Young FAP’s LOL video makes international headlines

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May 16th, 2014 |

Author: Editorial

A video produced by Young PAP (YP) which Singaporeans have slammed as amateurish, boring, lame, stiff, unimaginative and robotic (‘Atrocious Young PAP video has S’poreans ROFL‘) has made international headlines.
Essentially, the video features members from YP branches across Singapore:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yirr-HNwnMs

The Media Development Authority (MDA) subsequently clarified that the video does not infringe the Films Act and gave it a ‘PG’ rating (‘MDA: Young PAP video is ‘PG’ rated‘).
International newswire Agence France-Presse (AFP) yesterday (15 May) wrote [Link]:

Singapore’s ruling party has defended a promotional video produced by its youth wing that went viral after being lambasted online for its amateurish quality and for sounding “robotic”.
The five-minute YouTube video clip, titled “Re-ignite the Passion of Servant Leadership”, featured youth leaders of the long-ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) espousing a series of motivational messages for other party members. Some appeared to be reading from a script placed on either side of the camera.
One segment featured a woman and a man clad in the all-white party uniform and holding miniature toy guitars, as others around them took turns to complete a sentence: “We must empower our members… to make a positive impact… to those around us”…
“And here kids, you find yourself a bunch of brainwashed young adults. They even sound like robots. Amazing,” wrote local celebrity comedian Hirzi Zulkiflie on the Must Be Singapore Facebook page, which had shared the video.
“Sad to see youth talking like parrots, reading script and with bad diction/pronunciation,” wrote another Facebook user…
With Singapore’s mainstream media perceived as pro-government, citizens are increasingly venting their anger on social media and independent websites. The PAP, in power since 1959, suffered its worst showing yet in a 2011 general election following widespread discontent over immigration, the cost of living and a widening income gap.
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The AFP report was picked up and republished by a number of newspapers in the world:
South China Morning Post:

Singapore’s ruling party defends ‘robotic’ youth wing video after mockery online

Singapore’s long-ruling People’s Action Party defends video made by the youth wing that has been widely lampooned online, calling it ‘genuine and sincere’
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/artic...ends-robotic-youth-wing-video-after-it-mocked
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World News Network:

Singapore’s ruling party defends ‘robotic’ youth wing video after it is mocked online
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/05/15/Singapore_s_ruling_party_defends_robotic_youth_wing_video_af/
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News Hour 24:

Singapore’s ruling party defends ‘robotic’ youth wing video

http://www.newshour24.com/world/1ze...arty-Defends-Robotic-Youth-Wing-Video-Afp.htm
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Taipei Times:

PAP hits back over video fail
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2014/05/16/2003590502
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Shillong Times:

Singapore’s ruling party defends ‘robotic’ youth wing video
http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/05/16/potpourri-40/
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The Star:

Ruling party defends promo clip
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regi...-genuine-and-sincere-effort-by-young-members/
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Yahoo Australia:

Singapore’s ruling party defends ‘robotic’ youth wing video
https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/23554884/singapores-ruling-party-defends-robotic-youth-wing-video/
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Bangkok Post:

Singapore’s party defends ‘robotic’ video
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/409994/singapore-party-defends-robotic-video
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Global Post:

Singapore’s ruling party defends ‘robotic’ youth wing video
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/...ruling-party-defends-robotic-youth-wing-video
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[steffychun]

More laughing news that will signify the end days for the PAP.

 

[Sinkie]

LOL.....they still dun get it.

 

[scroobal]

Really the laughing stock of the society. A bunch of morons and none of them in amongst all the constituencies had the brains to suggest that it was bad and not up to presentable standard. Typical PAP cocksuckers who will blindly follow like the dodo birds they are.


http://theindependent.sg/that-video-raw-and-scary/

By Tan Bah Bah

This is my humble and raw take on the Young PAP video which has gone viral.

I have absolutely nothing against and, in fact, have the best wishes for all the YPAP participants in the in-house production video. These youngsters have taken a stand, joined the ruling party and become its activists. They do all this openly and for all that they have my respect. Bravo to each and every one of them.

I may not agree with their party on everything though it is my elected government. I may not even believe these are the best youngsters that the PAP has to offer. The video does not seem to suggest any creative chaos or diversity, only parrot-like chirpings.

I remember Lee KuanYew telling us how he could keep his edge and be a better leader because of an intellectual tension between him and Dr Goh Keng Swee. I just cannot see where the intellectual ferment is emerging from among the look-alike, sound-alike video wannabes. The blog universe of Singapore must now be full of sarcastic comments, with some quite hurtful. As they say, the alleged sins of the forefathers are being visited on their subsequent generations.

Once cannot help compare the deadly earnest but scrubby looking Chinese students protesting against the imposition of national service by the British colonial government on May 13 1954 with the well-fed, well dressed but not so well rehearsed (for the vocals, that is) YPAP video actors of May 2014. Come on, lah, as someone told me, Tin Pei Ling now sounds mature and Nicole Seah almost like a Katong auntie.

The real sad part is not the participants, scary though they be to quite a number of Singaporeans wishing for more creative tension and more articulate leaders. They will learn and get better and, who knows, they may develop into tomorrow’s PAP backbenchers or, “branch chairmen, PBM or whatever”.

What I find mystifying is that the ruling party of a very sophisticated global city which has vast resources can end up producing an important communication tool of this absurdly poor quality.

Or is all this controversy a very smart way of creating advance publicity for the YPAP/PAP’s next video – which will be state-of-the-art, no less? Stay tuned? Should I? No, you go ahead, I am reserving my energy for the FIFA World Cup finals.

 

[scroobal]

Reflects the quality of our education system where they cannot even pronounce simple words.

 

[GoldenDragon]

LOL.....they still dun get it.

State of denial. Not easy to overcome.

 

[Tuayapeh]

no wonder the grasslooters are running circles around this bunch of naive robotic dumbfucks......




you got the fucking sheep like sinkie fucktards like this bunch in the video having to reckon with the likes of this type of wily fuckers.....

 

[KNNBNBCB]

Young PAP? Why so many old looking ah peks and aunties?

 

[NoNewsGood]

Really national disgrace!

 

[Confuseous]

Reflects the quality of our education system where they cannot even pronounce simple words.

And let's not even go into the matter of enunciation.
Seemingly, there is no such thing as a bad school.
What do you think?

 

[Asterix]

White Scums must hire producer of video
To do something similar for them in stereo
Best to do it right before the General Election
Sure protect traitorous party against rejection

Love is in the air
Everywhere I look around
Love is in the air
Every sight and every sound

Ooi, KopiFart I've found the secret to rhyming ... ... ...

[video=youtube;hMt2M9lJ9rI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMt2M9lJ9rI[/video]

 

[LEGEND]

Shake head. :*: Some of them got down syndrome look.

 

[xingguy]

State of denial. Not easy to overcome.

 

[zeddy]

The Young PAP Punks should be happy.. They're now international stars.. They have brought glory to their party..

My heartiest congratulations to YPAP for making our beloved S'pore proud..

 

[halsey02]

Reflects the quality of our education system where they cannot even pronounce simple words.

It stared off with "cousin tony" the father of Singlish & the 'father of ah lians & ah bengs" when he was the EDUCATION MINISTER....not only they can't pronounce any words right in English or Mandarin...they cannot even string proper sentences, in both languages...

These are the YoungPAPs we are getting...the country has long gone to the dogs....

 

[Asterix]

Sinkie Oppo can take leaf from their Mudlaysian counterparts
Play this Young PAP video at election rallies and mock them

[video=youtube;RtPgLsdXa5Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtPgLsdXa5Q[/video]

 

[numero uno]

Shake head. :*: Some of them got down syndrome look.

hahaha. They ALL really look like retards. after looking at the video they make William Hung(of She bangs fame) look handsome and very polish like a professional singer!!!!!

 

[jw5]

Who are their parents?

 

[zhihau]

Who are their parents?

i reckoned they must be very proud