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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Transsexuals in Miss Universe Singapore

Posted on April 28, 2012 by gdy2shoez

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. [...]

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PRCs ‘abducting’ boy at AMK Hub

Posted on March 22, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘ PRC couple attempts to abduct local boy?’ 22 March 2012, article in insing.com A woman has complained on the internet that a Chinese national couple tried to abduct her child at Ang Mo Kio Hub. Ms ‘Allison Goon’ shared her experience on her Facebook page, explaining that she was at the AMK Hub [...]

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FHM magazine depicting Jesus with a shotgun

Posted on March 3, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘FHM pulled off shelves over articles’, 3 Feb 2012, article by Jennai Durai, ST ALL unsold copies of this month’s issue of FHM Singapore magazine will be pulled off stands islandwide, after two articles in it sparked the ire of Christians here for being insensitive. …The magazine, published by Media-Corp Publishing, carried an article [...]

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MCYS ad labelling amputees as hopeless

Posted on February 28, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Some netizens slam new ad for social workers’, 28 Feb 2012, article in insing.com Some netizens are outraged over an ad for social workers that appears to label the disabled as “Hopeless”. The ad features a social worker helping amputees to play ball, and is captioned with the word “Hopeless” in large font, followed [...]

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Thailand is a place of ‘little true joy’

Posted on February 17, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Christian group says sorry for remarks’, 17 Feb 2012, article by Jessica Lim and Stanley Chia, ST A CHRISTIAN student group at the National University of Singapore (NUS) apologised yesterday for making insensitive remarks about Buddhists and Muslims. The NUS Campus Crusade for Christ, made up of 80 to 100 students, posted an apology [...]

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UOB staff going blackface

Posted on February 12, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Seeing red over blackface photos’, 12 Feb 2012, article by Jennani Durai, Sunday Times Several Chinese employees of United Overseas Bank have raised eyebrows online after posting pictures of themselves in ‘blackface’ at a Bollywood-themed staff dinner. Pictures of last Friday’s event at the Fairmont Hotel were posted on social networking site Facebook yesterday. [...]

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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 [...]

Filed under: 2000s, 2012, Advertisements, Cartoons, Clubs, Dress sense, Drugs, Fun and games, Justice system/Lawsuits, Kids, Nightspots, Religion, Sex, Singaporean women | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Dragon babies are ‘incapable of hypocricy’

Posted on January 8, 2012 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Enter the dragon babies’, article by Judith Tan, 8 Jan 2012, Sunday Times Claris Ong and Alexandra Chin, both 11 years old, are ‘Dragon babies’….The girls are outstanding by virtue of being very driven and independent – both qualities true to the nature of those born under that Chinese zodiac sign. …Since ancient times, [...]

Filed under: 1950s, 2010, 2012, Babies, Chinese New Year, Kids, Local actors, Politicians, Singaporean men, Singaporean women, Superstitions | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Seng Han Thong’s nightmare before Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘MP Seng not racist, says Shanmugam’, 25 Dec 2011, article by Teo Wan Gek, Sunday Times …During a Channel NewsAsia programme Blog TV, which aired on Monday, Mr Seng made a comment which some found to be racist. He was asked about the lack of communication with passengers during the evening peak-hour breakdown of [...]

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