“If Jack Neo is racist for asking an Indian person to speak in an Indian accent, then he must be the most self hating racist ever because he is Liang Si Mei, who is a typical uneducated and kiasu Chinese auntie, the sort you meet at wet markets,” she wrote.
Xiaxue also rebutted Shrey’s take on playing a solider with a Singaporean accent who spoke in colloquial Singlish.
“You are ok with a Singaporean Indian role speaking colloquial Singlish, but not ok with him speaking in a heavy Indian accent. Why is an Indian accent somehow considered more embarrassing than grammatically wrong English when both are protrayed as comical?,” she quizzed.
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Xiaxue also rebutted Shrey’s take on playing a solider with a Singaporean accent who spoke in colloquial Singlish.
“You are ok with a Singaporean Indian role speaking colloquial Singlish, but not ok with him speaking in a heavy Indian accent. Why is an Indian accent somehow considered more embarrassing than grammatically wrong English when both are protrayed as comical?,” she quizzed.
https://sg.yahoo.com/style/local-blogger-xiaxue-hits-shrey-131400727.html