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  • Petition To Keep “Pickup Artist” Julian Blanc Out Of Singapore

    Petition To Keep “Pickup Artist” Julian Blanc Out Of Singapore

    He was kicked out of Australia with his tail between his legs after an online campaign brought his controversial dating advice to light.

    And if netizens here have their way, pickup artist Julien Blanc will not be allowed to set foot in Singapore.

    An online petition on change.org has asked Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean to keep Blanc and his US-based group, Real Social Dynamics (RSD), out of Singapore.

    The petition was started by Singaporean Charis Mah on Friday (Nov 14), and has attracted more than 600 supporters by 11.20pm on Friday.

    On the petition to Mr Teo, Miss Mah writes: “Julien Blanc and his group, RSD (Real Social Dynamics) are a group of sexist and racist ‘pick up artists’, who have made a living by teaching men how to violate women through physical and emotional abuse.

    “Julien gives seminars on how to pick up women using a variety of highly abusive techniques, such as economic abuse, isolation, coercion and threats, intimidation, emotional abuse, and ‘male privilege’.

    “According to information earlier obtained from the RSD website, he may attempt to enter Singapore in the near future.

    “…Do not associate Singapore with a man who chokes women around the world as part of his pick up game. Please help us stand with the women of Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, Brazil, the UK, and women everywhere, and do not let Singapore play host to events where men are being taught how to violate and harass women.”

    You can find the Singapore petition here.

    Controversial

    Blanc has come under fire for giving men sexist and racist advice as well as advocating the use of violence in their quest to seduce women.

    In one video, Blanc boasts that “you can do as you want” as a white male in Tokyo, with accompanying footage showing him grabbing women and trying to shove their heads towards his crotch. One instance shows him grabbing another woman by the neck and choking her.

    Blanc said: “I’m just romping through the streets, just grabbing girls’ heads, just like, head, pfft on the d**k. Head, on the d**k, yelling, ‘Pikachu.’”

    A global #TakeDownJulienBlanc campaign started by American Jenn Li persuaded Australian authorities to cancel Blanc’s visa last week.

    Speaking to Sky News, Australian immigration minister Scott Morrison said: “This guy wasn’t putting forward political ideas, he was putting forward abuse that was derogatory to women and that’s just something, those are values abhorred in this country.”

    Since then, petitions from various countries including Japan, Canada, the UK and Brazil have been set up to keep Blanc from spreading his message on those shores.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Interior Design Firm Partners HOME To Raise Funds For Cancer-Stricken Bangladeshi Employee

    Interior Design Firm Partners HOME To Raise Funds For Cancer-Stricken Bangladeshi Employee

    SINGAPORE: Things were looking well for Mr Alam Shah, who had found a job as a construction supervisor at an interior design firm, after working here for four years as a manual labourer.

    The 31-year-old was two months into his new job, earning S$1,200 a month, with a bride waiting for him in Bangladesh, until one word shattered his dreams: Cancer. Doctors gave him less than a year to live, if the disease was left untreated.

    Other employers might have sent Mr Alam, a work-permit holder, home once he was deemed medically fit to travel, but his employer, Archetype, decided otherwise. It is now trying to raise funds for his medical treatment, estimated to cost about S$60,000.

    The firm will dig into its profits to help Mr Alam, but has also roped in the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME). It is raising funds through HOME’s account on charity portal SG Gives — something the non-governmental organisation said was a first for an employer.

    Mr Alam underwent surgery immediately after he was diagnosed with Stage 3 brain cancer early last month. However, doctors managed to remove only 40 per cent of the tumour. Mr Alam would have to undergo radiotherapy and chemotherapy to try to stop the rest of the cancer from spreading, which might prolong his life by up to 10 years.

    Mr Alam is covered under medical insurance that employers are required to buy for their work-pass holders, but the S$15,000 policy was only enough to cover his three-day stay at the Singapore General Hospital’s intensive care unit. Chemotherapy alone would cost up to S$30,000.

    Archetype operations manager Melissa Tan said the firm hopes to raise about S$100,000, which would pay for the treatments, follow-up care in Bangladesh and to help his ageing parents financially.

    The company had approached various non-governmental organisations and Government channels to enlist help for Mr Alam. However, they turned the firm down and advised it to send him back to Bangladesh.

    “Even if we sent him home, he would still have no money to pay for treatment,” said Ms Tan.

    So far, Archetype, which Ms Tan said could not afford to cover all of the costs, has raised about S$2,200.

    A check with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed that employers are required to buy mandatory medical insurance of at least S$15,000 per foreign worker, which provides basic cover for hospitalisation expenses.

    An MOM spokesperson said under the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Work Passes) Regulations, employers are responsible for the costs of providing medical treatment for their work-permit holders, regardless of whether the conditions are work-related.

    “The Government does not provide healthcare subsidies to foreigners. If the work-permit holder requires long-term medical care arising from a non-work-related ailment, the employer may send the foreign worker home to continue treatment at the worker’s own expense, once the worker’s condition has stabilised and the worker is deemed medically fit to travel,” the spokesperson added.

    HOME executive director Jolovan Wham said Mr Alam’s case raises the question of whether the medical coverage provided to work-permit holders is comprehensive enough. “This is definitely something we need to look into again as these workers play an important role in this country,” he said.

    As of June, there are 980,800 work-permit holders in Singapore, making up 17.9 per cent of the total population.

    For more details on how to make a donation for Mr Alam, send an email to [email protected] or [email protected].