Comments on: Racism in Singapore

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By: Clarice Cockley

Clarice Cockley — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:31:40 +0000

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By: Hats embroidered

Hats embroidered — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:26 +0000

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By: dlysen

dlysen — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:43 +0000

Hi Aaron, Respect is very important. I like the way the government take action, discipline and implement the law.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:50:19 +0000

I have travelled half the planet..i have lived my life in europe, us and some othr countries..I just landed in Singapore. And I have to say Singapore is racist to the core. To the point that people vacate their seats in the mrt because I am brown skinned. It’s really sad to see educated and well spoken people behaving in this manner.. Rascism is the evil which plunged the so called civilised western societies into war..
I appeal to all Singaporeans to have qualities.. HUMILITY and EMPATHY..

By: sabrina

sabrina — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:10:55 +0000

I think it’s great that you only went to the UK for 3 weeks and you were already very quick to grasp how minorities feel in other countries. I’ve been in that situation my whole life. I live in a multiracial society, and although we don’t have such pro-segregation schools, I can tell you that I really doubt segregation influences people to be racists. You are an example of that. That said, this country that I live in is full of all kinds of races (pures and mixes) and there’s still so much racism around.

By: nomoreappleplease

nomoreappleplease — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:51:05 +0000

AppleNexus, you obviously haven’t understood the gist of Aaron’s original blog post at all. His argument was not that SAP school students mistreat minorities in their schools, but that the absence of minorities in those schools allow racist beliefs and attitudes to flourish without going unchecked, and that they would LATER go on to treat minorities unfairly. Whether or not you agree with Aaron’s argument is debatable and should be checked with empirical evidence. But please don’t try and twist his question into a completely different (and STUPID) one of whether SAP school students can mistreat minorities in their schools.

Honestly, I hate ad hominems as much as the next person, but it’s aggravating to read idiotic comments from primary school kids like you on the issue of race. Seriously. It’s quite evident from this thread that you aren’t interested in seeking the true answers to Aaron’s question, or finding solutions to reduce racist beliefs in society. You are more eager to assure yourself that you are a nice, decent 12 year old Chinese kid who comes from a nice, decent majority race that treats everyone nicely. Attitudes like yours do more harm than good. I’d also suggest you reduce the Smart Aleck Syndrome that’s apparent from your latest reply here.

By: AppleNexus

AppleNexus — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:05:53 +0000

Nope. SAP schools allow only students who can speak of a certain language to enter. Since it will mostly be, if not all Chinese, there will be no racism included. In the rare case of an Indian or Malay that speaks Chinese, I believe he will opt for other schools, such as RI.

By: Dunking_Donut_in_coffee

Dunking_Donut_in_coffee — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:01:06 +0000

I agree with the author.There should be no more SAP schools as it can foster racist and anti-Muslim tendencies in some pupils.

By: Wolfblade

Wolfblade — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:55:23 +0000

When trolls come prowling, you do not feed them.

Allow me to explain: When assclowns decide to ruin conversations by being rude and obnoxious, you ignore them. pretend they’re not there and you won’t be adding fuel to the flame