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Singapore Filmmakers Need To Be More Progressive On Their Interpretations Of Race

Author: Rilek1Corner May 30, 2017 0 Comments

To Singaporeans complaining about whitewashing & cultural appropriation in Hollywood: PLEASE LAH. The same thing’s been happening in our own little film industry, and no-one seems to have spoken up about it. CASE ONE: Jack Neo’s “Ah Boyz to Men”:…
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accent, Ah Boys To Men, Chinese, cultural a, Indian, Jack Neo, malay, Ng Yi Sheng, Singapore, Singaporeans, stereotypes

Alfian Sa’at: Time For Singapore To Stop Relying On Racial Stereotyping For Amusement

Author: Rilek1Corner May 30, 2017 0 Comments

I keep hearing stories of minority actors being told that they are not acting ‘Malay’ enough or ‘Indian’ enough, and what it often means is that they are supposed to play terrible racial caricatures. It means a Malay character who…
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Singapuraku, Sosial

Ah Boys To Men, Alfian Saat, Jack Neo, majority privilege, Singapore, Singaporeans

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Singapore Filmmakers Need To Be More Progressive On Their Interpretations Of Race

Alfian Sa’at: Time For Singapore To Stop Relying On Racial Stereotyping For Amusement