Comments on: Singapore Blog War http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/01/16/singapore-blog-war/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 7 Sep 2008 06:27:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Chuck Amon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/01/16/singapore-blog-war/#comment-28459 Chuck Amon Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:39:49 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2328#comment-28459 Xiaxue is in her late 20's? Xiaxue is in her late 20’s?

]]> By: Jing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/01/16/singapore-blog-war/#comment-28458 Jing Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:20:32 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2328#comment-28458 I never get any flack for assaulting the flower of han womenhood, I must say its mildly dissappointing. :P I never get any flack for assaulting the flower of han womenhood, I must say its mildly dissappointing. :P

]]> By: Hosim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/01/16/singapore-blog-war/#comment-28457 Hosim Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:02:15 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2328#comment-28457 Yeah, on one level it's factions of bitchy Singaporean Chinese females acting all junior high ("well, SHE started it..."... "well, she's ugly..."). But there's an interesting subplot to it all, starting with posts by Xiaxue complaining about male foreign workers (read: Bangladeshi) assaulting Chinese women in public over the holidays. While her rivals call her anti-foreign workers racist, there's more than a little evidence to support her claim that Singapore has a problem with many Bangladeshi males who, for reasons of "cultural differences", act in ways the local Singaporeans consider loutish. Is it racist if there's more than a grain of truth to the generalization? Check out this interview with one Bangladeshi worker who admits to the behaviour: <a href="http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,100051,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,100051,00.html</a> Anyway, it's all a bit like last year's Spectrumgate in Korea. "Those foreign workers are messing with OUR women!!" triggers powerful emotions, anywhere. Yeah, on one level it’s factions of bitchy Singaporean Chinese females acting all junior high (”well, SHE started it…”… “well, she’s ugly…”).

But there’s an interesting subplot to it all, starting with posts by Xiaxue complaining about male foreign workers (read: Bangladeshi) assaulting Chinese women in public over the holidays. While her rivals call her anti-foreign workers racist, there’s more than a little evidence to support her claim that Singapore has a problem with many Bangladeshi males who, for reasons of “cultural differences”, act in ways the local Singaporeans consider loutish. Is it racist if there’s more than a grain of truth to the generalization?

Check out this interview with one Bangladeshi worker who admits to the behaviour:
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/n.....51,00.html

Anyway, it’s all a bit like last year’s Spectrumgate in Korea. “Those foreign workers are messing with OUR women!!” triggers powerful emotions, anywhere.

]]> By: Mark http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/01/16/singapore-blog-war/#comment-28456 Mark Tue, 17 Jan 2006 03:56:10 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2328#comment-28456 Not sure if grass is growing in the field yet, but the little tramp has certainly been playing some ball. Not sure if grass is growing in the field yet, but the little tramp has certainly been playing some ball.

]]> By: Chuck Amon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/01/16/singapore-blog-war/#comment-28455 Chuck Amon Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:42:35 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=2328#comment-28455 How old do you think Xiaxue is? How old do you think Xiaxue is?

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