tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23819746.post115254215714938823..comments2023-06-04T16:36:10.645+08:00Comments on Musings of an Aspiring Polymath: Sony PSP White AdThe Negative Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963006548339423249noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23819746.post-1152839776519862072006-07-14T09:16:00.000+08:002006-07-14T09:16:00.000+08:00Black and white may not be that sensitive in Singa...Black and white may not be that sensitive in Singapore; if the ad were to feature two persons of different ethnic race in Singapore, then it'll probably cause an uproar.<BR/><BR/>This reminded me of a particular grumble by Lee Chee Chew (the guy in ST who draws the Chew On It! comic strip) in <A HREF="http://chewonitcomics.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">his now-defunct blog</A>. He was commissioned by some government department to draw a strip promoting something (I forgot what... I think it's about reading or something like that). When he floated the strip for review, there were all sorts of complaints, such as, why is the Sikh child wearing glasses while the others are not, and why is the Chinese telling the Malay to read more? (More or less along these lines.)<BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough, in the end it turns out that the Chinese doesn't seem to mind being placed at the "discriminated" end of the comic, which was how he eventually drew it. So perhaps the minority races in a society are more sensitive when it comes to such issues.Jackson Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267650599398779304noreply@blogger.com