FHM Singapore pulled off shelves over insensitive articles
AsiaOne
Saturday, Mar 03, 2012
SINGAPORE - Unsold copies of this month's issue of FHM Singapore magazine will be pulled off the shelves, media news sources have reported.
The magazine, published by MediaCorp Publishing, was found to contain two articles deemed offensive to Christians.
One of the articles carried the headline "Which Of These Celebs Might Secretly Be Jesus?" and another was headlined "Jesus 2.0: What Can We Expect?".
In the former article, well-known personalities like Oprah Winfrey and Justin Bieber are assessed for "evidence" that they may or may not be Jesus Christ.
The second article contained a photo of a man dressed as Jesus, holding a gun strapped with ammunition, reported The Straits Times.
In response to queries from the daily broadsheet, the magazine's senior editor, Mr David Fuhrmann-Lim, apologised on Friday for any offence caused, and posted an apology on the magazine's Facebook page.
In his note, Mr Fuhrmann-Lim said the magazines will be pulled off shelves within two days.
He added that the article "was written with a tongue-in-cheek humour", but "we realise now it was not done in the best taste or judgement. We will certainly be more mindful of such sensitive issues in the future."
The articles sparked outrage among Christians here for being insensitive.
A spokesman for media regulator Media Development Authority (MDA) on Friday said it is investigating the men's lifestyle magazine 'for possible breach of content guidelines'.
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.
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AsiaOne
Saturday, Mar 03, 2012
SINGAPORE - Unsold copies of this month's issue of FHM Singapore magazine will be pulled off the shelves, media news sources have reported.
The magazine, published by MediaCorp Publishing, was found to contain two articles deemed offensive to Christians.
One of the articles carried the headline "Which Of These Celebs Might Secretly Be Jesus?" and another was headlined "Jesus 2.0: What Can We Expect?".
In the former article, well-known personalities like Oprah Winfrey and Justin Bieber are assessed for "evidence" that they may or may not be Jesus Christ.
The second article contained a photo of a man dressed as Jesus, holding a gun strapped with ammunition, reported The Straits Times.
In response to queries from the daily broadsheet, the magazine's senior editor, Mr David Fuhrmann-Lim, apologised on Friday for any offence caused, and posted an apology on the magazine's Facebook page.
In his note, Mr Fuhrmann-Lim said the magazines will be pulled off shelves within two days.
He added that the article "was written with a tongue-in-cheek humour", but "we realise now it was not done in the best taste or judgement. We will certainly be more mindful of such sensitive issues in the future."
The articles sparked outrage among Christians here for being insensitive.
A spokesman for media regulator Media Development Authority (MDA) on Friday said it is investigating the men's lifestyle magazine 'for possible breach of content guidelines'.
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.
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