Tag Archive: stereotype

Other Malay Stereotype Stories Surfaces After Viral Google & Canteen Helper Story

After Singaporean woman, Atikah Amalina, who goes by the handle @thetudungtraveller, shared with the public of her experience with microaggression due to being Malay and wearing a tudung, a similar experience was shared by another lady named Ezura Al-Barakbah. Like…
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Mainstream English Media Never Highlight Malay Success Stories, Contribute To Stereotype

The Problem is there was never a HIGHLIGHT about successful Malays in The Straits Times, Sunday Times, Business Times Singapore, are there? . Any stories about Malays who even surpassed other races were only told in our Malay papers. I…
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Man Stereotyped By Agent As Being Dubious, Even Willing To Call Police On Him

What happened afew hrs ago.. I did and said what I did, coz I was just too pissed off. I was stereotyped to a point where, I actually felt like I might as well had been a criminal.. And so…
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Primary 5 Student Harbour Racist Sentiments Towards Minorities

How do you react to racism from a P5 child? this is a convo that occurred at the very beginning of class. I teach creative writing to three classes of P5 students on Mondays. This was during my first class…
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