the beauty pagents but from what I have learnt, it is more than just about showing off one’s best figure. In Europe, particularly in Scandinavia and [...]

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