I am Singaporean. I have no other nationality. My home, my family, my life is here.
Every Singaporean should have the same rights and privileges. I certainly have the same responsibilities.
If I don’t file my tax returns, I get fined by the same IRAS as anyone else. If I fall foul of the law, there is only one prison in the country etc.
This should be blindingly obvious, but it must be said. I am a Singaporean, and this plays a large role in terms of my life, opportunities and expectations.
I am also an individual with my own experiences, tastes and preferences and this is a (if not the) crucial factor in my life. Am I a minority? It depends. I am right-handed and have black straight hair — so in this I’m very much in the majority.
Yet in Singapore I am a “racial/ethnic minority”, and this plays an over-sized role in my life.
This means I (and people in the ethnic/racial minority category) can have more difficulty finding jobs. It means facing outright discrimination from landlords when renting properties and in business settings, constantly needing to include majority faces in order to increase our chances of winning new business.
It means facing an endless number of stereotypes regarding what I’m meant to eat, how I’m meant to dress and how I must generally behave.
It means I can’t be prime minister (according to various statements from political leaders over the years — Singapore isn’t ready for a non-Chinese prime minister).
A lot more at https://tinyurI.com/y2ao3osu
Every Singaporean should have the same rights and privileges. I certainly have the same responsibilities.
If I don’t file my tax returns, I get fined by the same IRAS as anyone else. If I fall foul of the law, there is only one prison in the country etc.
This should be blindingly obvious, but it must be said. I am a Singaporean, and this plays a large role in terms of my life, opportunities and expectations.
I am also an individual with my own experiences, tastes and preferences and this is a (if not the) crucial factor in my life. Am I a minority? It depends. I am right-handed and have black straight hair — so in this I’m very much in the majority.
Yet in Singapore I am a “racial/ethnic minority”, and this plays an over-sized role in my life.
This means I (and people in the ethnic/racial minority category) can have more difficulty finding jobs. It means facing outright discrimination from landlords when renting properties and in business settings, constantly needing to include majority faces in order to increase our chances of winning new business.
It means facing an endless number of stereotypes regarding what I’m meant to eat, how I’m meant to dress and how I must generally behave.
It means I can’t be prime minister (according to various statements from political leaders over the years — Singapore isn’t ready for a non-Chinese prime minister).
A lot more at https://tinyurI.com/y2ao3osu
