Guess the race: TNP doggy editor sides Ang moh in MRT shirt slogan incident

[Brahmadachod]

Are we practising double standards here when it comes to foreigners?

Are we quick to condemn them when they are out of line, but slow to check our own behaviour?

On July 7, a teenager boarded the train at Bishan station around 11pm with a T-shirt proudly proclaiming "I'm F****** Special".

An older man, obviously offended by the T-shirt, loudly berated the youth, challenged him to a fight and threatened to throw him out of the train at Ang Mo Kio station.

Video footage of the incident has him saying: "Are you getting off? If not, I'm going to throw you off."

Yes, his rude and aggressive behaviour cannot be condoned.

T-SHIRT OFFENSIVE?

Section 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 states that it is an offence to cause harassment, alarm or distress to another person through the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or make any threatening, abusive or insulting communication.

Yes, the man's threat is an offence under the Act. But so could wearing a T-shirt with a vulgarity in public. Other people could find it offensive and insulting.

So why did most people jump at how the older man reacted and not at what the youth wore?

Is it because they perceive the bully, who is light-skinned and has blond hair, to be a foreigner?

In the video, some passengers could be heard telling him to go back to his country and some of the online criticism also focused on him being a foreigner.

I'm not taking credit away from Mr Muhammad Hanafie, 25, who chided the bully and told him to get off the train. Mr Hanafie, who is unemployed, later told reporters why he intervened.

"It just doesn't make sense. The man kept scolding the victim about his T-shirt," he said.

His girlfriend, Ms Nabilah Nasser, 23, filmed the exchange.

Mr Hanafie said that throughout the incident, the teen kept quiet and avoided eye contact with the aggressor so as to not provoke him further.

But if we are going to label Mr Hanafie a hero and the older man a bully, would the youth be an instigator?

If others are to stand up to bullies, it may be useful to remember that idiocy is also a local affliction.

In June, a commuter uploaded a picture of a South Indian worker who had made himself as small as possible on a train from Jurong East to Marina South Pier.

A minute earlier, an elderly man next to him had yelled vulgarities at the foreigner for brushing against his arm. The older man proudly proclaimed himself a Singaporean and continued shouting at the migrant worker who sat quietly throughout the tirade.

Nobody intervened.

If you put on a T-shirt calling for a reaction, you should expect one - though that's no excuse for the older man's behaviour.

Perhaps an apt punishment would be to parade the two on a train wearing T-shirts saying "I'm with Stupid".

http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/whos-real-offender

The title this shit skin Melvin Singh gave the article? "Who's the real offender?". He is indirectly implying is the chinese teen fault. Sounds familiar? Remember the Indian Culture is the only one incredible culture in the world to blame rape victims whenever rape happens. The whole article is littered with racial and colour and superiority undertones reflecting his own and typical indian insecurity. He is angry, based on his twisted logic, since no one stand up for that indian, then no one should stand up for that chinese teen as well. Its the teens fault and the caucasian has the right to feel offended over nothing. And this fucking Melvin Singh deliberately mentioned Mr Muhammad Hanafie is UNEMPLOYED. What's the motive? To put down others, warning the malay, next time, mind your own business don't be a hero.

While the whole world debate on TNP facebook based on logic, many do not realize that Indians view issues in their own twisted terms. Indians are trained experts in discrimination right from birth, where everything is based on CASTE and COLOR and SUPERIORITY within the indian community, and thats how they engage the rest of the world.

 

[sirus]

S’poreans alert The New Paper’s Melvin Singh to phallic hopscotch at Marina Square
Posted on 19 July 2015

Singaporeans from all walks of life, who do not see dirty things everywhere they look and think that it harms their virgin eyes, have alerted Melvin Singh from The New Paper to a phallic hopscotch at Marina Square’s SG50 exhibition.
This after Melvin Singh wrote about how he is able to see offensive things and this would instigate bullying, which is ultimately the victim’s fault because people are generally idiots.
One Singaporean, Ji Kee Lan, said they hope this phallic hopscotch shape can inspire more Pulitzer Prize-winning articles from TNP’s Melvin Singh: “I’m sure if Melvin Singh saw this, he can write a 3,000-word column saying that the phallic hopscotch will make people offended and then link it to racial riots and racism.”
Other Singaporeans said Melvin Singh will probably be able to use this offensive phallic hopscotch shape to talk about how there is a need to be careful about harassment, as this image can penetrate one’s consciousness and life, and make people angry.
Another local, Ngerng Liap Kiew, said: “I look forward to reading Melvin Singh’s piece in The New Paper talking about how this phallic-shaped hopscotch will lead to paedophilia and rape, and Singapore’s return to the Malaysia Federation.”
“I also hope to see how he can link this to the fortifying of opposition’s position in Singapore, which leads to this country’s downfall, and ultimately, this phallic hopscotch is most likely Chee Soon Juan and SDP’s fault.”
“And when PAP loses more seats in parliament, he can link back to this phallic hopscotch also.”
At press time, Singaporeans wait with bated breath for Melvin Singh to completely lose his shit.

http://newnation.sg/2015/07/sporeans-alert-the-new-papers-melvin-singh-to-phallic-hopscotch-at-marina-square/

 

[Tuapekkong]

how come bayi got angmo name melvin? maybe short for melvinathankalisanthurotiprata

 

[virus]

The title this shit skin Melvin Singh gave the article? "Who's the real offender?". He is indirectly implying is the chinese teen fault. Sounds familiar? Remember the Indian Culture is the only one incredible culture in the world to blame rape victims whenever rape happens. The whole article is littered with racial and colour and superiority undertones reflecting his own and typical indian insecurity. He is angry, based on his twisted logic, since no one stand up for that indian, then no one should stand up for that chinese teen as well. Its the teens fault and the caucasian has the right to feel offended over nothing. And this fucking Melvin Singh deliberately mentioned Mr Muhammad Hanafie is UNEMPLOYED. What's the motive? To put down others, warning the malay, next time, mind your own business don't be a hero.

While the whole world debate on TNP facebook based on logic, many do not realize that Indians view issues in their own twisted terms. Indians are trained experts in discrimination right from birth, where everything is based on CASTE and COLOR and SUPERIORITY within the indian community, and thats how they engage the rest of the world.

well said.

 

[dancingshoes]

knn, this melvin singh must be those who bend down and pick up soap kind of bayi!:kma:

 

[JOKERCHEW]

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Hey melvin singh,

this is the new Qatar stadium for FIFA World Cup 2022.

looks familiar?????






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[Brahmadachod]

Are we practising double standards here when it comes to foreigners?

Are we quick to condemn them when they are out of line, but slow to check our own behaviour?

On July 7, a teenager boarded the train at Bishan station around 11pm with a T-shirt proudly proclaiming "I'm F****** Special".

An older man, obviously offended by the T-shirt, loudly berated the youth, challenged him to a fight and threatened to throw him out of the train at Ang Mo Kio station.

Video footage of the incident has him saying: "Are you getting off? If not, I'm going to throw you off."

Yes, his rude and aggressive behaviour cannot be condoned.

T-SHIRT OFFENSIVE?

Section 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 states that it is an offence to cause harassment, alarm or distress to another person through the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or make any threatening, abusive or insulting communication.

Yes, the man's threat is an offence under the Act. But so could wearing a T-shirt with a vulgarity in public. Other people could find it offensive and insulting.

So why did most people jump at how the older man reacted and not at what the youth wore?

Is it because they perceive the bully, who is light-skinned and has blond hair, to be a foreigner?

In the video, some passengers could be heard telling him to go back to his country and some of the online criticism also focused on him being a foreigner.

I'm not taking credit away from Mr Muhammad Hanafie, 25, who chided the bully and told him to get off the train. Mr Hanafie, who is unemployed, later told reporters why he intervened.

"It just doesn't make sense. The man kept scolding the victim about his T-shirt," he said.

His girlfriend, Ms Nabilah Nasser, 23, filmed the exchange.

Mr Hanafie said that throughout the incident, the teen kept quiet and avoided eye contact with the aggressor so as to not provoke him further.

But if we are going to label Mr Hanafie a hero and the older man a bully, would the youth be an instigator?

If others are to stand up to bullies, it may be useful to remember that idiocy is also a local affliction.

In June, a commuter uploaded a picture of a South Indian worker who had made himself as small as possible on a train from Jurong East to Marina South Pier.

A minute earlier, an elderly man next to him had yelled vulgarities at the foreigner for brushing against his arm. The older man proudly proclaimed himself a Singaporean and continued shouting at the migrant worker who sat quietly throughout the tirade.

Nobody intervened.

If you put on a T-shirt calling for a reaction, you should expect one - though that's no excuse for the older man's behaviour.

Perhaps an apt punishment would be to parade the two on a train wearing T-shirts saying "I'm with Stupid".

http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/whos-real-offender

This motherfucking shit skin Melvinderpal Singh is a typical indian, see how an indian can portray:

A BULLY as "Light-Skinned" "Blond Hair" "Foreigner"

A VICTIM as "Instigator" "Offensive and Insulting" "If you put on a T-shirt calling for a reaction, you should expect one"

A HERO as "Unemployed" putting down the malay guy as a busybody

And EVERYONE ELSE reading this as "Idiocy is also a Local Affliction"

Now you know why many lawyers are Indians? Twisting and turning lies to truth and truth to lies multiple times is a skill set required to be a lawyer. Now you know why the famous saying when you see an indian and a snake, always kill the indian first? Never ever trust an Indian. They speak with a forked tongue, they turn words from black to white and white to black in split seconds as easy as flipping roti prata.

 

[stuffycunt]

knn, this melvin singh must be those who bend down and pick up soap kind of bayi!:kma:

tot all bayis like dropped soap

 

[makapaaa]

SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

http://statestimesreview.com/2015/0...et-backlash-for-criticising-mrt-bully-victim/

[h=1]SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim[/h]admin / 18 hours ago July 18, 2015


The Singapore Government-controlled Singapore Press Holding’s The New Paper (TNP) is getting a tidal wave of backlash for criticising the MRT bully victim, a teenage boy who wear a shirt captioned “I’m fucking special”.

In TNP Deputy Editor Melvin Singh’s commentary, he said that the display of vulgar words constitute a harassment and people would find the boy’s shirt offensive and insulting. Melvin Singh went on to question if the boy is an “instigator” and if people jumped at the caucasian man’s behaviour because he is an caucasian and not at the boy for wearing the shirt.

Photo of TNP Melvin Singh from Sammyboy forum

In mere hours after TNP Melvin Singh’s commentary was put up on Facebook, netizens from all nationalities lambaste him for victim-shaming, with likes for his critics exceeding his posted article.

“I think the problem lies with the writer’s brain. Is there something wrong with the New Paper?

A teen wears a silly shirt that’s for fun, and attracts bullying , and we say that it’s the fault of the teen , not the fault of the bully.Why don’t u say that it’s the fault of the man who gets robbed, cos he walked around with a purse and attracted attention.

It’s the fault of the woman who gets raped, cos she was too sexy.

Let’s call out bad behavior as is, and not blame the victim“
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This news eventually got carried by a tabloid online portal, All Singapore Stuff (ASS) who titled their article: “TNP’S MELVIN SINGH SAYS TEENAGER IN MRT WAS AT FAULT, NOT THE ANG MOH BULLY”.

Despite heavy criticisms, TNP Melvin Singh today, in the wee morning of 3am, put up another post to defend himself saying the title by ASS is misleading and not true. The Facebook post by TNP clarified that Melvin Singh’s article criticise both the bully and the victim in the incident.

This clarification, however, still does not bodes well with his critics with a top comment by Jessica Yeow:

“Lets see, maybe the author of that article stayed up all night camping to see who else is attacking him and thus within 2 hours posted this up?

As i replied to Melvin’s comment on the original post.

Quoting from the article.

1) Is it because they perceive the bully, who is light-skinned and has blond hair, to be a foreigner?

(What we saw: A strong, bigger built adult getting rowdy at a teenager who kept his mouth shut to try and avoid conflict but is exposed to threats of getting thrown off the train.)

2) If others are to stand up to bullies, it may be useful to remember that idiocy is also a local affliction.

(So we are idiots because we find that standing up against a bully is right? And we should allow the teenager to be subjected to threats and verbal assaults because his t-shirt has a slogan, not directed to ANYONE was “insulting”?)

3) In June, a commuter uploaded a picture of a South Indian worker who had made himself as small as possible on a train from Jurong East to Marina South Pier.

A minute earlier, an elderly man next to him had yelled vulgarities at the foreigner for brushing against his arm. The older man proudly proclaimed himself a Singaporean and continued shouting at the migrant worker who sat quietly throughout the tirade.

(And you do know that in the video, the boy, a SINGAPOREAN, was the one sitting there quietly throughout THIS tirade too, until someone stepped up right? So a Singaporean scolding a migrant worker is wrong and racist but a foreigner scolding a Singaporean is right because the Singaporean kid “instigated” it by wearing a slogan t-shirt? Double standard much.)

Melvin brought racism and judgement (on locals btw) into the article, not the readers. This form of writing would only cause social unrest in SG when publishers are writing such junk. Maybe instead of backing your writer up, time to do some proofreading on the articles you publish.“
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Related stories:
Video of unruly Elderly Caucasian spark influx of foreigners debate

 

[shittypore]

Re: SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

There goes another loss of 20% sales for NP.

 

[frenchbriefs]

Re: SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

the new paper:straits times' more retarded spastic cousin.

 

[eatshitndie]

Re: SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

the new paper:straits times' more retarded spastic cousin.

you forgot to add "retarded gay dog."

 

[GoldenDragon]

Re: SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

Dont blame Melvin. He loves the ang mo tua kee in his mouth and ka chng.

 

[Poomer]

Re: SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

I think they should sack Melvin, either that or charge him with sedition.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Re: SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

Why bayi got angmo name Melvin?
His parents must be angmo dick suckers.
Why not name him the more common yeohiap, justone, tuna etc......

 

[xebay11]

Re: SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

There goes another loss of 20% sales for NP.

Aya dunno what 20% loss you talking about, I never bought a NP before in my whole entire life, always just pick it up and read it on the spot for free.

 

[Papsmearer]

Re: SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

Actually the boy's shirt never said I am fucking special. It said I am F**king special. there is a difference, the letters F and U were never on the shirt.

 

[kezgtree]

Re: SPH The New Paper get backlash for criticising MRT bully victim

Actually the boy's shirt never said I am fucking special. It said I am F**king special. there is a difference, the letters F and U were never on the shirt.

Ya lor..ppl.just assumed..or ang moh trying to proof sthing..

 

[JOKERCHEW]

tot all bayis like dropped soap

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Nowadays,
we use shower gel. .:p

anyway, awaiting his answer to #26.


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[Scrooball (clone)]

Bastard Singh should be bitch slapped for talking rubbish in a shit publication like The New Paper.