If there're any Singaporean reporters reading my blog, this post
is for you: Get A Life.
Just because you fellas are not given "freedom" of expression for
obvious reasons doesn't mean you should go on a rampage and start
writing social commentaries on what other people post on their
blogs or websites.
And please don't walk around with this idea that your job is to
maintain moral standards and act like you're guardian angels. No
one needs your watching over, so to speak, so don't cast someone as
a slut just because she posted nude photos of herself or, in your
own words, "shamelessly" advertise her desire to have a sugardaddy.
Who are you to pass such judgements anyway?
Your role is to report news in as objective a manner as possible.
Don't they teach you these things in journalism classes? Or have
they lowered their standards and made paparazzi material out of all
of you?
You yourselves shamelessly dig into the private lives of others
just so to get a scoop and you decide who you want to glorify--
someone like Xiaxue is deemed as doing her country proud and
letting the rest of the world know about life in Singapore, while a
very much better writer like Sarong Party Girl is typecasted as
someone who's shamed the nation.
Hello, in case you haven't noticed, one is a god-damned ah lian who
peppers her distastefully pink blog with foul language and talks as
if she's the only person who deserves to live on Earth.
And writes bad grammar. And makes eye-soring spelling errors
too.
On the other hand, we have another Singaporean who writes very
well-- so well her standard and command of English puts some of
your own writers and reporters to shame-- and all you focus on are
two tiny photos that show exposed nipples and nothing more.
Have you made any comments on how well she writes?
To be frank with you, if I was teaching a class of mature students,
I'd recommend they read SPG's blog because of how well-written the
entries are. And yet, I hear some schools are getting their
students to learn how to blog like Xiaxue. What the fuck?? Are we
all missing something here?
People in Singapore are no longer the bunch of uneducated farmers
they were 40, 50 years ago. In case you haven't noticed, everyone
knows how to read and write now, and most people-- even older
folks-- have learnt how to surf the Internet and check emails. Stop
being a stiff and think people are stupid because they aren't. You
think the average Singaporean can't discern between what's right or
wrong?
Once more, I say this to you: do your job the way you were supposed
to and be less judging. Else you're no better than tabloid
trash.
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I find this very well written.
Shame on ST, SG press.
